Avon County Council

Avon County Council
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Disbanded	1 April 1996
Succeeded by	Bath and North East Somerset Council Bristol City Council North Somerset Council South Gloucestershire Council
Meeting place
Avon House, Bristol

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

• 1973 Avon County Council election
• 1977 Avon County Council election
• 1981 Avon County Council election (new ward boundaries)
• 1985 Avon County Council election
• 1989 Avon County Council election
• 1993 Avon County Council election

County result maps

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

See also

• West of England Combined Authority

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.)