Londonderry County Council

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

Londonderry County Council
History
Founded18 April 1899
Disbanded1 October 1973
Succeeded byColeraine Borough Council
Cookstown District Council
Derry City Council
Limavady Borough Council
Magherafelt District Council
Meeting place
County Hall, Coleraine

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]

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