424:, had taken over in May, and he did not like these proposals, or the long time it took to produce them. Gummer sped-up the work plan and directed that all remaining reviews should start in December and be complete by the end of 1994. Gummer also issued new guidance, making it clear that wholly unitary solutions should be preferred, particularly ones smaller than existing counties but larger than existing districts. He further announced that Derbyshire and Durham would be referred back to the Commission for consideration under the new guidance. Gummer accepted the Commission's proposal to abolish Cleveland, but asked the Commission to consider Durham and Derbyshire again under the new guidance. The Labour Party, while remaining broadly in favour of unitary authorities, attacked the Commission for inconsistency. The leader of the Labour-controlled Derbyshire County Council questioned the inclusion of Derbyshire in the first tranche, which otherwise consisted mainly of counties newly created in 1974 and their neighbours.
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313:(named to the post in November 1991, before the legislation had been passed to create the Commission), started the reviews in July 1992. The process was originally supposed to take some years, with the shire counties being considered in five waves, or "tranches", and it was hoped that the reforms would come into effect from 1994 to 1998. The process took longer than expected, with the Commission unable to recruit enough staff until November 1992. The first tranche, covering
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968:), noting that there was "no exceptional county allegiance" and doubting the capacity of Huntingdonshire and the viability of the remaining Cambridgeshire. The Commission noted that tight boundaries for Norwich would cause a problem for unitary government, but that an extension would likely be strongly opposed. In Spelthorne the Commission was concerned about the lack of "internal coherence of the area" and its size.
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the light of the strong representations which I have received opposing the
Commission's recommendations for North and West Riding") – both reportedly the subject of strong lobbying by local Conservative MPs. The government did not accept the recommendations of the Commission on Gloucestershire, and announced its intention to refer the county back. These changes were implemented in 1996.
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Northampton from this list, deciding that "as with Exeter and Gloucester, the separation of Northampton from its county would have a significant and detrimental effect". The government announced its acceptance of these recommendations in March 1996, and these changes
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districts merging to form a "Royal East
Berkshire". Gummer decided to make each district a unitary authority. The proposal for an entirely unitary structure had been strongly supported by the County Council earlier, though with time and a change in political composition of the Council, it changed its
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in the 1970s, and the party's 1982 statement of policy "Labour's
Programme 1982" said "There is an irrational split of functions between the two tiers compounded by a confusing overlap of responsibilities ... We favour the creation in England and Wales of unitary authorities". Heseltine announced in
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councils and many smaller district councils, with different competences. The 1972 Act abolished county boroughs, making them districts in two-tier counties. This, and the consequent loss of education, social services and libraries to county control, was strongly regretted by the larger towns outside
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The government accepted most of these recommendations, but also kept the status quo in
Somerset ("after taking account of the number and strength of the representations which I received opposing the recommendations"), and in North Yorkshire retained a rump two-tier North Yorkshire without York ("in
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polling in each of the local areas affected to determine which options were more popular locally. For example, in
Cambridgeshire, the Commission outlined three options for a split of the county into unitary authorities, the preferred option being a three-way split between the "City & County of
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An Act to make new provision, by giving effect to proposals in Cm. 1599 (The
Citizen's Charter) relating to publicity and competition, for securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the manner in which local authorities carry on certain activities; and to make new provision in relation to
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January 1995 interview, Banham explained the decision-making process of the Commission was based strongly on local opinion, noting that although a fully unitary solution for much of the country would commend all-party support in the House of Commons, he thought it would cause "mayhem" when
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Recommendations on the Future Local Government of: Basildon & Thurrock, Blackburn & Blackpool, Broxtowe, Gedling & Rushcliffe, Dartford & Gravesham, Gillingham & Rochester Upon Medway, Exeter, Gloucester, Halton & Warrington, Huntingdonshire & Peterborough,
932:. The commission published draft proposals on the districts referred back to it in September 1995. It recommended unitary status for Blackpool, Blackburn, Halton, Northampton, Peterborough, Thurrock, Warrington and the Wrekin, and also that Rochester upon Medway and Gillingham should form a
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mind and took this decision to court, seeking to have the entire Order declared invalid. The High Court ruled in their favour, but the Court of Appeal quashed this decision. This led to the implementation of unitary authorities of
Berkshire to be delayed from 1997 to 1998.
