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County councils were established by the | County councils were established by the {{ukpga|1972|70}}, as amended by the {{ukpga|1985|51}}. It declared that there would be one for each non-metropolitan county, and its name would be "The County Council" with the name of the county. Since 1972, there have been various boundary and structural changes. The county councils of Cornwall, Northumberland, Shropshire, Wiltshire, and Durham have the right to remove the word "County" from their names ({{uksi|2009|837}}). This leaves us with: | ||
* | * {{WDTK|Buckinghamshire County Council|buckinghamshire_county_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK|Cambridgeshire County Council|cambridgeshire_county_council}} | |||
* {{WDTK|Cornwall Council|cornwall_council}} ({{uksi|2009|837}}) | |||
* {{WDTK|Cumbria County Council|cumbria_county_council}} | |||
* Cambridgeshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Derbyshire County Council|derbyshire_county_council}} | ||
* | * {{WDTK|Devon County Council|devon_county_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK|Dorset County Council|dorset_county_council}} | |||
* {{WDTK|Durham County Council|durham_county_council}} (unitary) | |||
* Cumbria County Council | * {{WDTK|East Sussex County Council|east_sussex_county_council}} | ||
* Derbyshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Essex County Council|essex_county_council}} | ||
* Devon County Council | * {{WDTK|Gloucestershire County Council|gloucestershire_county_council}} | ||
* Dorset County Council | * {{WDTK|Hampshire County Council|hampshire_county_council}} | ||
* Durham County Council | * {{WDTK|Hertfordshire County Council|hertfordshire_county_council}} | ||
* East Sussex County Council | * {{WDTK|Isle of Wight Council|isle_of_wight_council}} (unitary; name changed by {{uksi|1994|1210}}) | ||
* Essex County Council | * {{WDTK|Kent County Council|kent_county_council}} | ||
* Gloucestershire County Council | * {{WDTK|Lancashire County Council|lancashire_county_council}} | ||
* Hampshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Leicestershire County Council|leicestershire_county_council}} | ||
* | * {{WDTK|Lincolnshire County Council|lincolnshire_county_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK|Norfolk County Council|norfolk_county_council}} | |||
* | * {{WDTK|North Yorkshire County Council|north_yorkshire_county_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK|Northamptonshire County Council|northamptonshire_county_council}} | |||
* Kent County Council | * {{WDTK|Northumberland County Council|northumberland_county_council}} (unitary) | ||
* Lancashire County Council | * {{WDTK|Nottinghamshire County Council|nottinghamshire_county_council}} | ||
* Leicestershire County Council | * {{WDTK|Oxfordshire County Council|oxfordshire_county_council}} | ||
* Lincolnshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Shropshire Council|shropshire_council}} (name changed from "Salop" in 1970s) | ||
* Norfolk County Council | * {{WDTK|Somerset County Council|somerset_county_council}} | ||
* North Yorkshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Staffordshire County Council|staffordshire_county_council}} | ||
* Northamptonshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Suffolk County Council|suffolk_county_council}} | ||
* Northumberland County Council | * {{WDTK|Surrey County Council|surrey_county_council}} | ||
* Nottinghamshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Warwickshire County Council|warwickshire_county_council}} | ||
* Oxfordshire County Council | * {{WDTK|West Sussex County Council|west_sussex_county_council}} | ||
* Salop | * {{WDTK|Wiltshire Council|wiltshire_council}} (unitary) | ||
* Somerset County Council | * {{WDTK|Worcestershire County Council|worcestershire_county_council}} (created by {{uksi|1996|1867}}) | ||
* Staffordshire County Council | |||
* Suffolk County Council | == Defunct County Councils on WhatDoTheyKnow == | ||
* Surrey County Council | |||
* Warwickshire County Council | The following county councils were listed on WhatDoTheyKnow, and are shown for information purposes only. No further requests to them can be made, and information that they may have historically held should be requested from their successor bodies. | ||
* West Sussex County Council | |||
* Wiltshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Bedfordshire County Council|bedfordshire_county_council}} | ||
* {{WDTK|Cheshire County Council|cheshire_county_council}} (unitary) | |||
[[Category:Types of public authority]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:36, 16 May 2011
County councils were established by the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government Act 1985. It declared that there would be one for each non-metropolitan county, and its name would be "The County Council" with the name of the county. Since 1972, there have been various boundary and structural changes. The county councils of Cornwall, Northumberland, Shropshire, Wiltshire, and Durham have the right to remove the word "County" from their names (SI 2009/837). This leaves us with:
- Buckinghamshire County Council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- Cornwall Council (SI 2009/837)
- Cumbria County Council
- Derbyshire County Council
- Devon County Council
- Dorset County Council
- Durham County Council (unitary)
- East Sussex County Council
- Essex County Council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- Hampshire County Council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Isle of Wight Council (unitary; name changed by SI 1994/1210)
- Kent County Council
- Lancashire County Council
- Leicestershire County Council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- Norfolk County Council
- North Yorkshire County Council
- Northamptonshire County Council
- Northumberland County Council (unitary)
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Shropshire Council (name changed from "Salop" in 1970s)
- Somerset County Council
- Staffordshire County Council
- Suffolk County Council
- Surrey County Council
- Warwickshire County Council
- West Sussex County Council
- Wiltshire Council (unitary)
- Worcestershire County Council (created by SI 1996/1867)
Defunct County Councils on WhatDoTheyKnow
The following county councils were listed on WhatDoTheyKnow, and are shown for information purposes only. No further requests to them can be made, and information that they may have historically held should be requested from their successor bodies.
