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The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c.41) was an Act of Parliament which established county councils and county borough councils in England and Wales. It came into effect on 1 April 1889, except for the County of London, which came into existence on 21 March at the request of the
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See moreFollowing the 1886 general election, a Conservative administration headed by Lord Salisbury was formed. However the Conservatives did not have a majority of seats and had to rely on the support of the Liberal Unionist Party.
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See moreThere were a large number of changes to the Bill as it passed through parliament. The terms administrative county and county borough were introduced to designate the new areas of local government, while the "selected councillors" became "county aldermen". The
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See moreThe Act also ensured that the boundaries used for what it terms "non-administrative purposes" would be synchronised with the borders between the
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See moreThe councils were subject to triennial elections, the first taking place in January 1889. The county councils elected in 1889 were known as "provisional" councils until coming into their powers
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See moreControl of the county police was to be exercised jointly by the quarter sessions and the county council through a standing joint committee. The committees were replaced by
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