^ 2007 population estimate, calculated using 2003 borders for Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen.^ "The Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003".^ "Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 c.Retrieved 26 March 2018 – via Welsh Journals Online at the National Library of Wales. In Williams, Chris Williams, Sian Rhiannon (eds.). 7 "In this section 'Wales' includes the administrative county of Monmouthshire and the county borough of Newport."
20 New local government areas in Wales, ss. 12 "In this section 'England' does not include the administrative county of Monmouthshire or the county borough of Newport." & s. 1 New local government areas in England, ss. ^ Less the parish of St Mellons and urban districts of Bedwas and Machen, Rhymney and part of Bedwellty and the addition of the parishes of Llanelly and Brynmawr.In 2007, the population of this enlarged area was estimated as 560,500, making it the most populous of the preserved counties of Wales. In 2003 the preserved county of Gwent expanded to include the whole of Caerphilly County Borough the Gwent Police area had already been realigned to these boundaries in 1996. The successor unitary authorities are the county boroughs of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly (part of which came from Mid Glamorgan), Torfaen and Newport, and the county of Monmouthshire (which covers the eastern 60% of the historic county of the same name). The former administrative county was divided into several districts: Blaenau Gwent, Islwyn, Monmouth, Newport and Torfaen. "Gwent" is often used as a synonym for the historic county of Monmouthshire – for example the Gwent Family History Society describes itself as "The key to roots in the historic county of Monmouthshire". Gwent Police, Royal Gwent Hospital, Gwent Wildlife Trust and Coleg Gwent.
However, the name remains in use for one of the preserved counties of Wales for the ceremonial purposes of Lieutenancy and High Shrievalty, and its name also survives in various titles, e.g.
Under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the county of Gwent was abolished on 1 April 1996. In forming the county of Gwent the act explicitly resolved the previously somewhat ambiguous status of the latter two authorities, in terms of whether they were a part of Wales or England. The authority was a successor to both the administrative county of Monmouthshire (with minor boundary changes) and the county borough of Newport. A county of Gwent was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 it was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent. Gwent is a preserved county and former local government county in southeast Wales. Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–) Gwent shown within Wales as a preserved county
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