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City Of York Council Elections
History City of York Council is the unitary authority for the City of York, Yorkshire. It is responsible for all local government services within the City of York, except for services provided by York's town and parish councils. City of York Council was formed on 1 April 1996, as a result of local government reform, covering the former areas of: As a unitary authority, City of York Council also took over the powers of North Yorkshire County Council within the City of York. Political control Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority Leadership The role of Lord Mayor of York is largely ceremonial, and tends to be held by a different person each year. Political leadership is provided instead by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1984 have been: Non-metropolitan district elections * 1973 York City Council election * 1976 York City Council e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unitary Authorities Of England
The unitary authorities of England are those local authorities which are responsible for the provision of all local government services within a district. They are constituted under the Local Government Act 1992, which amended the Local Government Act 1972 to allow the existence of counties that do not have multiple districts. They typically allow large towns to have separate local authorities from the less urbanised parts of their counties and originally provided a single authority for small counties where division into districts would be impractical. However, the UK government has more recently proposed the formation of much larger unitary authorities, including a single authority for North Yorkshire, the largest non-metropolitan county in England, at present divided into seven districts. Unitary authorities do not cover all of England. Most were established during the 1990s, though further tranches were created in 2009 and 2019–21. Unitary authorities have the powers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 York City Council Election
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