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Avon County Council

Avon County Council

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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]

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Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council was held by the following parties:[4]

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Council elections

  • 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

  • 1993 results map
  • 1989 results map
  • 1985 results map
  • 1981 results map

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Avon House". Skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  2. [2]
    Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 630
  3. [3]
    "Avon (Structural Change)". Hansard. 22 February 1995. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 October 2016.


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