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In England and Wales

England and Wales

England and Wales is a legal unit within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom....
, charter trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a town charter or city charter after a district with the status of a borough or city has been abolished, until such time as a parish council

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Parish council

A Parish council is a unit of local government in Great Britain....
is established. Functions are limited to ceremonial activities such as the election of a mayor, and various other functions depending upon local customs and laws. The Charter Trustees are made up of local councillors in the district representing wards within the boundaries of the town/city. In the event that there are less than three district councillors for the former borough, qualified local electors may be co-opted to make the number up to three.

The original sets of charter trustees were set up in 1974, under section 246 of the Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
; in the 1990s several more such bodies were set up in another local government reorganisation. The concept was introduced into the Bill by a government amendment in September 1972.

Section 245(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 allowed the 'shadow' district councils to make a petition to the Queen

British monarchy

The Monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its British overseas territory.The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, has reigned since 6 February 1952....
for borough status, prior to their coming into effect on 1 April 1974. In this case, if "it is signified on behalf of Her Majesty before that date that She proposes to accede" to the request then, the style of Borough could be used immediately from April 1, 1974, despite the fact that the Charter would only be presented later.

For the new districts which made no such petition (or where it was refused), for each former municipal borough

Municipal borough

Municipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002....
in the district, which was not to become a successor parish

Successor parish

Successor parishes are civil parishes created by the Local Government Act 1972 with the same boundaries as an urban district or municipal borough abolished by the Act....
, a body corporate

Body corporate

In English Law , body corporate is the legal term for a corporation. It is distinct from a natural person, although it has many of the same legal rights....
styled the charter trustees of the town or city, were established, under section 246(4) of the Act.

Charter trustees must hold an annual meeting within twenty-one days of the annual meeting of the district council. The first item of business is the election of a town or city mayor and deputy mayor for the next year. The charter trustees of Lowestoft

Lowestoft

Lowestoft is a coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park at Oulton Broad and the North Sea....
failed to nominate any candidate for the office of town mayor for several years until a change of political control in 2003, the trustees being effectively in abeyance.

Originally, under section 246(7), when the district

Districts of England

The districts of England are a level of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of local government. As the structure of local government in England is not uniform, there are currently four types of district level subdivision....
in which a charter trusteed town was in gained the status of a borough

Borough

A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
, the charter trustees would be immediately dissolved. Some new district councils petitioned for borough status soon after April 1, 1974, quickly dissolving the Charter Trustees.

This was changed by the Charter Trustees Act 1985, which provided that charter trustees would only cease to exist when a parish council was formed for the area of the former borough.

In the original legislation, charter trustees could also be formed in Welsh Districts

Districts of Wales

In 1974, Wales was re-divided for local government in the United Kingdom purposes into thirty-seven districts. Districts were the second tier of local government introduced by the Local Government Act 1972, being subdivisions of the eight Administrative divisions of Wales#Counties introduced at the same time....
, but the Charter Trustees Order 1974, which provided for the establishment of the trustees, stated that the section "shall not apply to the area consisting of the counties established by section 20 of the Act (new local government areas in Wales)", and "there will be no charter trustees in Wales."

The failure of the outgoing City of Rochester-upon-Medway

City of Rochester-upon-Medway

Rochester-upon-Medway was a local government district in north Kent, England from 1974 to 1998.The district was formed as the non-metropolitan district of Medway under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the municipal borough and city of Rochester, Kent, the borough of Chatham, Kent and most of Strood Rural D...
council to appoint charter trustees for Rochester and to apply for Rochester's city status

List of cities in the United Kingdom

This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom, as of 2008. Cities which have held such status since time immemorial are indicated with TI in the column headed Year granted city status....
to be transferred to the replacement unitary authority

Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government....
of Medway

Medway

Medway is a conurbation and unitary authority in South East England. The Unitary Authority was formed in 1998 when the City of Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with Gillingham Borough Council to form Medway Council, a unitary authority independent of Kent County Council, though still within the Ceremonial counties of England of Kent....
, led to Rochester losing its city status

City status in the United Kingdom

City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the British monarchy to a select group of communities. The holding of city status gives a settlement no special rights other than that of calling itself a "city"....
.

When boroughs such as Beverley

Beverley (borough)

Beverley was a Districts of England and Borough status in the United Kingdom of Humberside, England, from 1974 to 1996.It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the previous borough of Beverley, with Beverley Rural District and Haltemprice....
were abolished in the 1990s, rather than give charter trustees authority over the entire area of the former borough, they were instead limited to that part of the borough which was unparished - the area identifiable as the town.

