• A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries...
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    Area Council (#736). In 1930, the Kiamichi Area Council (#736) dissolved with parts going to T-O Council, Lamar County Council, Red River Area Council and...
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    upper-tier county councils and lower-tier district councils, with each county being designated as either a metropolitan county or a non-metropolitan county. From...
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    govern large urban areas. In 1986 their county councils were abolished, and since then the metropolitan counties have had no local government role. The...
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  • Bucks County Council may refer to: Buckinghamshire County Council, the administrative body governing the county of Buckinghamshire, England Bucks County Council...
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    Metropolitan King County Council, the legislative body of King County, Washington, consists of nine members elected by district. The Council adopts laws, sets...
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    Modesto Council. In 1921 Modesto changed its name to the Stanislaus County Council, and in 1922 to the Yosemite Area Council. In 1998, the council changed...
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    Monmouthshire County Council (or simply Monmouthshire Council) (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Fynwy) is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area –...
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    independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s. An equivalent term used in Scotland was a county of city. They...
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    County in Sweden. Its main responsibilities are the public healthcare system and public transport. Starting from 2019, the Stockholm County Council changed...
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    remainder of the county continued to be called Buckinghamshire County Council. Buckinghamshire County Council was a large employer in the county and provided...
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    Conwy County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is the local authority for Conwy County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales...
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    Council (#750) in 1929.[a] In 1973, the Allegheny Highlands Council (#382) was formed from a merger of the Seneca Council (#750), Chautauqua County Council...
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    Essex (redirect from County of Essex)
    administrative county and County Council was formed in 1889. The county was made a non-metropolitan county (a new type of adminsitrative county) in 1974, meaning...
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    Elections for the entire County Council were held every four years – the last were held on 4 May 2017. The County Council used a leader and cabinet executive...
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    first council in Pennsylvania was the Delaware & Montgomery County Council in 1911. This council eventually became the former Valley Forge Council, now...
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    of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill (Tír Chonaill), after the historic territory. Donegal County Council is the local...
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    "Members | New Castle County, DE - Official Website". www.nccde.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020. "County Council | New Castle County, DE - Official Website"...
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    The London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first...
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    borough council was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as a lower-tier district council with borough status. Gwent County Council provided...
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  • Liberty Council (#525) is a Boy Scouts of America council created in 1996 with the merger of the former Philadelphia Council (covering the city and county of...
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    Werner Council Office Building. The members of the County Council as of 2023 are: The most recent Republican serving on the Montgomery County Council, Howard...
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    Sheriff. Between 1974 and 1986, the West Midlands County Council was the administrative body covering the county; this was abolished on 31 March 1986, and the...
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    Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England. The council was created in...
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    "Surrey County Council". The Times. London. 27 March 1890. p. 13. David Robinson, History of County Hall, Surrey County Council "County Council Election...
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    Buckinghamshire Council is the local authority for Buckinghamshire (district), a non-metropolitan county in England. It is a unitary authority, performing...
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    of Hawaii County. Hawaii County has a mayor–council form of government. In terms of geography, Hawaii County is the most expansive county in the state...
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    Avon County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Avon in south west England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was...
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    Bonner-Boundary Council (#106) (In Idaho) was founded. It merged into the Shoshone County Council (#110) in 1926. In 1918 the Shoshone County Council (#110) (In...
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    Caerphilly County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is the governing body for Caerphilly County Borough, one of the principal...
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