Unitary authority (Wales)

Unitary Autorities (Wales)

Since 1996 Wales has been divided into unitary principal areas. Councils were designated by the legislation that created them as either "county councils" or "county borough councils". County and county borough councils have identical powers[1] but are listed as separate entities in Schedule 1 of the FOI Act.

List of County Councils

• Welsh language forms are provided in parentheses where these are different to the English, except for when there is no English equivalent.
• City of Newport, the Cities and Counties of Cardiff and Swansea (all marked *), and the county boroughs (marked †)

County Councils

• City and County of Cardiff (Caerdydd)
• Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)
• Ceredigion
• Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych)
• Flintshire (Sir y Fflint)
• Gwynedd
• Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
• Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)
• City of Newport (Casnewydd)
• Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
• Powys
• City and County of Swansea (Abertawe)

County Borough Councils

• Blaenau Gwent
• Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)
• Caerphilly (Caerffili)
• Conwy
• Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful)
• Neath Port Talbot (Castell-nedd Port Talbot)
• Rhondda Cynon Taf
• Torfaen (Tor-faen)
• Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg)
• Wrexham (Wrecsam)