List of county councils in England
There are currently 21 county councils in England, all of which serve areas known as non-metropolitan counties. The county councils serve as the upper-tier authorities in a two-tier arrangement; their areas are divided into a number of non-metropolitan districts, which each have a district council.[1]
The first county councils were created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. There was a significant reform of the number, powers and jurisdictions of county councils in 1974. County councils were also established for the metropolitan counties created in 1974, but the metropolitan county councils were all abolished in 1986. From 1995 onwards numerous unitary authorities have been created.
Current
[edit]The unitary authority which calls itself Rutland County Council is legally a district council which also performs county functions rather than a county council, despite its corporate branding.[2] The unitary authorities of Bristol City Council,[3] Buckinghamshire Council,[4] Dorset Council,[5] East Riding of Yorkshire Council,[6] and Herefordshire Council share their geographic name with a ceremonial county (and they are identical in Bristol's and Herefordshire's case) but are likewise legally district councils that also perform county functions.[7][8]
Former
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^Cambs : 1st creation 1889—1965; 2nd creation 1974—present
- ^Worcs : 1st creation 1889—1974; 2nd creation 1998—present
- ^Mon : Monmouthshire considered part of Wales from 1974.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Yearbook. 2009.
- ^ "The Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1996/507, retrieved 12 May 2024
- ^ "The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/493, retrieved 12 May 2024
- ^ "The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2019/957, retrieved 12 May 2024
- ^ "The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/648, retrieved 12 May 2024
- ^ "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/600, retrieved 12 May 2024
- ^ "The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1996/1867, retrieved 12 May 2024
- ^ "Lieutenancies Act 1997", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1997 c. 23, retrieved 12 May 2024