Londonderry County Council Explained

Londonderry County Council
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Foundation:18 April 1899
Disbanded:1 October 1973
Succeeded By:



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Meeting Place:County Hall, Coleraine

Londonderry County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

History

Londonderry County Council was formed under orders issued in accordance with the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 which came into effect on 18 April 1899.[1] It was originally based at the Coleraine Courthouse[2] [3] but moved to County Hall in Coleraine in 1970.[4] It was abolished in accordance with the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 on 1 October 1973.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd.9480) . Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions . 1900 . . Dublin . 235–330.
  2. Web site: The late Lieutenant Colonel Lenox-Conyngham. Belfast Newsletter. 23 October 1916. 23 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Telephone Directory - Belfast - Dublin - Cork. 1913. 23 November 2019.
  4. Book: Rowan, Alistair . North West Ulster: The Counties of London Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone. 208. Yale University Press. 1979. 978-0300096675.
  5. Web site: Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. Legislation.gov.uk. 29 November 2019.

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