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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. | 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 | * Buckinghamshire County Council | ||
* Cambridgeshire County Council | * Cambridgeshire County Council | ||
* Cornwall County Council (unitary) | |||
* Cornwall County Council | |||
* Cumbria County Council | * Cumbria County Council | ||
* Derbyshire County Council | * Derbyshire County Council | ||
* Devon County Council | * Devon County Council | ||
* Dorset County Council | * Dorset County Council | ||
* Durham County Council | * Durham County Council (unitary) | ||
* East Sussex County Council | * East Sussex County Council | ||
* Essex County Council | * Essex County Council | ||
* Gloucestershire County Council | * Gloucestershire County Council | ||
* Hampshire County Council | * Hampshire County Council | ||
* Hertfordshire County Council | * Hertfordshire County Council | ||
* Isle of Wight Council (unitary; name changed by {{uksi|1994|1210}}) | |||
* Isle of Wight | |||
* Kent County Council | * Kent County Council | ||
* Lancashire County Council | * Lancashire County Council | ||
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* North Yorkshire County Council | * North Yorkshire County Council | ||
* Northamptonshire County Council | * Northamptonshire County Council | ||
* Northumberland County Council | * Northumberland County Council (unitary) | ||
* Nottinghamshire County Council | * Nottinghamshire County Council | ||
* Oxfordshire County Council | * Oxfordshire County Council | ||
* | * Shropshire County Council (name changed from "Salop" in 1970s) | ||
* Somerset County Council | * Somerset County Council | ||
* Staffordshire County Council | * Staffordshire County Council | ||
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* Warwickshire County Council | * Warwickshire County Council | ||
* West Sussex County Council | * West Sussex County Council | ||
* Wiltshire County Council | * Wiltshire County Council (unitary) | ||
* 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}}). | |||
Revision as of 18:21, 4 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 (unitary)
- 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 County 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 County Council (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).