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Three more final reports, for Cleveland, Derbyshire and Durham, were published in November 1993. In both Derbyshire and Durham, unitary authorities would be created covering the large urban areas, but the rest of the county would remain two-tier in structure.
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The final batch of recommendations was published in January 1995, slightly missing the deadline, and recommended no change for Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire and Shropshire. In Derbyshire it recommended the creation of a unitary city of
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that it was illegal. On 28 January, the High Court ruled in their favour, deleting the sentence in dispute, implying that the Commission should consider retaining the status quo, either in part or wholly, as an option as well.
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that the government would not fully accept the Commission's proposals and certain districts would be referred to the Commission for a further review. He also announced John Banham's resignation in protest at this.
1002:. The Peterborough changes were implemented as part of the Order for Peterborough, coming into force in 1998, and the alterations to the boundary between Runnymede and Spelthorne were implemented on 1 April 1997.
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1991 that the government would be looking at the creation of unitary authorities in the non-metropolitan counties as part of a more general review of local government, including the abolition of the
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county councils be abolished and replaced with four and three unitary authorities respectively. In other counties, it backed down from more radical draft proposals, and it recommended no change in
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districts, leaving Basildon district focused on the Basildon New Town. The boundary alterations proposed between Basildon, Rochford and Brentwood were never implemented.
464:, and two others to be called "West Riding of Yorkshire" and "North Riding of Yorkshire" (the proposed West Riding would have taken in only a small part of the historic
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240:'s Conservative administration. Before this, local government in England had been a mixed system, with large urban areas being covered by unitary authorities called
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480:. The County Councils of Avon, Cleveland and Somerset sought judicial review to stop these proposals going forward, but the High Court found them within the law.
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be broken up into three unitary authorities (West, South and Mid). It suggested that North Yorkshire be split into three unitary authorities – one for
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154:, conducted a review of all the non-metropolitan counties of England from 1993 to 1994, making various recommendations on their future.
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was nearly done by the end of 1993. Banham had said that the Commission was expecting "early wins" in Cleveland, Humberside and Avon.
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as a unitary authority (supported by Dartford but rejected by Gravesham). Exeter was considered too small. The Commission noted that
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267:'s first cabinet of 1990. Heseltine was an enthusiast for unitary local government, and was also an early proponent of the idea of
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to be removed from that borough. The final report recommended no change in the existing structure of local government in Sefton.
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Murray, Ian (27 October 1994). "Pressure for change rejected in all but three shire counties".
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Schoon, Nicholas (27 September 1995). "Ten towns and cities 'should have wider role'".
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Crequer, Ngaio (30 November 1993). "Gummer rejects council review structure plans".
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Henderson, Mark (26 November 1997). "Southport fails to escape Scousers' grip".
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Murray, Ian; Thomson, Alice (3 March 1995). "Banham resigns over shires rows".
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Murray, Ian (26 October 1994). "Counties saved by pressure from shire Tories".
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Schoon, Nicholas (3 March 1995). "Shire hall shake-up set to turn back time".
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Crequer, Ngaio (8 January 1994). "Leader of councils review body criticised".
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Schoon, Nicholas (20 December 1995). "Nine cities 'need greater powers'".
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Final Recommendations for the Future Local Government of Northamptonshire
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Final Recommendations for the Future Local Government of Gloucestershire
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Final Recommendations for the Future Local Government of Buckinghamshire
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Cusick, James (27 October 1994). "Six shires likely to survive review".
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Final Recommendations for the Future Local Government of County Durham
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Final Recommendations for the Future Local Government of Warwickshire
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Final Recommendations for the Future Local Government of Bedfordshire
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Murray, Ian (7 October 1995). "Court rules against Gummer on shire".
