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[[Image:WalesDwyfor1974.png|thumb|150px|Dwyfor 1974-1996]]
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{{Infobox historic subdivision|
|Name= Dwyfor
|HQ= [[Pwllheli]]
|subdivision_type= [[Districts of Wales|District]]
|Start= 1 April 1974
|End= 31 March 1996
|Replace= [[Gwynedd]]
|image= [[File:Swyddfa Dwyfor Council Offices Pwllheli - geograph.org.uk - 355474.jpg|250px]]<br>Council Offices, Embankment Road, Pwllheli
|image_map= Dwyfor au pays de Galles (1974-1996).svg
|image_map_caption= Dwyfor shown within Wales
|membership_title1= County Council
|membership1= [[Gwynedd County Council|Gwynedd]]
}}


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'''Dwyfor''' was one of the five [[Districts of Wales|local government district]]s of [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]] from 1974 to 1996, covering the [[Llŷn peninsula]]. Its council was based in [[Pwllheli]].
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''See also [[Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor]]''
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''See also [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)]]


==History==
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'''Dwyfor''' was one of the five [[Districts of Wales|local government district]]s of [[Gwynedd]], [[Wales]] from [[1974]] to [[1996]], covering the [[Llŷn peninsula]]. Its council was based in [[Pwllheli]].
The district was created on 1 April 1974, under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. It covered the whole area of four former districts and parts of a fifth from the [[administrative county]] of [[Caernarfonshire]], which were all abolished at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1972|year=1972|chapter=70|accessdate=5 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Beddgelert]] parish from [[Gwyrfai Rural District]]
*[[Clynnog]] parish from Gwyrfai Rural District
*[[Criccieth Urban District]]
*[[Llŷn Rural District]]
*[[Porthmadog Urban District]]
*[[Pwllheli]] [[Municipal Borough]]
The new district was named after the river [[Afon Dwyfor|Dwyfor]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Districts in Wales (Names) Order 1973|year=1973|number=34|accessdate=30 October 2022}}</ref>


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Dwyfor was notable for being the last stronghold of the Sabbatarian [[temperance movement]] in Wales. Under the terms of the [[Licensing Act 1961]], local referendums prevented the opening of [[public house]]s on Sundays until 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Drink vote drowns out the last dry Sabbath |work=The Times |date=8 November 1996 |page=8}}</ref>
It was formed on [[April 1]], [[1974]] as a successor to the [[borough]] of [[Pwllheli]], the [[urban district]]s of [[Criccieth]] and [[Porthmadog]], along with [[Lleyn Rural District]], and part of [[Gwyrfai Rural District]], all previously in the administrative county of [[Caernarfonshire]]. It was named after the [[River Dwyfor]].


Under the [[Local Government (Wales) Act 1994]], the previous two tier system of counties and districts was replaced with new principal areas (each designated either a "county" or a "county borough"), whose councils perform the functions previously divided between the county and district councils. The Dwyfor area merged with [[District of Arfon|Arfon]] and [[Meirionnydd]] to become a county which the government initially called "Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire".<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Wales) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=19|accessdate=8 November 2022}}</ref> During the transition to the new system, the shadow authority requested a change of name from "Caernarfonshire and Meirionethshire" to "Gwynedd". The government confirmed the change with effect from 2 April 1996, one day after the new council came into being.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hansard: Written Answers |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960402/text/60402w33.htm#60402w33.html_spnew3 |website=UK Parliament |access-date=3 October 2022 |date=2 April 1996}}</ref>
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Dwyfor was notable for being the last stronghold of the Sabbatarian temperance movement in Wales. Under the terms of the Licensing Act 1961, local referendums prevented the opening of [[public house]]s on Sundays until 1982, and a further referendum (on a 9% turnout) reimposed Sunday closing between 1989 and 1996.


The Dwyfor area remains in use as an [[area committee]] of [[Gwynedd Council]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dwyfor Area Committee |url=https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru//mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=150 |website=Gwynedd Council |access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref>
It was abolished as a district when Gwynedd was reconstitued as a [[unitary authority]] on [[April 1]], [[1996]]. It remains in use as an area covered by an [[area committee]] of [[Gwynedd Council]].


