District of Delyn

Delyn
Delyn
Borough
	;
History
• Created	1 April 1974
• Abolished	31 March 1996
• Succeeded by	Flintshire
• HQ	Flint
Contained within
• County Council	Clwyd

Delyn was a local government district with borough status from 1974 to 1996, being one of six districts in the county of Clwyd, north-east Wales.

History

The borough was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It covered the area of four former districts from the administrative county of Flintshire, which were all abolished at the same time:^[1]

The name "Delyn" was formed by combining the names of the area's principal rivers: the Dee and the Alyn. The neighbouring district was originally named Alyn-Dee for the same reason. "Y Delyn" is also Welsh for "The Harp", a fact reflected in the borough's coat of arms.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Delyn was twinned with Menden, Germany.

In 1996 the borough was abolished under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which saw Clwyd County Council and its constituent districts abolished, being replaced by principal areas, whose councils perform the functions which had previously been divided between the county and district councils. The former Delyn area and neighbouring Alyn and Deeside merged to become the new Flintshire principal area with effect from 1 April 1996.^[5]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. From 1974 until the council's abolition in 1996, political control was held by the following parties:^[6]

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1974–1979
	No overall control	1979–1991
	Independent	1991–1996

Premises

The council inherited various offices from its predecessor authorities, including:

Guildhall, Chapel Street, Flint (built 1966) from Flint Borough Council.
Council Offices, Halkyn Road, Holywell, from Holywell Rural District Council.
Civic Offices, Coleshill Street, Holywell (built 1970) from Holywell Urban District Council.
Town Hall, Earl Road, Mold (built 1912) from Mold Urban District Council.

Initially the council's departments were divided among the various buildings.^[7] In the early 1980s the council built itself a new office called Delyn House on Chapel Street in Flint, opposite Flint Guildhall. Delyn House and Flint Guildhall (also known as Flint House) thereafter served as the council's main offices, with the Civic Offices in Holywell retaining some departments. After the council's abolition, the Civic Offices in Holywell were demolished in August 2002 to make way for a Lidl supermarket, which later opened in the summer of 2007 as a replacement of the nearby Kwik Save,^[8] and Flint Guildhall was demolished around the same time to make way for a block of flats.^[9] Delyn House was renamed County Offices and continues to serve as an area office of Flintshire County Council.^[10]

References

^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 5 November 2022
^ "Dawnswr Delyn FAQ". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2006-09-09.
^ Civic Heraldry of England and Wales: Delyn Borough Council
^ "The Districts in Wales (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/34, retrieved 30 October 2022
^ "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 19, retrieved 30 October 2022
^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
^ "Delyn Borough Council Christmas and New Year holiday arrangements". Chester Chronicle. 16 December 1977. p. 32. Retrieved 5 November 2022. The Borough Council's Offices at Halkyn Road and at Coleshill Street, Holywell, at the Guildhall, Flint, and at the Cash Office at the Town Hall, Mold...
^ "Planning applications". Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 5 November 2022. Planning application 041663: Erection of neighbourhood foodstore with associated car parking and service area at Former Civic Offices, Coleshill Street, Holywell, granted 22 March 2007
^ "Planning applications". Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 5 November 2022. Planning application 043097: Demolition of existing three storey office building and erection of a four storey apartment block... at Flint House, Chapel Street, Flint, granted 3 September 2013
^ "Council office addresses". Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

53°16′01″N 3°10′34″W / 53.267°N 3.176°W / 53.267; -3.176

[1] "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 5 November 2022

[2] "Dawnswr Delyn FAQ". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2006-09-09.

[3] Civic Heraldry of England and Wales: Delyn Borough Council

[4] "The Districts in Wales (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/34, retrieved 30 October 2022

[5] "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1994 c. 19, retrieved 30 October 2022

[electionscentre-6] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

[7] "Delyn Borough Council Christmas and New Year holiday arrangements". Chester Chronicle. 16 December 1977. p. 32. Retrieved 5 November 2022. The Borough Council's Offices at Halkyn Road and at Coleshill Street, Holywell, at the Guildhall, Flint, and at the Cash Office at the Town Hall, Mold...