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Murray, Ian (18 January 1995). "Creator of the new shires votes for
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Final Recommendations for the Future Local Government of Berkshire
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Broom, Douglas (3 June 1992). "County councils offered reprieve".
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Meikle, James (25 January 1996). "End nears for council".
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with the remainder of the county remaining two-tier.
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2500:. House of Commons. 11 November 1993. col. 376.
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be added to this list: Norwich and the Wrekin were.
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implemented. He also advocated the creation of more
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Local Government Commission for England (1958–1967)
4318:Local government commissions in the United Kingdom
3043:
3041:
2555:. House of Commons. 22 November 1993. col. 9.
427:The revised guidance included wording as follows:
380:The Commission's final recommendations for county
3221:
3219:
3039:
3037:
3035:
3033:
3031:
3029:
3027:
3025:
3023:
3021:
2738:
2736:
2734:
2732:
2730:
2728:
2323:The Process of Local Government Reform: 1966-1974
2017:were split into unitary authorities. Avon became
1955:
924:The new commission was under the chairmanship of
3891:The Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994
3763:. House of Commons. 1 March 1994. col. 645.
3327:. Boundary Committee for England. Archived from
3282:. House of Commons. 2 April 1996. col. 172.
3211:Northampton, Norwich, Spelthorne and the Wrekin.
2985:
2983:
2981:
2979:
2977:
1827:three unitary authorities (West, Mid and South)
1133:six unitary authorities (one for each district)
136:Local Government Boundary Commission for England
2936:"Gummer tells commission to redraw shire map".
809:district, which the government did not accept.
391:would form a unitary authority, as would areas
263:(and thus responsible for local government) in
3244:
3242:
2791:
2789:
964:, and the constituency of the Prime Minister,
3879:The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995
3861:
3859:
3857:
3325:"Our Work: Electoral reviews (PERs and FERs)"
2763:"Gummer retreats and spares shire councils".
979:from Basildon district and their addition to
8:
3526:The Cleveland (Further Provision) Order 1995
3514:The Cleveland (Structural Change) Order 1995
3427:The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996
2144:
2078:
2004:
1967:
39:
3204:
3202:
3200:
3198:
3196:
3194:
2991:"Local Government Reorganisation (England)"
2416:
2414:
2239:The local government reform did not affect
2005:On 1 April 1996, the unpopular counties of
1152:unitary authority only; two-tier remainder
1109:unitary authority only; two-tier remainder
3192:
3190:
3188:
3186:
3184:
3182:
3180:
3178:
3176:
3174:
2642:"Local Government Review: Latest Position"
2344:
2342:
998:as a result of changes in the path of the
912:was added at the request of the local MP,
38:
730:On 2 March 1995, Gummer announced to the
138:. The Commission could be ordered by the
2872:"Shire campaigners welcome liberation".
2300:. Wood, Bruce. Oxford University Press.
1656:unitary authorities; two-tier remainder
1489:unitary authorities; remainder two-tier
1327:unitary authorities; two-tier remainder
1032:
112:
3371:The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995
3350:
3348:
3346:
2382:. The Labour Party. 1982. p. 220.
2264:
150:of England. The Commission, chaired by
124:Local Government Commission for England
4308:History of local government in England
2057:, were formed. Also at this time, the
1932:unitary authority; two-tier remainder
1846:unitary authority; two-tier remainder
1765:unitary authority; two-tier remainder
1425:unitary authority; two-tier remainder
1406:unitary authority; two-tier remainder
1387:unitary authority; two-tier remainder
1373:unitary authority; two-tier remainder
1304:unitary authority; two-tier remainder
620:would become a two-tier county whilst
261:Secretary of State for the Environment
3274:"Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council"
1175:referred back; Peterborough accepted
244:, and the rest of the country having
101:Text of the Local Government Act 1992
7:
3010:"Gummer reprieve for two councils".
2403:"Budget Britain: but will it fly?".
