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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.
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Leicestershire is divided into seven local government districts. The administratively independent unitary authority of Leicester is also part of the ceremonial county. Subcategories
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.
The symbol of Charnwood Borough Council is the fox, which is also the symbol used by Leicestershire County Council. Charnwood contains the village of Quorn , which gives its name to one of the country's oldest fox hunting packs, the Quorn Hunt , which was established in 1696 and moved to Quorn in 1753.
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire in the East Midlands.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.
Leicestershire (/ ˈ l ɛ s t ər ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / ⓘ LEST-ər-sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west.
Several of the district's settlements form part of the wider Leicester Urban Area, including Glenfield, where Leicestershire County Council has its headquarters at County Hall, and the town of Braunstone. The neighbouring districts are Hinckley and Bosworth, Charnwood, Leicester, Oadby and Wigston, Harborough and Rugby.