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The former Chelmsford Municipal Borough is an unparished area, directly administered by Chelmsford City Council. The parish council for South Woodham Ferrers takes the style "Town Council", whilst the parish of Mashbury has a parish meeting rather than a parish council due to its small population.
The Duke Street block was designed with a view to it being later extended to incorporate a council chamber, but in 1913 the council decided not to pursue the extension on grounds of cost, preferring to continue to meet at both Shire Hall and in London. [7] By the late 1920s it was clear that further expansion was needed.
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The assembly hall was later renamed the Chelmsford Theatre. [10] The civic centre continued to serve as the headquarters of the borough council for much of the 20th century and remained the local seat of government after the council area was enlarged to include the former surrounding rural district in 1974. [11]
Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
The first elections were held in January 1889, and the council formally came into being on 1 April 1889. The council held its first official meeting on 2 April 1889 at the Shire Hall in Chelmsford. The first chairman of the council was Andrew Johnston of Woodford, a Liberal, who held the post for 27 years until he stood down in 1916. [3] [4]
The Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) is the new combined authority for the city of Hull and county of East Yorkshire, in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. [1] The first election for the Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire , who will chair HEYCA, is expected to take place in May 2025.
[6] [7] Shire Hall continued to be used for quarterly meetings of the council until a new council chamber at County Hall was completed in 1938. [ 8 ] Shire Hall's function as a judicial facility reduced with the opening of the new Crown Court in New Street in 1982 [ 9 ] and ceased completely with the opening of a new magistrates' court in New ...