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Exeter City Council is the local authority for the city of Exeter in Devon, England. Exeter has had a city council since medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 it has been a non-metropolitan district council. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010.
This is a list of notable council estates. Public housing in the United Kingdom has typically consisted of council houses , often built in the form of large estates by local government councils. Becontree in The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is generally considered to be the largest council estate (in terms of population).
Philip Chilwell de la Garde [32] - Sep-Dec when Chamber replaced with Council, then elected Jan-Nov 1835 2 William IV: 1835 Samuel Kingdon Junior [32] 1 William IV: 1837, 1838 William John Players Wilkinson [32] 2 Queen Victoria: 1839 Edward MacGowan [32] 1 Queen Victoria: 1840 William Drewe [32] 1 Queen Victoria: 1841 John Crew Carew [32] 1 ...
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex meets the Mayor of Exeter in the entrance to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter in October 2012. The Mayor of Exeter, granted Lord Mayor of Exeter in 2002, is the Mayor of Exeter in the ceremonial county of Devon, England and is elected by and from within the councillors of the City of Exeter council.
Countess Wear is a district within the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It lies about two miles south-east of the city centre, on the north bank of the estuary of the River Exe . Historically an estate known as Weare, part of the manor of Topsham, was in this area.
Devon County Council was created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, which created elected county councils to take over the administrative functions previously performed by the quarter sessions, run by unelected magistrates.
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The 2012 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2012, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election; the seats up for election were last contested in 2008 .