South Glamorgan facts for kids

South Glamorgan Welsh: De Morgannwg
South Glamorgan shown within Wales as a preserved county
Geography
Status	Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–)
2003 area	475 km² Ranked 8th
HQ	County Hall, Butetown, Cardiff
Chapman code	SGM
History
Created	1974
Abolished	1996
Succeeded by	Cardiff Vale of Glamorgan Preserved county of South Glamorgan
2007 population	445,000 (est; 2003 borders) Ranked 3rd
Quick facts for kids Politics
Governance	South Glamorgan County Council
Subdivisions
Type	Non-metropolitan districts
Units	1. City of Cardiff 2. Vale of Glamorgan

South Glamorgan (Welsh: De Morgannwg) is a preserved county of Wales.

It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a county council area. It consisted of the county borough of Cardiff along with the southern part of the administrative county of Glamorgan, and also the parish of St Mellons from Monmouthshire.

These areas were divided between two districts: Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan. Of the counties created in the Act, this was an unusually low number of districts, with the Isle of Wight being the only other county with two. As well as Cardiff, the county included the main towns of Barry, Cowbridge, Llantwit Major and Penarth.

Local government of the county was shared, sometimes in conflict, between South Glamorgan County Council, Cardiff City Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council.

Following the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, South Glamorgan was abolished on 1 April 1996, with both district councils becoming unitary authorities. These new authorities each also included small parts of Mid Glamorgan, with Wick, St Brides Major, and Ewenny transferred to the Vale of Glamorgan from the Ogwr district, while Pentyrch and Creigiau (from the Taff-Ely district) became part of Cardiff.

South Glamorgan continues in existence as a preserved county for purposes such as lieutenancy, and as such includes those communities.