Editing Dyfed (section)

==History==
Dyfed is a [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[Wales]]. It was originally created as an administrative county council on 1 April 1974 under the terms of the [[Local Government Act 1972]], and covered approximately the same geographic extent as the ancient Principality of [[Deheubarth]], although excluding the [[Gower Peninsula]] and the area west of the [[River Tawe]].

Dyfed County Council was abolished on 1 April 1996, when the three [[Historic counties of Wales|historic counties]] were reinstated for administrative purposes with Cardiganshire being renamed ''[[Ceredigion]]'' on the following day. The name "Dyfed" remains used for some ceremonial and administrative purposes.

{| class="wikitable"
!Administrative county<br />1889–1974
!Local government districts<br />1974–1996
|-
|[[Ceredigion|Cardiganshire]]
|[[Ceredigion]]
|-
|[[Carmarthenshire]]
|[[Carmarthen (district)|Carmarthen]], [[Dinefwr Borough Council|Dinefwr]], [[Llanelli (district)|Llanelli]]
|-
|[[Pembrokeshire]]
|[[Preseli Pembrokeshire|Preseli]] (renamed to Preseli Pembrokeshire in 1987), [[South Pembrokeshire]]
|}