List

Former municipal borough	Successor district	County in 1974	Created	Parished/abolished
Andover Andover, Hampshire Andover is a town in the England county of Hampshire. The town is situated on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton....	Test Valley District Test Valley Test Valley is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. Its council is based in Andover, Hampshire....	Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....	1974	abolished 1976, successor the Borough of Test Valley
Aylesbury Aylesbury See also: Aylesbury Urban AreaAylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 the Aylesbury Urban Area, which includes Bierton, Fairford Leys, Stoke Mandeville and Watermead, Buckinghamshire, had a population of 69,021, which included 56,392 for the Aylesbury civil parish....	Aylesbury Vale Aylesbury Vale The Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land largely to be found in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester to the west....	Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England home counties Counties of England in South East England England....	1974	parished 2000
Banbury Banbury Banbury is a market town and civil parish in the district of Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire, England, located on the River Cherwell. It lies northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, south of Coventry and north northwest of the county town of Oxford....	Cherwell Cherwell (district) Cherwell is a Non-metropolitan district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford....	Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....	1974	parished 2000
Basingstoke Basingstoke Basingstoke is a town#England and Wales in northeast Hampshire, England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading, Berkshire, and northeast of the county town, Winchester....	Basingstoke District Basingstoke and Deane Basingstoke and Deane is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its main town is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Hampshire, Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton, Hampshire, Oakley, Hampshire, Whitchurch, Hampshire and the hamlet of Deane, Hampshire, some from Basingstoke....	Hampshire	1974	abolished 1978, successor the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane
City of Bath	Bath and North East Somerset Bath and North East Somerset Bath and North East Somerset is a unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. It is part of the Ceremonial counties of England of Somerset....	Avon Avon (county) Avon was, from 1974 to 1996, a Shire county and ceremonial counties of England in the west of England. The county was named after the River Avon, Bristol, which ran through it....	1996	extant
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 Bedford . According to Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town of Kempston....	Bedford Bedford (borough) Bedford is a Non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough status in the United Kingdom in the East of England. Its council is based at Bedford, Bedfordshire, which also serves as the county town of Bedfordshire.... District	Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Bedfordshire is a county in England that forms part of the East of England Regions of England.Its county town is Bedford, Bedfordshire. It borders Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire....	1974	abolished 1975, successor the Borough of North Bedfordshire
Beverley Beverley Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood....	East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan district with unitary authority status, and is a ceremonial counties of England of England....	Humberside Humberside Humberside was a non-metropolitan county of England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of two halves either side of the Humber estuary, created using part of the East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding of Yorkshires of Yorkshire and Lindsey....	1996	parished 1999
Bexhill-on-Sea Bexhill-on-Sea Bexhill-on-Sea is a town and seaside resort in the Counties of England of East Sussex, in the south of England, within the Rother. It has a population of approximately 40,000....	Rother Rother Rother is a Non-metropolitan district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries. ....	East Sussex East Sussex East Sussex is a Counties of England in South East England England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey, Brighton and Hove and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel....	1974	extant
Bootle Bootle Bootle is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. It is 4 miles to the north of Liverpool city centre, and has a total resident population of 77,640....	Sefton	Merseyside Merseyside Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. Taking its name from the River Mersey, the title "Merseyside" came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974, after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, and the county consists of five metropolitan boroughs adjoining the Mersey estuary,...	1974	abolished c. 1975, successor the Borough of Sefton
Bridgwater Bridgwater Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor Districts of England, and the leading industrial town in the Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England....	Sedgemoor Sedgemoor Sedgemoor is a Non-metropolitan district of Somerset in England.A low lying area of land close to sea level between the Quantock Hills and Mendip Hills hills, historically largely marsh and contains the bulk of the area also known as the Somerset Levels, including the World's oldest known engineered roadway, the Sweet Track....	Somerset Somerset Somerset is a Counties of England in South West England. The county town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county. The Ceremonial counties of England of Somerset borders the counties of Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west....	1974	parished 2003
Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England....	East Staffordshire East Staffordshire East Staffordshire is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It has two main towns, Burton upon Trent, famous for its breweries, and Uttoxeter, for its racecourse....	Staffordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest, England lies within its borders....	1974	abolished 1992 when East Staffordshire East Staffordshire East Staffordshire is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It has two main towns, Burton upon Trent, famous for its breweries, and Uttoxeter, for its racecourse.... became a borough Borough A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely.... unparished area became various parishes in 2003
Chelmsford Chelmsford Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England - the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford . It is located northeast of Charing Cross in London....	Chelmsford Chelmsford (borough) Chelmsford is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Essex, England. It is named after its main settlement, Chelmsford, which is also the county town of Essex.... District	Essex Essex Essex is a counties of England in the East of England England. The county town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, Essex, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches ....	1974	abolished, 1975, successor the Borough of Chelmsford
