Local govrenment in Wales

For local govrenment purposes, Wales haes been dividit intae 22 single-tier principal auries syne 1 Apryle 1996.^[1]. The principal cooncils are responsible for the proveesion o aw local govrenment services, includin eddication, social wirk, environment an roads services. Belaw thir in some auries thare are commonty cooncils, which kiver specific auries athin a principal cooncil's aurie.

The principal auries are variously styled as "coonty", "coonty burgh", "ceety" or "ceety an coonty". Housomeivver some auries no styled as a "coonty" hae mistakenly been referred tae as sic bi the media, includin bi BBC Wales.^[2][3]

1. ↑ Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
2. ↑ BBC Wales A listing of "each of the 22 Welsh counties". 23.12.05
3. ↑ BBC Wales North West: Conwy County