The Borough of Islwyn was one of five local government districts of Gwent from 1974 to 1996.
5-434: The borough was formed in 1974 as a local government district of Gwent . It covered the whole area of three former districts and part of a fourth, which were all abolished at the same time: All the constituent parts of Islwyn had previously been in the administrative county of Monmouthshire prior to the reforms. Gwent County Council provided county-level services to the new borough. The district's name (meaning "below
10-796: A Senedd constituency . The Westminster constituency's best-known MP was Neil Kinnock . 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. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 1996 was held by the following parties: The council built itself a new headquarters in 1977 at Pontllanfraith House on Blackwood Road in Pontllanfraith . The building subsequently served as offices for Caerphilly County Borough Council until 2015 and has since been demolished. 51°38′N 3°09′W / 51.64°N 3.15°W / 51.64; -3.15 Districts of Wales The districts of Wales were
15-539: A form of local government in Wales used between 1974 and 1996. There were thirty-seven districts, and they 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
20-417: The grove") was derived from the ancient parish of Mynyddislwyn which covered its area. This was shown in the borough's coat of arms which represented a mountain below a grove of oak trees. Islwyn was also the pen name of local poet William Thomas (1832–1878). The borough was abolished in 1996, when its area became part of Caerphilly County Borough . Islwyn continues as a Westminster constituency and
25-432: 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. For the list of districts before 1974, see List of rural and urban districts in Wales in 1973 . ^a Outside
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