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List of county councils in England

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List of county councils in England

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Two-tier non-metropolitan county councils in England (red).

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.

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

Local authorityEstablishedDistrict councilsAdministrationWebsiteHeadquarters
Cambridgeshire County Council19745Liberal DemocratsNew Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald
Derbyshire County Council18898ReformCounty Hall, Matlock
Devon County Council18898Coalition:County Hall, Exeter
East Sussex County Council18895ConservativeCounty Hall, Lewes
Essex County Council188912ConservativeCounty Hall, Chelmsford
Gloucestershire County Council18896No Overall ControlShire Hall, Gloucester
Hampshire County Council188911ConservativeCastle Hill, Winchester
Hertfordshire County Council188910Liberal Democrats (minority)County Hall, Hertford
Kent County Council188912ReformCounty Hall, Maidstone
Lancashire County Council188912ReformCounty Hall, Preston
Leicestershire County Council18897No Overall ControlCounty Hall, Glenfield
Lincolnshire County Council19747ReformCounty Offices, Lincoln
Norfolk County Council18897ConservativeCounty Hall, Norwich
Nottinghamshire County Council18897ReformCounty Hall, West Bridgford
Oxfordshire County Council18895Liberal DemocratsCounty Hall, Oxford
Staffordshire County Council18898ReformCounty Buildings, Stafford
Suffolk County Council19745ConservativeEndeavour House, Ipswich
Surrey County Council188911ConservativeWoodhatch Place, Reigate
Warwickshire County Council18895No Overall ControlShire Hall, Warwick
West Sussex County Council18897ConservativeCounty Hall, Chichester
Worcestershire County Council19986No Overall ControlCounty Hall, Worcester

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. The unitary authorities of Bristol City Council, Buckinghamshire Council, Dorset Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, 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.

Former

Local authorityEstablishedAbolished
Avon County Council19741996
Bedfordshire County Council18892009
Berkshire County Council18891998
Buckinghamshire County Council18892020
Cambridgeshire County Council18891965
Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely County Council19651974
Cheshire County Council18892009
Cleveland County Council19741996
Cornwall Council19742009
Cumberland County Council18891974
Cumbria County Council19742023
Dorset County Council18892019
Durham County Council19742009
East Riding County Council18891974
East Suffolk County Council18891974
Greater Manchester County Council19741986
Hereford and Worcester County Council19741998
Herefordshire County Council18891974
Holland County Council18891974
Humberside County Council19741996
Huntingdon and Peterborough County Council19651974
Huntingdonshire County Council18891965
Isle of Ely County Council18891965
Isle of Wight Council19741995
Kesteven County Council18891974
Lindsey County Council18891974
London County Council18891965
Merseyside County Council19741986
Middlesex County Council18891965
Monmouthshire County Council18891974
North Riding County Council18891974
North Yorkshire Council19742023
Northamptonshire County Council18892021
Northumberland County Council19742009
Rutland County Council18891974
Shropshire Council19802009
Soke of Peterborough County Council18891965
Somerset Council19742023
South Yorkshire County Council19741986
Tyne and Wear County Council19741986
West Midlands County Council19741986
Westmorland County Council18891974
West Riding County Council18891974
West Suffolk County Council18891974
West Yorkshire County Council19741986
Wiltshire Council19742009
Worcestershire County Council18891974

Footnotes

  • : 1st creation 1889—1965; 2nd creation 1974—present
  • : 1st creation 1889—1974; 2nd creation 1998—present
  • : Monmouthshire considered part of Wales from 1974.

References

References

  1. (2009). "Municipal Yearbook".
  2. {{cite legislation UK. (1996)
  3. {{cite legislation UK. (1995)
  4. {{cite legislation UK. (2019)
  5. {{cite legislation UK. (2018)
  6. {{cite legislation UK. (1995)
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