==Political control==
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{{Wales subdivisions}}
The first election to the council was held in 1973. The council operated as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Throughout the council's existence a majority of the seats were held by [[independent politician|independents]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
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| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} || 1974–1996
|}


==Premises==
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The council established its main offices on Embankment Road in [[Pwllheli]].<ref>{{cite news |title=County Council of Gwynedd |url=https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search/british-newspapers |access-date=18 November 2022 |work=Caernarfon Herald |date=20 November 1987 |page=56 |quote=...Swyddfeydd Cyngor Dosbarth Dwyfor, Ffordd y Cob, Pwllheli... Dwyfor District Council, Embankment Road, Pwllheli...}}</ref> After the council's abolition in 1996 the building became an area office of [[Gwynedd Council]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact us: Siopau Gwynedd |url=https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Council/Contact-us/Siopau-Gwynedd/Siopau-Gwynedd.aspx |website=Gwynedd Council |access-date=14 November 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor]]
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*[[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)]]
*[[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency)]]

==References==
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{{Wales Districts}}
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{{Gwynedd elections}}
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[[Category:Districts of Gwynedd]]
[[Category:Districts of Gwynedd]]
[[Category:Former subdivisions of Wales]]
[[Category:Former subdivisions of Wales]]
[[Category:Districts of Wales abolished in 1996]]

[[Category:1974 establishments in Wales]]
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{{Gwynedd-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 23:10, 28 February 2023

This article is about the former local government district. For the river, see Afon Dwyfor.

Dwyfor
District

Council Offices, Embankment Road, Pwllheli

Dwyfor shown within Wales
History
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished31 March 1996
 • Succeeded byGwynedd
 • HQPwllheli
Contained within
 • County CouncilGwynedd

Dwyfor was one of the five local government districts of Gwynedd, Wales from 1974 to 1996, covering the Llŷn peninsula. Its council was based in Pwllheli.

History[edit]

The district was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the whole area of four former districts and parts of a fifth from the administrative county of Caernarfonshire, which were all abolished at the same time:[1]

The new district was named after the river Dwyfor.[2]

Dwyfor was notable for being the last stronghold of the Sabbatarian temperance movement in Wales. Under the terms of the Licensing Act 1961, local referendums prevented the opening of public houses on Sundays until 1996.[3]

Under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the previous two tier system of counties and districts was replaced with new principal areas (each designated either a "county" or a "county borough"), whose councils perform the functions previously divided between the county and district councils. The Dwyfor area merged with Arfon and Meirionnydd to become a county which the government initially called "Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire".[4] During the transition to the new system, the shadow authority requested a change of name from "Caernarfonshire and Meirionethshire" to "Gwynedd". The government confirmed the change with effect from 2 April 1996, one day after the new council came into being.[5]

The Dwyfor area remains in use as an area committee of Gwynedd Council.[6]

Political control[edit]

The first election to the council was held in 1973. The council operated as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Throughout the council's existence a majority of the seats were held by independents:[7]

Party in control Years
Independent 1974–1996

Premises[edit]

The council established its main offices on Embankment Road in Pwllheli.[8] After the council's abolition in 1996 the building became an area office of Gwynedd Council.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 5 November 2022
  2. ^ "The Districts in Wales (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/34, retrieved 30 October 2022
  3. ^ "Drink vote drowns out the last dry Sabbath". The Times. 8 November 1996. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 19, retrieved 8 November 2022
  5. ^ "Hansard: Written Answers". UK Parliament. 2 April 1996. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Dwyfor Area Committee". Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  8. ^ "County Council of Gwynedd". Caernarfon Herald. 20 November 1987. p. 56. Retrieved 18 November 2022. ...Swyddfeydd Cyngor Dosbarth Dwyfor, Ffordd y Cob, Pwllheli... Dwyfor District Council, Embankment Road, Pwllheli...
  9. ^ "Contact us: Siopau Gwynedd". Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

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