 Clwyd County Council and its districts were abolished by the Local Government ( Wales ) Act 1994 , and local government would be replaced by the four unitary authorities of Flintshire , Wrexham County Borough , Denbighshire , and parts of Conwy ( along with some smaller communities moving to Powys ) . The Act also abolished the County , and states the term " county " would be synonymous with the " principal areas " created by the 1994 Act . However the Act then created a further set of " preserved counties " , which were based on the eight created by the 1972 Act . These Preserved Counties , similar in respect to English Ceremonial counties , would be retained for a variety of purposes , including Lieutenancy and <unk> . 
