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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.
However at the signing ceremony the leader of Lancashire county council stated that Lancashire was not a good fit for a mayor due to its rural nature. [6] Proposals for a non-mayoral combined county authority for Lancashire were approved by the new Labour Government on 19 September 2024.
Lancashire (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ə ʃ ər / LAN-kə-shər, /-ʃ ɪər /-sheer; abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England.It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west.
Rossendale (/ ˈ r ɒ z ən d eɪ l /) is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.Its council is based in Bacup and its largest town is Rawtenstall.It also includes the towns of Haslingden and Whitworth.
Preston is located near the centre of the county, which is urbanised and includes the towns of Blackburn and Burnley; the seaside resort of Blackpool lies to the west, and Lancaster is in the north. For local government purposes Lancashire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and two unitary authority areas: Blackburn ...
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The administrative county of Lancashire contains twelve districts. In addition the administratively independent unitary authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen are part of the ceremonial county of Lancashire.