[8] "Planning applications". Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 5 November 2022. Planning application 041663: Erection of neighbourhood foodstore with associated car parking and service area at Former Civic Offices, Coleshill Street, Holywell, granted 22 March 2007

[9] "Planning applications". Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 5 November 2022. Planning application 043097: Demolition of existing three storey office building and erection of a four storey apartment block... at Flint House, Chapel Street, Flint, granted 3 September 2013

[10] "Council office addresses". Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

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v t e Flintshire
Principal settlements	Bagillt Buckley Caerwys Deeside (Connah's Quay Queensferry Saltney Shotton) Flint Holywell Mold
Towns and villages	Abermorddu Afonwen Alltami Aston Park Bretton Broughton Bryn-y-Baal Brynford Cadole Caergwrle Calcoed Carmel Cefn-y-Bedd Cilcain Coed Talon Cymau Drury Ewloe Ffrith Flint Mountain Ffynnongroew Greenfield Gronant Glyncorrwg Gwaenysgor Gwernaffield Gwernymynydd Halkyn Hawarden Holway Higher Kinnerton Hope Leeswood Llanfynydd Llanasa Leadmill Mancot Mostyn Mynydd Isa Nannerch Nercwys Northop Northop Hall Oakenholt Pantasaph Pantymwyn Pentre Halkyn Penyffordd (Buckley) Pen-y-Ffordd (Holywell) Penymynydd Pontblyddyn Rhosesmor Rhes-y-Cae Rhydymwyn Sandycroft Sealand Soughton/Sychdyn Saltney Ferry Talacre Trelawnyd Trelogan Treuddyn Whitford Ysceifiog
Geography	Alyn Gorge Bretton Bridge Caerwys Rectory Clwydian Range Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB Dee Estuary Flintshire Bridge The Gop Greenfield Valley Heritage Park Moel Famau Moel y Gaer Moel y Parc Mostyn Colliery Nant-y-Ffrith Ogof Nadolig Point of Ayr Point of Ayr Gas Terminal River Alyn River Cegidog River Dee River Terrig Talacre Beach Wepre Park
Parliamentary representation	List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd Flintshire East Flintshire West Flintshire
Community councils	Argoed Bagillt Broughton and Bretton Brynford Buckley Caerwys Cilcain Connah's Quay Flint Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn Gwernymynydd Halkyn Hawarden Higher Kinnerton Holywell Hope Leeswood and Pontblyddyn Llanasa Llanfynydd Mold Mostyn Nannerch Nercwys Northop Northop Hall Penyffordd Queensferry Saltney Sealand Shotton Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor Treuddyn Whitford Ysceifiog
Topics	The historic county Alyn and Deeside Broughton Shopping Park Delyn Flintshire County Council Holywell Rural District Flintshire Detached (historically) Maelor Rural District Mold cape Point of Ayr Colliery Company Prestatyn Coal Company RAF Sealand Borough of Rhuddlan Western Mostyn Colliery Company SSSIs Country houses Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums Schools History Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* Listed parks and gardens Notable people Sport Visitor attractions Public art
Geography Wales

v t e Local government districts of Wales 1974–1996
Clwyd	Alyn and Deeside Colwyn Delyn Glyndŵr Rhuddlan Wrexham Maelor
Dyfed	Carmarthen Ceredigion Dinefwr Llanelli Preseli Pembrokeshire South Pembrokeshire
Gwent	Blaenau Gwent Islwyn Monmouth Newport Torfaen
Gwynedd	Aberconwy Arfon Dwyfor Meirionnydd Ynys Môn - Isle of Anglesey
Mid Glamorgan	Cynon Valley Merthyr Tydfil Ogwr Rhondda Rhymney Valley Taff-Ely
Powys	Brecknock Montgomeryshire Radnorshire
South Glamorgan	Cardiff Vale of Glamorgan
West Glamorgan	Lliw Valley Neath Port Talbot Swansea
Geography Wales

v t e Council elections in the preserved county of Clwyd
Conwy County Borough Council	1995 1999 2004 2008 2012 2017 2022
Denbighshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012 2017 2022
Flintshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1995 1999 2004 2008 2012 2017 2022
Wrexham County Borough Council	1995 1999 2004 2008 2012 2017 2022
Clwyd County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
Alyn and Deeside District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Colwyn Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Delyn Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Glyndŵr District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Rhuddlan Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Wrexham Maelor Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished