Cornwall County Council ( kw, Konteth Konsel Kernow) was the

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of the

non-metropolitan county A non-metropolitan county, or colloquially, shire county, is a county-level entity in England that is not a metropolitan county. The counties typically have populations of 300,000 to 1.8 million. The term ''shire county'' is, however, an unoffi ...

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a Historic counties of England, historic county and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people ...

in south west England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 2009.

History

Cornwall County Council was formed on 1 April 1889. From 1974 the county had six districts:

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, Carrick,

Kerrier Kerrier ( kw, Keryer) was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly. Its council was based in Camborne (). Other towns in the distr ...

, North Cornwall,

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and

Restormel Restormel ( kw, Rostorrmel) was a borough of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, one of the six administrative divisions that made up the county. Its council was based in St Austell; its other towns included Newquay. The borough was named after ...

(a borough). The Council had its headquarters at Old County Hall in Station Road, Truro until it moved to New County Hall at Treyew Road, also in Truro, in 1966. The County Council and the District Councils were replaced with one

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known as

Cornwall Council Cornwall Council ( kw, Konsel Kernow) is the unitary authority for Cornwall in the United Kingdom, not including the Isles of Scilly, which has its own unitary council. The council, and its predecessor Cornwall County Council, has a tradition ...

on 1 April 2009.

Party control

The following table shows party control of the Cornwall County Council, following each election since 1973 until its abolition in 2009:

Notable members

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VC (1835–1905) * Sir Edward Bolitho, Chairman 1941 to 1952 * Sir John Carew Pole, 12th Baronet, Chairman 1952 to 1963.‘CAREW POLE, Col. Sir John (Gawen)’, in ''Who Was Who'' (London: A. & C. Black, 1920–2008
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References

Former county councils of England 1889 establishments in England 2009 disestablishments in England

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History

Party control

Notable members

See also

References