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Urban District County Created Abolished Successor(s) Hale UD: Cheshire: 1900 1974 Trafford: Hazel Grove and Bramhall UD: Cheshire: 1900 1974 Stockport: Stratton and Bude UD (1900–34), [5] Bude-Stratton UD (1934–74) Cornwall: 1900 1974 North Cornwall: Holsworthy UD: Devon: 1900 1964 absorbed by Holsworthy RD: Halesworth UD: East Suffolk ...
The history of local government in England is one of gradual change and evolution since the Middle Ages. England has never possessed a formal written constitution, with the result that modern administration (and the judicial system) is based on precedent, and is derived from administrative powers granted (usually by the Crown) to older systems, such as that of the shires.
In this two-tier system, county councils are responsible for some local services, such as education, social services, and roads, while district councils run other services, such as waste collection, local planning, and council housing. The number of two-tier non-metropolitan districts (also known as shire districts) has varied over time ...
The district councils also had wider powers over local matters such as parks, cemeteries and local planning. [2] An urban district usually contained a single parish, while a rural district might contain many. Urban districts were considered to have more problems with public health than rural areas, and so urban district councils had more ...
Proposed structural changes to local government in England were set out in the English devolution white paper published by the UK government on 16 December 2024. The white paper announced that where possible, there was a desire for existing two-tier area—where services are provided by both county councils and district councils—to be reorganised into a smaller number of unitary authorities ...
The parishes of England, as of December 2021. Parish councils form the lowest tier of local government and govern civil parishes.They may also be called a 'community council', 'neighbourhood council', 'village council', 'town council' or (if the parish holds city status) 'city council', but these names are stylistic and do not change their responsibilities.
Under section 74 of the Local Government Act 1972, the council of a district, county or London borough (or county borough in Wales) may change its name, providing the resolution to do so gains two-thirds of the votes at a special meeting. Until 1 April 1978, the council had to have the permission of the Secretary of State, but since that date ...
The District Councils' Network (DCN) is a special interest group in the Local Government Association. [1] It represents 164 non-metropolitan district councils in England , [ 2 ] representing over 40% [ 3 ] of the population and 68% of the land.