Avon County Council elections

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Avon County Council was the county council for the non-metropolitan county of Avon in England. It was created in 1974 and abolished in 1996, being replaced by Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

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Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 1996, political control of the council was held by the following parties: [1]

PartyTenure
No overall control 1973–1977
Conservative 1977–1981
Labour 1981–1985
No overall control 1985–1996

Council elections

County result maps

By-election results

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References

  1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 October 2016.