211:Reforms in the rest of Great Britain
1830:rejected; two-tier status quo kept
1376:referred back under new guidelines
1293:referred back under new guidelines
161:county council and the counties of
2079:On 1 April 1997, the districts of
1013:, as a result of local demand for
25:
4303:2002 disestablishments in England
4252:"Local Government Reorganisation"
3049:"Local Government Reorganisation"
2472:"Local Government, Isle of Wight"
2298:English Local Government Reformed
1451:referred back under new guidance
1435:referred back; Thurrock accepted
928:, previously the chairman of the
2682:"Review guidance was unlawful".
2626:"Policy guidance was unlawful".
2061:was expanded and separated from
1974:Two small areas were ceded from
1025:in 2002, and completed in 2004.
448:The commission recommended that
171:Hereford and Worcester
57:Parliament of the United Kingdom
50:
4277:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
4257:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
3760:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
3279:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
3232:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
3119:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
3054:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
2996:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
2749:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
2718:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
2552:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
2532:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
2497:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
2477:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
2442:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
1354:, East Dorset and West Dorset)
884:. Shadow Environment Secretary
624:become a unitary authority. In
472:). It recommended no change in
236:, which had been passed during
4313:Organisations based in England
4298:1992 establishments in England
2364:Hunt, Tristram (16 May 2004).
1023:Boundary Committee for England
1007:Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
612:should remained unchanged. In
222:Boundary Committee for England
1:
3755:"Local Government Commission"
3227:"Local Government: Structure"
2713:"Local Government Commission"
2437:"Local Government Commission"
2296:Redcliffe-Maud, Lord (1974).
1198:referred back; both accepted
282:had planned to implement the
213:followed a different course.
2325:. George Allen & Unwin.
2197:became unitary authorities.
2119:became unitary authorities.
2019:Bath and North East Somerset
1972:became a unitary authority.
1508:unitary authority; two-tier
1065:Bath and North East Somerset
581:become unitary authorities.
275:'s government in the 2000s.
3114:"Local Government: Reviews"
1278:and North East Derbyshire (
1087:three unitary authorities (
1039:Commission recommendations
309:The Commission, chaired by
4334:
1986:, giving it a border with
1543:four unitary authorities (
1346:four unitary authorities (
1211:four unitary authorities (
1055:four unitary authorities (
940:were implemented in 1998.
506:Cambridge" (consisting of
420:A new Secretary of State,
294:Heseltine was replaced by
36:United Kingdom legislation
26:
2744:"Local Government Review"
2547:"Local Government Review"
2527:"Local Government Review"
2492:"Local Government Review"
2272:Local Government Act 1992
1442:
1364:
1269:
1146:four unitary authorities
1130:as Royal East Berkshire)
470:North Riding of Yorkshire
234:Local Government Act 1972
132:Local Government Act 1992
49:
44:
40:Local Government Act 1992
2219:and the shire county of
2205:were merged to form the
2127:were merged to form the
2043:East Riding of Yorkshire
1884:referred back; rejected
1814:referred back; accepted
1779:referred back; rejected
1733:referred back; rejected
1694:referred back; rejected
1636:referred back; accepted
1545:East Riding of Yorkshire
1465:referred back; rejected
1333:referred back; rejected
466:West Riding of Yorkshire
304:recession-hit UK economy
298:in April 1992 after the
2667:"Gummer out of order".
2380:Labour's Programme 1982
2153:(a renamed Blackburn),
2055:North East Lincolnshire
2041:became part of the new
1557:North East Lincolnshire
269:directly elected mayors
2274:. 1992 c. 19. part II.
2213:Hereford and Worcester
2139:
2075:
1999:
1964:
1575:one unitary authority
1501:Hereford and Worcester
1128:Windsor and Maidenhead
791:Windsor and Maidenhead
614:Hereford and Worcester
498:
434:
413:
119:
2199:Rochester upon Medway
2151:Blackburn with Darwen
2138:
2074:
2027:South Gloucestershire
1998:
1968:On 1 April 1995, the
1963:
1607:Rochester upon Medway
1290:); two-tier reminder
1280:North East Derbyshire
1069:South Gloucestershire
870:Rochester upon Medway
495:
429:
393:North East Derbyshire
379:
300:1992 general election
284:Redcliffe-Maud Report
251:metropolitan counties
246:administrative county
116:
2648:on 30 September 2007
2321:Wood, Bruce (1976).
