Cornwall County Council

Cornwall County Council

Cornwall County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Cornwall, in England, the United Kingdom. It currently consists of 82 councillors, and is controlled by the Liberal Democrats, who have 48 councillors, versus 19 independents, 9 Conservatives, 5 Labour councillors, and one from the small Liberal Party. The council has a tradition of large groups of independents, having been controlled by independents in the 1970s and 1980s.

Composition

Elections are held every four years, interspersed by three years of elections to the six district councils in the county.

Council history

External links

* [http://www.cornwall.gov.uk Official Cornwall County Council website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cornwall County Fire Brigade — Infobox UK Fire and Rescue name = Cornwall County Fire Brigade area = Cornwall start = 1948 population = 519,400 size = 3,563 km² staff = 744 BM = Matt Littmoden bm label= Chief Fire Officer stations = 31 HQ = Truro web = [http://www.cornwall.gov …   Wikipedia

  • Cornwall County Cricket Club — is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The club is based at… …   Wikipedia

  • Cornwall County Constabulary — was the Home Office police force for the county of Cornwall, England, until 1967. The force was formed in 1857. It absorbed Bodmin Borough Police in 1865, Liskeard Borough Police in 1877, Launceston Borough Police in 1883, Falmouth Borough Police …   Wikipedia

  • County council — A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Contents 1 United Kingdom 1.1 England 1.1.1 History 1.1.2 2009 r …   Wikipedia

  • Northumberland County Council — 1st unitary term Type Type …   Wikipedia

  • Devon County Council — Type Type Unicameral of county council …   Wikipedia

  • Middlesex County Council — This article is about the former local authority in England. For the contemporary authority in Ontario, Canada, see Middlesex County, Ontario. Middlesex County Council Coat of arms of the Middlesex Cou …   Wikipedia

  • Cumberland County Council — For the Australian cadastral division of the same name, see Cumberland County, New South Wales. Arms of Cumberland County Council Cumberland County Council was the county council of Cumberland in the North West of England, an elected local… …   Wikipedia

  • Merseyside County Council — Coordinates: 53°24′54″N 2°59′31″W / 53.415°N 2.992°W / 53.415; 2.992 …   Wikipedia

  • Cheshire County Council — s Logo Cheshire County Council was a County Council, of the second highest level of United Kingdom Government for the residents of Cheshire. Founded in 1889, it ceased to exist on 1 April 2009, when it and the district councils in Cheshire were… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”