What is Districts of Wales?
{{no sources|date=June 2014}} 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]]. They were subdivisions of the eight [[County|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|Letters Patent]] granting [[City status in the United Kingdom|city]] status. {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Geography of Wales]]