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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, leaving us with: | 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, leaving us with: | ||
* Buckinghamshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Buckinghamshire County Council|buckinghamshire_county_council}} | ||
* Cambridgeshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Cambridgeshire County Council|cambridgeshire_county_council}} | ||
* Cornwall County Council | * {{WDTK|Cornwall County Council|xxxxx}} TODO | ||
* Cumbria County Council | * {{WDTK|Cumbria County Council|cumbria_county_council}} | ||
* Derbyshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Derbyshire County Council|derbyshire_county_council}} | ||
* Devon County Council | * {{WDTK|Devon County Council|devon_county_council}} | ||
* Dorset County Council | * {{WDTK|Dorset County Council|dorset_county_council}} | ||
* Durham County Council (unitary) | * {{WDTK|Durham County Council|durham_county_council}} (unitary) | ||
* East Sussex County Council | * {{WDTK|East Sussex County Council|east_sussex_county_council}} | ||
* Essex County Council | * {{WDTK|Essex County Council|essex_county_council}} | ||
* Gloucestershire County Council | * {{WDTK|Gloucestershire County Council|gloucestershire_county_council}} | ||
* Hampshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Hampshire County Council|hampshire_county_council}} | ||
* Hertfordshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Hertfordshire County Council|hertfordshire_county_council}} | ||
* Isle of Wight Council (unitary; name changed by {{uksi|1994|1210}}) | * {{WDTK|Isle of Wight Council|xxx}} TODO (unitary; name changed by {{uksi|1994|1210}}) | ||
* Kent County Council | * {{WDTK|Kent County Council|kent_county_council}} | ||
* Lancashire County Council | * {{WDTK|Lancashire County Council|lancashire_county_council}} | ||
* Leicestershire County Council | * {{WDTK|Leicestershire County Council|leicestershire_county_council}} | ||
* Lincolnshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Lincolnshire County Council|lincolnshire_county_council}} | ||
* Norfolk County Council | * {{WDTK|Norfolk County Council|norfolk_county_council}} | ||
* North Yorkshire County Council | * {{WDTK|North Yorkshire County Council|north_yorkshire_county_council}} | ||
* Northamptonshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Northamptonshire County Council|northamptonshire_county_council}} | ||
* Northumberland County Council (unitary) | * {{WDTK|Northumberland County Council|northamptonshire_county_council}} (unitary) | ||
* Nottinghamshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Nottinghamshire County Council|nottinghamshire_county_council}} | ||
* Oxfordshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Oxfordshire County Council|oxfordshire_county_council}} | ||
* Shropshire County Council (name changed from "Salop" in 1970s) | * ??Rutland County Council http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/rutland_county_council | ||
* Somerset County Council | * {{WDTK|Shropshire County Council|xxx}} TODO (name changed from "Salop" in 1970s) | ||
* Staffordshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Somerset County Council|somerset_county_council}} | ||
* Suffolk County Council | * {{WDTK|Staffordshire County Council|staffordshire_county_council}} | ||
* Surrey County Council | * {{WDTK|Suffolk County Council|suffolk_county_council}} | ||
* Warwickshire County Council | * {{WDTK|Surrey County Council|surrey_county_council}} | ||
* West Sussex County Council | * {{WDTK|Warwickshire County Council|warwickshire_county_council}} | ||
* Wiltshire County Council (unitary) | * {{WDTK|West Sussex County Council|west_sussex_county_council}} | ||
* Worcestershire County Council (created by {{uksi|1996|1867}}) | * {{WDTK|Wiltshire County Council|XXX}} TODO (unitary) | ||
* {{WDTK|Worcestershire County Council|worcestershire_county_council}} (created by {{uksi|1996|1867}}) | |||
The county councils of Cornwall, Northumberland, Shropshire, Wiltshire, and Durham have the right to remove the word "County" from their names ({{uksi|2009|837}}). | The county councils of Cornwall, Northumberland, Shropshire, Wiltshire, and Durham have the right to remove the word "County" from their names ({{uksi|2009|837}}). | ||
== 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. | |||
* {{WDTK|Bedfordshire County Council|bedfordshire_county_council}} | |||
* {{WDTK|Cheshire County Council|cheshire_county_council}} (unitary) | |||
[[Category:Types of public authority]] | |||
Revision as of 01:08, 28 April 2010
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, leaving us with:
- Buckinghamshire County Council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- Cornwall County Council TODO
- 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 TODO (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
- ??Rutland County Council http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/rutland_county_council
- Shropshire County Council TODO (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 County Council TODO (unitary)
- Worcestershire County Council (created by SI 1996/1867)
The county councils of Cornwall, Northumberland, Shropshire, Wiltshire, and Durham have the right to remove the word "County" from their names (SI 2009/837).
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.
