Northavon Northavon was a district in the English county of Avon from 1974 to 1996. The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 as part of a reform of local authorities throughout England and Wales. Under the reorganisation, ...

was a

non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non-m ...

in Avon,

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It was abolished on 1 April 1996 and replaced by

South Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming part ...

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 1996, political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Council elections

* 1973 Northavon District Council election * 1976 Northavon District Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1979 Northavon District Council election * 1983 Northavon District Council election * 1987 Northavon District Council election * 1991 Northavon District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk
The Avon and Gloucestershire (County Boundaries) Order 1991
Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

District result maps

By-election results

References

External links

Council elections in Avon District council elections in England {{England-election-stub