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Londonderry County Council 
Summary
Londonderry County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Londonderry County Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 18 April 1899 |
| Disbanded | 1 October 1973 |
| Succeeded by | Coleraine Borough Council Cookstown District Council Derry City Council Limavady Borough Council Magherafelt District Council |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Coleraine | |
History edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The late Lieutenant Colonel Lenox-Conyngham". Belfast Newsletter. 23 October 1916. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Telephone Directory - Belfast - Dublin - Cork". 1913. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Rowan, Alistair (1979). North West Ulster: The Counties of London Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Tyrone. Yale University Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0300096675.
- ^ "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.