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This was a lower tier district-level authority, with county-level services being provided to the city by Leicestershire County Council for the first time. In 1997, Leicester City Council regained responsibility for county-level services from Leicestershire County Council as part of the 1990s UK local government reforms.
Leicestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire, England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes Leicester. The county council was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888.
The ceremonial county of Leicestershire (which includes the unitary authority of Leicester), is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies - 3 borough constituencies and 8 county constituencies. One of these is a cross-county boundary constituency with Lincolnshire also including the small historic county of Rutland , which was ...
The building was commissioned to provide additional office accommodation for Leicester City Council which had been operating from Leicester Town Hall since 1876. [2] The site selected by civic leaders, on the west side of Charles Street, was occupied by a large number of small buildings.
The principal room was the council chamber which was panelled with Japanese teak and Bombay rosewood. [4] Queen Elizabeth II made an official visit to County Hall during a tour of Leicestershire, on 17 November 1989.
52°36′N 1°10′W / 52.600°N 1.167°W / 52.600; -1.167 Human settlement in England Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields Population 16,614 Unitary authority Leicester Ceremonial county Leicestershire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town LEICESTER Postcode district LE3 Dialling code 0116 Police Leicestershire Fire Leicestershire Ambulance East ...
Leicester City Council elections are held every four years. Leicester City Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Leicester in Leicestershire , England . Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district .
Leicester Town Council accepted on 29 October 1878, "a handsome ornamental fountain to be placed in the centre of the land fronting the Town Hall Buildings" which was a gift to the Borough from Sir Israel Hart, a former Mayor of Leicester. [13] It is constructed of bronze-painted cast iron, Shap granite and Ross of Mull granite. [14]