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The council is the successor to the county council of the administrative county of Lancashire, which was created on 1 April 1889. The council was abolished and reconstituted in 1974, when local government in England was reformed and a non-metropolitan county of Lancashire was created, governed by a county council and thirteen district councils.
The authority consists of four constituent members, one each from Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen councils and two from Lancashire County Council, two non-constituent members nominated by the twelve lower tier district councils beneath Lancashire County Council, and two associate non-constituent members appointed by the CCA itself.
The way the change was implemented was to create a new non-metropolitan county covering the same area as the borough, but with no separate county council; instead, the existing borough council took on county council functions. [13] Blackburn with Darwen remains part of the ceremonial county of Lancashire for the purposes of lieutenancy. [14]
Rossendale Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council. Whitworth is also a civil parish, which forms a third tier of local government in that part of the borough. [17] [18]
Hyndburn Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council. Altham is a civil parish, which forms a third tier of local government for that part of the borough. [9] In March 2010, Hyndburn Borough Council was voted the 10th best council in The Times "Best Public Sector Places to ...
The borough Council has signed up to Lancashire's Municipal Waste Management Strategy, which specifies that the borough must recycle or compost 56% of all waste by 2015 and 61% by 2020. There are currently 2 household waste recycling centres run by Lancashire County Council in the borough.
Pendle is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.The council is based in Nelson, the borough's largest town.The borough also includes the towns of Barnoldswick, Brierfield, Colne and Earby along with the surrounding villages and rural areas.
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Lancashire in North West England.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.