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Canterbury Local Elections
Canterbury City Council is the local authority for the City of Canterbury. The council is elected every four years. Summary results Council elections * 1973 Canterbury City Council election * 1976 Canterbury City Council election * 1979 Canterbury City Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1983 Canterbury City Council election * 1987 Canterbury City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) * 1991 Canterbury City Council election * 1995 Canterbury City Council election * 1999 Canterbury City Council election * 2003 Canterbury City Council election (New ward boundaries) * 2007 Canterbury City Council election * 2011 Canterbury City Council election *2015 Canterbury City Council election The 2015 Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency), Canterbury City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Canterbury City Council in Kent, England. This was on the same day as other 2015 United Kingdom local electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury City Council
Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion owing to the importance of St Augustine, who served as the apostle to the pagan Kingdom of Kent around the turn of the 7th century. The city's cathedral became a major focus of pilgrimage following the 1170 martyrdom of Thomas Becket, although it had already been a well-trodden pilgrim destination since the murder of St Alphege by the men of King Canute in 1012. A journey of pilgrims to Becket's shrine served as the frame for Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century classic '' The Canterbury Tales''. Canterbury is a popular tourist destination: consistently one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom, the city's economy is heavily reliant upon tourism. The city has been occupied si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