1221:Redcar and Cleveland
1042:Government reaction
1029:Summary of proposals
569:it recommended that
512:South Cambridgeshire
271:, to be taken up by
3014:. 25 February 1995.
2876:. 16 December 1994.
2249:ceremonial counties
2209:unitary authority.
2131:unitary authority.
936:unitary authority.
726:Government reaction
662:Brighton & Hove
516:East Cambridgeshire
407:Bolsover (district)
144:unitary authorities
41:
4272:"Lord-Lieutenants"
3331:on 4 November 2007
2767:. 26 October 1994.
2686:. 29 January 1994.
2671:. 29 January 1994.
2630:. 3 February 1994.
2183:Telford and Wrekin
2140:
2076:
2051:North Lincolnshire
2047:Kingston upon Hull
2000:
1965:
1613:unitary authority
1553:North Lincolnshire
1549:Kingston upon Hull
920:Cooksey commission
499:
488:Remaining tranches
414:
187:Kingston upon Hull
140:Secretary of State
120:
105:legislation.gov.uk
2232:
2231:
2145:On 1 April 1998,
2129:Brighton and Hove
1942:
1941:
1404:Brighton and Hove
926:Sir David Cooksey
716:. In a letter to
257:Michael Heseltine
111:
110:
45:Act of Parliament
18:Banham Commission
16:(Redirected from
4325:
4282:
4281:
4268:
4262:
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4248:
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4116:
4110:
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2468:
2462:
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2447:
2446:
2433:
2427:
2426:
2418:
2409:
2408:
2407:. 21 March 1991.
2400:
2394:
2393:
2376:
2370:
2369:
2361:
2355:
2354:
2346:
2337:
2336:
2318:
2312:
2311:
2293:
2287:
2281:
2275:
2269:
1956:
1723:Northamptonshire
1225:Stockton-on-Tees
1124:Bracknell Forest
1033:
956:'s proximity to
930:Audit Commission
787:Bracknell Forest
714:unparished areas
590:Northamptonshire
384:from 1993. Area
289:Community Charge
146:in the two-tier
134:, replacing the
128:local government
54:
53:
42:
21:
4333:
4332:
4328:
4327:
4326:
4324:
4323:
4322:
4288:
4287:
4286:
4285:
4270:
4269:
4265:
4250:
4249:
4245:
4237:
4233:
4225:
4221:
4209:
4205:
4193:
4189:
4177:
4173:
4161:
4157:
4145:
4141:
4133:
4129:
4117:
4113:
4105:
4101:
4089:
4085:
4073:
4069:
4061:
4057:
4045:
4041:
4029:
4025:
4013:
4009:
4001:
3997:
3985:
3981:
3973:
3969:
3957:
3953:
3945:
3941:
3929:
3925:
3917:
3913:
3901:
3897:
3889:
3885:
3877:
3873:
3864:
3855:
3843:
3839:
3831:
3827:
3815:
3811:
3803:
3799:
3787:
3783:
3779:. January 1995.
3772:
3768:
3753:
3752:
3748:
3740:
3736:
3724:
3720:
3712:
3708:
3696:
3692:
3684:
3680:
3668:
3664:
3656:
3652:
3640:
3636:
3628:
3624:
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3584:
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3524:
3520:
3512:
3508:
3496:
3489:
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3477:
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3453:
3449:
3437:
3433:
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3421:
3409:
3405:
3397:
3393:
3381:
3377:
3369:
3365:
3353:
3344:
3334:
3332:
3323:
3322:
3318:
3308:
3307:
3303:
3291:
3287:
3272:
3271:
3267:
3259:
3255:
3247:
3240:
3225:
3224:
3217:
3207:
3172:
3165:The Independent
3162:
3161:
3157:
3147:
3146:
3142:
3135:The Independent
3132:
3131:
3127:
3112:
3111:
3107:
3097:
3096:
3092:
3082:
3081:
3077:
3070:The Independent
3067:
3066:
3062:
3047:
3046:
3019:
3012:The Independent
3009:
3008:
3004:
2989:
2988:
2975:
2968:The Independent
2965:
2964:
2960:
2950:
2949:
2945:
2940:. 3 March 1995.
