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  2. List of county councils in England - Wikipedia

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    Two-tier non-metropolitan county councils in England (red). There are currently 29 county councils in England, all of which serve areas known as non-metropolitan counties . Of these, 21 are upper-tier authorities in a two-tier arrangement; their areas are divided into a number of non-metropolitan districts , which each have a district council ...

  3. Local government in England - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Counties of England - Wikipedia

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    The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England.Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are three definitions of county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government; [a] and the 39 historic counties.

  5. County council - Wikipedia

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    County boroughs were abolished and the whole of England (apart from Greater London) was placed in a two-tier arrangement with county councils and district councils. In the six largest conurbations metropolitan county councils, with increased powers, were created.

  6. Half of county councils could see election delay - AOL

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    More than half of the county councils in England with elections scheduled for this year could seek to have the votes postponed, the BBC can reveal. At least 12 out of 21 county councils due to ...

  7. Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom

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    England's 317 local authorities are made up of: 32 London borough councils, 21 county councils and 164 district councils (two tiers of local government which share responsibility for the same physical area), 36 metropolitan district councils, 62 unitary authorities, and 2 sui generis authorities, the City of London Corporation and Council of ...

  8. List of counties of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The county has formed the upper tier of local government over much of the United Kingdom at one time or another, [1] and has been used for a variety of other purposes, such as for Lord Lieutenants, land registration and postal delivery. This list of 184 counties is split by constituent country, time period and purpose.

  9. Category:County councils of England - Wikipedia

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    Coats of arms of county councils in England (5 P) County council elections in England (44 C, 35 P) Former county councils of England (7 C, 40 P)