Armorial of local councils in Wales

This is a list of the coats of arms of the local authorities in Wales.

Since 1996, Wales has been divided into 22 principal areas, variously styled as counties or county boroughs.

Council	Arms	Granted
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council		13 November 1975
Bridgend County Borough Council	(Escutcheon)	21 December 1977
Caerphilly County Borough Council	(Escutcheon)	1996
County Council of the City and County of Cardiff		6 October 1906
Carmarthenshire County Council		28 August 1935
Ceredigion County Council		21 October 1937
Conwy County Borough Council
Denbighshire County Council		1996^[1]
Flintshire County Council		12 May 1938^[2]
Gwynedd Council	(Escutcheon)	Inherited from the former Gwynedd County Council (1974–1996).
Isle of Anglesey County Council		9 April 1954^[3]
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council		1906
Monmouthshire County Council		28 January 1948^[4]
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Newport City Council (known as Newport County Borough Council 1996–2002)	Coat of arms of Newport	17 April 1929; supporters granted 7 May 1958
Pembrokeshire County Council		11 October 1937^[5]
Powys County Council		2 March 1984^[6]
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
City and County of Swansea Council		22 October 1922^[7]
Torfaen County Borough Council		29 May 1975^[8]
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council		10 September 1975^[9]
Wrexham County Borough Council

Preserved counties (1974-1996)

Between 1974 and 1996, Wales was divided into 8 counties, which were further divided into thirty-seven districts. In 1996 this two-tier system of local government was abolished and replaced with the current single-tier system of principal areas, mostly based on the formerly lower-tier districts. However, the former upper-tier counties have been "preserved" for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty.

Council	Arms	Notes
Clwyd County Council		Granted 3 December 1974^[10]
Dyfed County Council	(Escutcheon)
Gwent County Council		Inherited from the historic county of Monmouthshire, and then passed on to the present Monmouthshire County Council.
Gwynedd County Council (not to be confused with the present Gwynedd Council)	(Escutcheon)	Used by the former Gwynedd County Council (1974–1996), until it was divided into Anglesey, Conwy, and Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, the latter of which was renamed back to Gwynedd (1996–present). Continues to be used by the present Gwynedd Council.
Mid Glamorgan County Council
Powys County Council		Granted 2 March 1984. Powys continues to exist as a unitary authority using the same arms.
South Glamorgan County Council
West Glamorgan County Council

Council	Arms	Notes
Monmouthshire County Council (1889–1974)		Granted 28 January 1948. Continues to be used by the present Monmouthshire County Council.^[11]
Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974)	(Escutcheon)	Granted 15 December 1950^[12]
Carmarthenshire County Council (1889–1974)		Granted 28 August 1935; supporters granted 1997. Continues to be used by the present Carmarthenshire County Council.^[13]
Pembrokeshire County Council (1889–1974)		Granted 11 October 1937. Continues to be used by the present Pembrokeshire County Council.^[14]
Cardiganshire County Council (1889–1974)		Granted 21 October 1937. Continues to be used by the present Ceredigion County Council^[15]
Brecknockshire County Council (1889–1974)		Unofficial^[16]
Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974)	(Escutcheon)	Granted 21 November 1950^[17]
Montgomeryshire County Council (1889–1974)	(Escutcheon)	Granted 23 January 1951^[18]
Denbighshire County Council (1889–1974)	(Escutcheon)	Granted 12 March 1962^[19]
Flintshire County Council (1889–1974)		Granted 12 May 1938. Continues to be used by the present Flintshire County Council.^[20]
Merionethshire County Council (1889–1974)	(Escutcheon)	Granted March 1952^[21]
Caernarvonshire County Council (1889–1974)	(Escutcheon)	Granted 1949. County was anglicised as Carnarvonshire prior to 1926.
Anglesey County Council (1889–1974)		Granted 9 April 1954. Continues to be used by the present Isle of Anglesey County Council.^[22]

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