Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889–1974

The administrative county of Carmarthen and the first Carmarthenshire County Council was established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. The first elections were held in January 1889.

This article is about the original Carmarthenshire County Council. For the post-1996 unitary authority, see Carmarthenshire County Council.

The council was headquartered in Llandovery until it moved to Carmarthen in 1907. Construction of a new County Hall started in 1939 but, due to the World War, was not completed until 1955.

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