Avon County Council
Appearance
Avon County Council | |
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History | |
Founded | 1 April 1974 |
Disbanded | 1 April 1996 |
Succeeded by | Bath and North East Somerset Council Bristol City Council North Somerset Council South Gloucestershire Council |
Meeting place | |
Avon House, Bristol |
Avon County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Avon in south west England.[1] It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 1 April 1996 at the same time as the county. The county council was based at Avon House in Bristol.[2] It was replaced with four authorities: Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, North Somerset Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council.[3]
Political control
[edit]From the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council was held by the following parties:[4]
Party | Tenure | |
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No overall control | 1973 – 1977 | |
Conservative | 1977 – 1981 | |
Labour | 1981 – 1985 | |
No overall control | 1985 – 1996 |
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 Avon County Council election
- 1977 Avon County Council election
- 1981 Avon County Council election (new ward boundaries)
- 1985 Avon County Council election
- 1989 Avon County Council election
- 1993 Avon County Council election
County result maps
[edit]-
1993 results map
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1989 results map
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1985 results map
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1981 results map
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Avon House". Skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 630
- ^ "Avon (Structural Change)". Hansard. 22 February 1995. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 October 2016.