2935:
2934:
2930:
2920:
2919:
2915:
2901:
2900:
2896:
2886:
2885:
2881:
2871:
2870:
2866:
2856:
2855:
2851:
2841:
2840:
2836:
2829:The Independent
2826:
2825:
2821:
2811:
2810:
2806:
2794:
2787:
2777:
2776:
2772:
2762:
2761:
2757:
2742:
2741:
2726:
2711:
2710:
2706:
2696:
2695:
2691:
2684:The Independent
2681:
2680:
2676:
2666:
2665:
2661:
2651:
2649:
2640:
2639:
2635:
2625:
2624:
2620:
2613:The Independent
2610:
2609:
2605:
2595:
2594:
2590:
2583:The Independent
2580:
2579:
2575:
2568:The Independent
2565:
2564:
2560:
2545:
2544:
2540:
2525:
2524:
2520:
2513:The Independent
2510:
2509:
2505:
2490:
2489:
2485:
2470:
2469:
2465:
2455:
2454:
2450:
2435:
2434:
2430:
2420:
2419:
2412:
2402:
2401:
2397:
2390:
2378:
2377:
2373:
2368:. The Observer.
2363:
2362:
2358:
2348:
2347:
2340:
2333:
2320:
2319:
2315:
2308:
2295:
2294:
2290:
2282:
2278:
2270:
2266:
2261:
2237:
2175:Southend-on-Sea
2063:North Yorkshire
1980:Buckinghamshire
1954:
1758:Nottinghamshire
1703:North Yorkshire
1444:Gloucestershire
1423:Southend-on-Sea
1169:Huntingdonshire
1142:Buckinghamshire
1031:
962:historic county
922:
888:suggested that
858:Huntingdonshire
740:Buckinghamshire
728:
710:parish councils
674:Nottinghamshire
670:Southend-on-Sea
535:Buckinghamshire
520:Huntingdonshire
490:
478:Gloucestershire
442:judicial review
374:
347:North Yorkshire
331:Gloucestershire
291:, or poll tax.
242:county boroughs
230:
59:
51:
37:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4331:
4329:
4321:
4320:
4315:
4310:
4305:
4300:
4290:
4289:
4284:
4283:
4263:
4243:
4231:
4219:
4217:December 1994.
4203:
4201:December 1994.
4187:
4185:December 1994.
4171:
4169:December 1994.
4155:
4153:December 1994.
4139:
4127:
4125:December 1994.
4111:
4099:
4083:
4067:
4055:
4053:December 1994.
4039:
4037:December 1994.
4023:
4021:December 1994.
4007:
3995:
3993:December 1994.
3979:
3967:
3965:December 1994.
3951:
3939:
3923:
3911:
3895:
3883:
3871:
3853:
3837:
3825:
3823:December 1994.
3809:
3797:
3781:
3766:
3746:
3734:
3732:December 1994.
3718:
3706:
3704:December 1994.
3690:
3678:
3676:December 1994.
3662:
3650:
3648:December 1994.
3634:
3622:
3620:December 1994.
3606:
3594:
3578:
3576:November 1993.
3562:
3546:
3530:
3518:
3506:
3487:
3475:
3459:
3447:
3431:
3419:
3417:December 1994.
3403:
3391:
3375:
3373:. SI 1995/493.
3363:
3361:December 1993.
3342:
3316:
3301:
3285:
3265:
3253:
3238:
3215:
3213:December 1995.
