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]

Political control

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

Party Tenure
No overall control 1973 – 1977
Conservative 1977 – 1981
Labour 1981 – 1985
No overall control 1985 – 1996

Council elections

County result maps

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Avon House". Skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 630
  3. ^ "Avon (Structural Change)". Hansard. 22 February 1995. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Avon" in search box to see specific results.)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon_County_Council
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