title: District of Carmarthen
text: # District of Carmarthen
  
  Carmarthen District Council (Welsh: Caerfyrddin) was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed, west Wales, from 1974 to 1996.
  
  ## History
  
  The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts from the administrative county of Carmarthenshire, which were abolished at the same time:
  
  * Carmarthen Municipal Borough
  * Carmarthen Rural District
  * Newcastle Emlyn Rural District
  * Newcastle Emlyn Urban District
  
  Carmarthen district was abolished 22 years later under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, with the area becoming part of the new Carmarthenshire unitary authority on 1 April 1996.
  
  ## Political control
  
  The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. A majority of the seats on the council were held by independents throughout the council's existence.
  
  | Party in control | Party in control | Years |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | 1974–1996 |
  
  The most significant political grouping (as distinct from the independents) was the Labour Party who held a number of seats in Carmarthen Town and the former mining wards of the Gwendraeth Valley.
  
  ## Elections
  
  * Carmarthen District Council election, 1973
  * Carmarthen District Council election, 1976
  * Carmarthen District Council election, 1979
  * Carmarthen District Council election, 1983
  * Carmarthen District Council election, 1987
  * Carmarthen District Council election, 1991
  
  ## Premises
  
  Throughout its existence, the council was based at 3 Spilman Street in Carmarthen, which had previously been the offices of Carmarthen Rural District Council, one of its predecessor authorities.
  
  