Bedfordshire County Council
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Bedfordshire County Council was the county council
of the non-metropolitan county of Bedfordshire
in England. It was established in 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 2009. The county council was based in Bedford
. It was replaced with three unitary authorities: Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and (since 1997) Luton Borough Council.
County council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...
of the non-metropolitan county of Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
in England. It was established in 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 2009. The county council was based in Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
. It was replaced with three unitary authorities: Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and (since 1997) Luton Borough Council.