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The modern council was initially called Bedford District Council from 1974 to 1975, then North Bedfordshire Borough Council from 1975 until 1992, when the current name was adopted. Until 2009 it was a lower-tier district council, with county-level services provided by Bedfordshire County Council .
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The council is based at Borough Hall on Cauldwell Street on the banks of the River Great Ouse in the centre of Bedford. The building was previously known as County Hall and had been the headquarters of Bedfordshire County Council prior to 2009. The unitary authority area is divided into 28 wards for elections to the Borough Council. [11]
The county council was created in 1889, with elections held every three years (except during the World Wars). Significant reforms in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 saw a new council elected in 1973 which took office from 1 April 1974 when those reforms came into effect.
Bedford Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Until 1 April 2009 it was a non-metropolitan district . Since 2002 it has also had a directly elected mayor .
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire in South East England.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.
In 1962 council officers and their departments moved to a modern seven-storey structure, located just behind the town hall, which became known as the Town Hall Office Block. [ 5 ] The town hall complex continued to serve as the headquarters of Bedford Municipal Borough Council and remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Bedford ...
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