Editing Powys (section)

==Government==
{{See also|Powys County Council}}
On 1 April 1974, Powys was created under the Local Government Act 1972. At first, the former administrative counties of [[Montgomeryshire (district)|Montgomery]], [[Radnorshire (district)|Radnor]], and [[Brecknock (borough)|Brecknock]] were districts within it. On 1 April 1996, the districts were abolished, and Powys was reconstituted as a [[unitary authority]].  There was a minor border adjustment in the northeast{{mdash}}specifically, the addition of the communities of [[Llansilin]] and [[Llangedwyn]] from [[Glyndŵr (district)|Glyndŵr]] district in [[Clwyd]]{{mdash}}and with moving the border, so that rather than half of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, all is included.

The first [[Lord Lieutenant of Powys]] was previously the [[Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire]].  The [[Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire]] and [[Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire]] were appointed as lieutenants. The present [[Lord Lieutenant|lord lieutenant]] is [[Shân Legge-Bourke]] of [[Crickhowell]].
[[File:2024 Wales Powys Constituencies map.svg|thumb|212x212px|The two UK parliament constituencies covering Powys (in pink) from 2024. 1 = [[Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (UK Parliament constituency)|Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr]], 2 = [[Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (UK Parliament constituency)|Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe]].]]
From 2024, Powys would be in the UK parliament constituencies of [[Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (UK Parliament constituency)|Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe]] and [[Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (UK Parliament constituency)|Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr]], both of which extend out of the county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals {{!}} Boundary Commission for Wales |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/reviews/10-22/2023-parliamentary-review-revised-proposals |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=[[Boundary Commission for Wales]]}}</ref>