HC Deb 16 June 1989 vol 154 c551W
1988. Mr. Livsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of local authority houses to rent by district in Wales in(a) 1986, (b) 1987 and (c)

Mr. Grist

The information requested is as follows:

Estimates of dwellings owned by local authorities or new towns at 1 April1
Welsh Districts 1986 1987 1988
Aberconwy 3,227 3,139 3,060
Alyn and Deeside 5,573 5,503 5,415
Arfon 5,304 5,237 5,194
Blaenau Gwent 11,012 10,871 10,749
Brecknock 3,095 3,019 2,967
Cardiff 22,551 21,776 21,190
Carmarthen 3,740 3,711 3,661
Ceredigion 3,700 3,662 3,631
Colwyn 2,877 2,821 2,746
Cynon Valley 5,699 5,596 5,497
Delyn 5,088 4,992 4,864
Dinefwr 2,795 2,755 2,711
Dwyfor 1,490 1,484 1,478
Glyndwr 3,284 3,217 3,154
Islwyn 6,858 6,667 6,470
Llanelli 7,626 7,529 7,360
Lliw Valley 5,547 5,458 5,351
Meirionnydd 2,259 2,203 2,153
Merthyr Tydfil 7,541 7,357 7,145
Monmouth 5,388 5,351 5,185
Montgomery2 4,626 4,503 4,435
Neath 6,190 6,096 5,959
Newport 14,020 13,839 13,699
Ogwr 10,892 10,613 10,333
Port Talbot 7,115 6,834 6,539
Preseli 6,286 6,200 6,117
Radnor 1,268 1,262 1,220
Rhondda 5,234 5,153 5,095
Rhuddlan 2,907 2,905 2,862
Rhymney Valley 10,920 10,641 10,460
South Pembrokeshire 3,112 3,072 3,005
Swansea 18,788 18,554 18,196
Taff-Ely 8,609 8,356 8,030
Torfaen 14,787 14,519 14,222
Vale of Glamorgan 7,105 6,927 6,738
Wrexham Maelor 16,857 16,666 16,533
Ynys Moô 6,087 6,037 5,994
Wales Total 259,457 254,525 249,418
1 Includes some dwellings unavailable for rent, undergoing repair or improvement, awaiting sale or demolition, etc.
2 Includes new town dwellings in Newton.