3170:
3155:
3140:
3125:
3105:
3090:
3075:
3060:
3017:
3002:
2973:
2958:
2943:
2928:
2913:
2894:
2879:
2864:
2849:
2834:
2819:
2804:
2785:
2770:
2755:
2724:
2704:
2689:
2674:
2659:
2633:
2618:
2603:
2588:
2573:
2558:
2538:
2518:
2503:
2483:
2463:
2448:
2428:
2410:
2395:
2388:
2371:
2356:
2338:
2331:
2313:
2306:
2288:
2276:
2263:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2236:
2233:
2230:
2229:
2221:Worcestershire
2185:(The Wrekin),
2181:(Thamesdown),
2171:Stoke-on-Trent
2142:
2141:
2132:
2077:
2067:
2066:
2023:North Somerset
2002:
2001:
1992:
1988:Greater London
1966:
1953:
1950:
1940:
1939:
1936:
1933:
1927:
1921:
1920:
1917:
1914:
1911:
1905:
1904:
1901:
1898:
1895:
1889:
1888:
1885:
1879:
1876:
1870:
1869:
1866:
1863:
1860:
1854:
1853:
1850:
1847:
1844:Stoke-on-Trent
1841:
1835:
1834:
1831:
1828:
1825:
1819:
1818:
1815:
1809:
1806:
1800:
1799:
1796:
1793:
1790:
1784:
1783:
1780:
1766:
1760:
1754:
1753:
1750:
1747:
1744:
1742:Northumberland
1738:
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1734:
1728:
1725:
1719:
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1712:
1705:
1699:
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1695:
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1686:
1680:
1679:
1676:
1673:
1670:
1664:
1663:
1660:
1657:
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1645:Leicestershire
1641:
1640:
1637:
1627:
1624:
1618:
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1614:
1592:
1589:
1583:
1582:
1579:
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1567:
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1563:
1560:
1541:
1535:
1534:
1531:
1528:
1525:
1519:
1518:
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1512:
1510:Worcestershire
1503:
1497:
1496:
1493:
1490:
1476:
1470:
1469:
1466:
1460:
1456:
1455:
1452:
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1426:
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1234:
1231:
1228:
1209:
1203:
1202:
1199:
1189:
1186:
1180:
1179:
1176:
1166:
1163:
1161:Cambridgeshire
1157:
1156:
1153:
1147:
1144:
1138:
1137:
1134:
1131:
1120:
1114:
1113:
1110:
1104:
1085:
1079:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1061:North Somerset
1053:
1047:
1046:
1045:Date in force
1043:
1040:
1037:
1030:
1027:
921:
918:
914:David Wilshire
727:
724:
686:Stoke-on-Trent
626:Leicestershire
618:Worcestershire
594:Northumberland
543:Cambridgeshire
489:
486:
373:
370:
296:Michael Howard
229:
226:
203:Stoke-on-Trent
148:shire counties
109:
108:
97:
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82:
81:
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24:
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2:
4330:
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4279:
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4264:
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4112:
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4097:January 1995.
4096:
4094:
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4081:October 1994.
4080:
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4071:
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3983:
3980:
3976:
3971:
3968:
3964:
3962:
3955:
3952:
3948:
3943:
3940:
3937:October 1994.
3936:
3934:
3927:
3924:
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3915:
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3909:October 1994.
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3899:
3896:
3892:
3887:
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3875:
3872:
3869:January 1994.
3868:
3862:
3860:
3858:
3854:
3851:January 1995.
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3795:October 1994.
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3592:January 1995.
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3485:SI 1996/1863.
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3473:October 1994.
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3445:October 1994.
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4137:SI 1995/1779
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3450:
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3429:SI 1996/1879
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3333:. Retrieved
3329:the original
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1668:Lincolnshire
1611:Medway Towns
1288:Chesterfield
1173:Peterborough
1083:Bedfordshire
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3881:SI 1995/600
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2906:politics".
