There are currently 21 county councils in England, covering areas known as non-metropolitan counties and divided into a number of non-metropolitan districts , which each have a district council.[1] The first county councils were created in 1889. The Local Government Act 1888 established county councils and county borough councils in England and Wales. There was a significant reform of the number, powers and jurisdictions of county councils in 1974 . Their number has been decreasing further due to incremental reforms carried out between 1986 and 2023.
County councils in England (red).
Local authority
Established
District councils
Website
Headquarters
Cambridgeshire County Council
1974Cambs
5
Official website
New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald
Derbyshire County Council
1889
8
Official website
County Hall, Matlock
Devon County Council
1889
8
Official website
County Hall , Exeter
East Sussex County Council
1889
5
Official website
County Hall , Lewes
Essex County Council
1889
12
Official website
County Hall, Chelmsford
Gloucestershire County Council
1889
6
Official website
Shire Hall , Gloucester
Hampshire County Council
1889
11
Official website
Castle Hill, Winchester
Hertfordshire County Council
1889
10
Official website
County Hall, Hertford
Kent County Council
1889
12
Official website
County Hall, Maidstone
Lancashire County Council
1889
12
Official website
County Hall, Preston
Leicestershire County Council
1889
7
Official website
County Hall, Glenfield
Lincolnshire County Council
1974
7
Official website
County Offices, Lincoln
Norfolk County Council
1889
7
Official website
County Hall, Norwich
Nottinghamshire County Council
1889
7
Official website
County Hall , West Bridgford
Oxfordshire County Council
1889
5
Official website
County Hall, Oxford
Staffordshire County Council
1889
8
Official website
County Buildings, Stafford
Suffolk County Council
1974
5
Official website
Endeavour House , Ipswich
Surrey County Council
1889
11
Official website
Woodhatch Place, Reigate
Warwickshire County Council
1889
5
Official website
Shire Hall, Warwick
West Sussex County Council
1889
7
Official website
County Hall, Chichester
Worcestershire County Council
1998Worcs
6
Official website
County Hall, Worcester
^Cambs : 1st creation 1889—1965; 2nd creation 1974—present
^Worcs : 1st creation 1889—1974; 2nd creation 1998—present
^Mon : Monmouthshire considered part of Wales from 1974.
See also
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References
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^ Municipal Yearbook . 2009.
Further reading
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