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Gloucestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire, in England.The council was created in 1889. The council's principal functions are county roads and rights of way, social services, education and libraries, but it also provides many other local government services in the area it covers.
Gloucestershire County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2013 the council has comprised 53 councillors , each representing an electoral division . Elections are held every four years.
The 2025 Gloucestershire County Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Gloucestershire County Council in Gloucestershire, England. [1] All 53 seats will be elected. This will be on the same day as other local elections .
Gloucestershire (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər ʃ ər / ⓘ GLOST-ər-shər, /-ʃ ɪər /-sheer; abbreviated Glos.) [3] is a ceremonial county in South West England.It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south, Bristol and Somerset to the south-west, and the Welsh county of ...
Instead, the district council also performs the functions that legislation assigns to county councils, making it a unitary authority. [5] At the same time, the new district was transferred for ceremonial purposes back to Gloucestershire, but as a unitary authority the council has always been independent from Gloucestershire County Council. [6] [7]
The 2021 Gloucestershire County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections. All 53 seats to Gloucestershire County Council were up for election. [ 1 ] The Conservatives retained their majority, albeit a smaller one than in 2017.
South Gloucestershire Council is the local authority for the a unitary authority of South Gloucestershire, England.It was created on 1 April 1996, covering the area of the abolished Kingswood and Northavon districts, and also taking on the services previously provided by the former Avon County Council in the area.
Gloucester City Council is the local authority for the city of Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England. Gloucester has had a council since medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions.