South Glamorgan County Council

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South Glamorgan County Council was the former local government authority for the county of South Glamorgan in Wales, responsible for regional services such as education, transport, and cultural infrastructure.

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South Glamorgan County Council canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county council
former local authority
appliesToJurisdiction South Glamorgan
appliesToTerritorialEntity South Glamorgan
capitalOfGovernedArea Cardiff
country Wales
createdBy Local Government Act 1972
dissolved 1996
electionType local government elections
endTime 1996
governedArea county of South Glamorgan
governingBodyOf South Glamorgan
surface form: South Glamorgan county area
governmentType upper-tier local authority
hasElectedMembers councillors
hasFunction arts and cultural development
maintenance of principal roads
provision of further education
provision of secondary education
public transport coordination
strategic land-use planning
hasGovernmentOfficeType county hall
hasJurisdictionOver Cardiff
Vale of Glamorgan
languageOfWorkOrName English
Welsh
legislativeBodyFor South Glamorgan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory South Glamorgan
locatedInConstituentCountry Wales
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
operatedFrom County Hall, Cardiff Bay
surface form: County Hall, Cardiff
partOf local government in Wales
two-tier local government system in Wales (1974–1996)
precededBy Glamorgan County Council
replacedBy Cardiff Council
Vale of Glamorgan Council
responsibleFor archives
cultural infrastructure
education services
highways
libraries
museums
social services
strategic planning
transport services
seat Cardiff
startTime 1974
subdivision South Glamorgan

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St David’s Hall commissionedBy South Glamorgan County Council
Cardiff Council precededBy South Glamorgan County Council