Leominster was a

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Hereford and Worcester Hereford and Worcester was an English non-metropolitan county created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 from the areas of the former administrative county of Herefordshire, most of Worcestershire (except Halesowen, Stourbridge ...

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from 1974 to 1998. The council was based in the town of

Leominster Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England, at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of 11,700, Leominster is t ...

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the

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, covering the area of six former districts, which were abolished at the same time: * Kington Rural District * Kington

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*Leominster

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* Leominster and Wigmore Rural District * Tenbury Rural District * Weobley Rural District The Tenbury district had previously been in

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, the other five districts had previously been in

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. The two counties merged at the same time to become Hereford and Worcester, with Leominster being one of nine districts in the new county, and one of only two which straddled the two historic counties (the other being

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). In 1998, the district of Leominster and the county of Hereford and Worcester were both abolished, with the former Herefordshire parts of Leominster district becoming part of the new

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, whilst the former Worcestershire parts were transferred to a redefined

, which remained in a two tier structure with a re-established

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as its new county council.

Political control

The first elections to Leominster District Council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 1998 was held by the following parties:

Council elections

* 1973 Leominster District Council election * 1976 Leominster District Council election * 1979 Leominster District Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1980 Leominster District Council election *

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* 1983 Leominster District Council election * 1984 Leominster District Council election * 1986 Leominster District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

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* 1988 Leominster District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk
The Hereford and Worcester (District Boundaries) Order 1988
Retrieved on 6 November 2015. * 1990 Leominster District Council election * 1991 Leominster District Council election * 1992 Leominster District Council election * 1994 Leominster District Council election * 1995 Leominster District Council election * 1996 Leominster District Council election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leominster (District) Former non-metropolitan districts of Hereford and Worcester Leominster Council elections in Hereford and Worcester District council elections in England