DISTRICT COUNCIL RECORDS

Alyn and Deeside District Council Records, 1747-1996 (including Wepre Hall Estate, 1797-1943, Buckley Town Council, 1989, and Dee Land Company, 1873-1941); Colwyn Borough Council Records; Delyn District Council Records, 1973-1996; and Rhuddlan Borough Council Records, 1974-1992.

In 1974, Wales was re-divided for local government purposes into thirty-seven districts. Districts were the second tier of local government introduced by the Local Government Act 1972, being subdivisions of the eight counties introduced at the same time. This system of two-tier local government was abolished in 1996 and replaced with the current system of unitary principal areas.

Each district was administered by an elected district council. The council was entitled to petition for a charter granting borough status, whereupon the district became a borough and the district council a borough council headed by a mayor. In addition, a district could be granted Letters Patent granting city status.

Arranged into the following: Alyn and Deeside District Council (including Wepre Hall Estate, Buckley Town Council and Dee Land Company); Colwyn Borough Council; Delyn District Council; Rhuddlan Borough Council.

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A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Flintshire Record Office.

Compiled by Steven Davies of Flintshire Record Office. The following source was used to compile this description: Flintshire Record Office, District Authorities Catalogue.

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All records have been retained.

Further accruals are possible.