Gwent County Council

Gwent County Council Cyngor Sir Gwent
Coat of arms of the county council, inherited from Monmouthshire CC
History
Founded	1 April 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04-01)
Disbanded	31 March 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-31)
Preceded by	Monmouthshire County Council (1889-1974) Newport County Borough Council (1891-1974) Breconshire County Council (part) (1889-1974)
Succeeded by	Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Caerphilly County Borough Council Monmouthshire County Council Newport County Borough Council Torfaen County Borough Council
Elections
First election	12 April 1973
Last election	May 1993
Meeting place
County Hall, Cwmbran, from 1977

Gwent County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Gwent) was the upper-tier local authority that governed the county of Gwent in South Wales from its creation in 1974 to its abolition in 1996. For most of its existence, the county council was based in Cwmbran.