2904:parish-pump
2253:Lieutenancy
2117:Southampton
2081:Bournemouth
1909:West Sussex
1788:Oxfordshire
1731:Northampton
1562:accepted †
1479:Southampton
1399:East Sussex
1348:Bournemouth
862:Northampton
803:Southampton
760:Bournemouth
658:East Sussex
610:West Sussex
571:Southampton
563:Oxfordshire
422:John Gummer
362:South Wight
311:John Banham
152:John Banham
4292:Categories
2652:6 November
2259:References
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2195:Warrington
2159:Nottingham
2109:Portsmouth
2085:Darlington
2035:Humberside
2011:Humberside
1930:Thamesdown
1913:no change
1897:no change
1882:Spelthorne
1878:no change
1862:no change
1812:The Wrekin
1808:no change
1804:Shropshire
1792:no change
1777:Rushcliffe
1763:Nottingham
1746:no change
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1599:Gillingham
1591:no change
1539:Humberside
1527:no change
1487:New Forest
1483:Portsmouth
1463:Gloucester
1459:no change
1448:no change
1385:Darlington
1371:Darlington
1271:Derbyshire
1259:no change
1243:no change
1213:Hartlepool
1196:Warrington
1188:no change
1165:no change
1101:South Beds
1011:Merseyside
992:Spelthorne
973:Billericay
966:John Major
958:Cheltenham
954:Gloucester
910:Spelthorne
906:The Wrekin
882:Warrington
874:Rushcliffe
846:Gloucester
842:Gillingham
807:New Forest
799:Portsmouth
694:Thamesdown
678:Nottingham
642:Darlington
579:New Forest
575:Portsmouth
555:Lancashire
497:Cambridge.
454:Humberside
438:High Court
382:Derbyshire
339:Humberside
323:Derbyshire
273:Tony Blair
265:John Major
218:re-warding
199:Nottingham
175:Humberside
80:1992 c. 19
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3335:23 August
3311:The Times
3085:The Times
2953:The Times
2938:The Times
2923:The Times
2908:The Times
2874:The Times
2859:The Times
2780:The Times
2699:The Times
2669:The Times
2628:The Times
2598:The Times
2458:The Times
2423:The Times
2351:The Times
2225:Berkshire
2147:Blackpool
2093:Leicester
2015:Cleveland
1984:Berkshire
1952:Timetable
1935:accepted
1925:Wiltshire
1916:accepted
1900:accepted
1865:accepted
1849:accepted
1795:accepted
1749:accepted
1675:accepted
1659:accepted
1650:Leicester
1634:Blackburn
1630:Blackpool
1603:Gravesham
1578:accepted
1530:accepted
1514:accepted
1474:Hampshire
1409:accepted
1390:accepted
1307:accepted
1262:accepted
1246:accepted
1230:accepted
1207:Cleveland
1118:Berkshire
1074:accepted
1015:Southport
996:Runnymede
981:Brentwood
950:Gravesham
890:Cambridge
850:Gravesham
822:Blackpool
818:Blackburn
779:Wokingham
719:The Times
690:Wiltshire
630:Leicester
567:Hampshire
508:Cambridge
319:Cleveland
306:to take.
191:Leicester
167:Cleveland
159:Berkshire
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2167:Plymouth
2121:Brighton
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1429:Basildon
1379: –
1321:Plymouth
1296: –
1284:Bolsover
1265: –
1249: –
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1184:Cheshire
985:Rochford
977:Wickford
946:Dartford
878:Thurrock
830:Dartford
826:Broxtowe
814:Basildon
650:Plymouth
547:Cheshire
458:Somerset
351:Somerset
249:the new
207:Plymouth
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2179:Swindon
2113:Rutland
2031:Bristol
1858:Suffolk
1773:Gedling
1692:Norwich
1684:Norfolk
1654:Rutland
1255:Cumbria
1089:Bedford
1057:Bristol
1036:County
898:Norwich
894:Ipswich
838:Gedling
785:, with
775:Reading
771:Newbury
732:Commons
634:Rutland
598:Suffolk
586:Norfolk
551:Cumbria
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1325:Torbay
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1782:1998
1717:1996
1662:1997
1639:1998
1616:1998
1581:1995
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1418:Essex
1412:1997
1393:1997
1360:1997
1352:Poole
1336:1998
1316:Devon
1310:1997
1302:Derby
1276:Derby
1233:1996
1201:1998
1178:1998
1155:1997
1136:1998
1112:1997
1107:Luton
1093:Luton
1077:1996
764:Poole
752:Luton
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