Chippenham Chippenham, Wiltshire Chippenham is a market town in Wiltshire, England, located at , some 21 km east of Bath, Somerset and 163 km west of London. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 the population of the town was recorded as 28,065....	North Wiltshire North Wiltshire North Wiltshire is a Districts of England in Wiltshire, England. Its council is based in Chippenham, Wiltshire.It shares its name with the North Wiltshire , which has similar, but not identical, boundaries....	Wiltshire Wiltshire *Wiltshire* is a Ceremonial counties of England in the South West England of England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire....	1974	parished 1984
Cleethorpes Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the River Humber....	Cleethorpes District Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the River Humber....	Humberside	1974	Abolished 1975, successor the Borough of Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes Cleethorpes Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the River Humber....	North East Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire....	Humberside	1996	extant
Colne Colne Colne is the second largest town and civil parish in the Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 20,000. It lies 6 miles north-east of Burnley, 25 miles east of Preston, 25 miles north of Manchester and 30 miles west of Leeds....	Pendle district Pendle Pendle is a Non-metropolitan district and borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley....	Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....	1974	Abolished 1976, successor the Borough of Pendle
Crosby Crosby Crosby may refer to:...	Sefton	Merseyside	1974	abolished c. 1975, successor the Borough of Sefton
Dartford Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Dartford . It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, 16 miles east south-east of central London....	Dartford district Dartford (borough) Note that this article discusses the local government district as a whole: see Dartford for more specific information on the town itselfDartford is the name given to a Non-metropolitan district and borough in north west Kent, England, which takes its name from its administrative capital....	Kent Kent Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....	1974	Abolished 1977, successor the Borough of Dartford
Daventry Daventry Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22,367 . The town is also the administrative centre of the larger Daventry , which has a population of 71,838....	Daventry district Daventry (district) The Daventry district is a large Non-metropolitan district of western Northamptonshire, England. The district is named after the town of Daventry which is the administrative headquarters and largest town....	Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the England East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the United Kingdom Census 2001....	1974	parished 2003
Deal Deal, Kent Deal is a town in Kent, England. It lies on the English Channel eight miles north-east of Dover, England. It is a small fishing community situated between Dover and Ramsgate....	Dover district Dover (district) Dover is a Non-metropolitan district in Kent, England. Dover is its administrative centre. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the boroughs of Deal, Kent, Dover, and Sandwich, Kent along with Dover Rural District and most of Eastry Rural District....	Kent	1974	parished 1996
Dover Dover Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel....	Dover district Dover (district) Dover is a Non-metropolitan district in Kent, England. Dover is its administrative centre. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the boroughs of Deal, Kent, Dover, and Sandwich, Kent along with Dover Rural District and most of Eastry Rural District....	Kent	1974	parished 1996
Dunstable Dunstable Dunstable is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles north of London. These geographical features form several steep chalk escarpments most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north....	South Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire is a Non-metropolitan district in Bedfordshire, England. Its main towns are Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard....	Bedfordshire	1974	parished 1985
East Retford	Bassetlaw Bassetlaw Bassetlaw is the northernmost Non-metropolitan district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 of 107,713....	Nottinghamshire	1974	extant
Folkestone Folkestone Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site lay in a stream valley in the cliffs here; and its subsequent development was through fishing and its proximity to the Europe as a landing place and trading port....	Shepway Shepway Shepway is a Non-metropolitan district in Kent, England. It includes the towns of Folkestone, and Hythe, Kent and the Romney Marsh. It is named after the Anglo-Saxons lathe of Shepway; the Royal Court of Shepway, which met near Lympne at a place called Shepway Cross, was the principal court of the Cinque Ports Federation....	Kent	1974	parished 2004
Goole Goole Goole is a town, civil parish and seaport located approximately inland on the River Ouse, Yorkshire in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The port is "highly versatile", and is capable of handling nearly 3 million tonnes of cargo per annum, making it one of the most important ports on the east coast of England....	Boothferry Boothferry (district) The Borough of Boothferry was, from April 1, 1974 to April 1, 1996, a Districts of England with borough status in the United Kingdom within the non-metropolitan county of Humberside....	Humberside	1974	Abolished 1978, successor the Borough of Boothferry
Grantham Grantham Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It stands athwart the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham, 24 miles south-southwest of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire....	South Kesteven South Kesteven South Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Lincolnshire, Bourne, Lincolnshire and Market Deeping....	Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Lincolnshire is a Counties of England in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire....	1974	extant
Great Grimsby	North East Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire....	Humberside	1996	extant
Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a population of 81,143 at the United Kingdom Census 2001 . Developed after World War II as a new town, it has existed as a settlement since the 8th century....	Dacorum District Dacorum Dacorum is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It includes the towns of Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring, and Kings Langley....	Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hertfordshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England Counties of England in the East of England region of England....	1974	Abolished 1986, successor the Borough of Dacorum
City of Hereford Hereford Hereford is a cathedral city City status in the United Kingdom, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester....	Herefordshire Herefordshire Herefordshire is a Historic counties of England and Ceremonial counties of England Counties of England in the West Midlands Regions of England of England....	Herefordshire Herefordshire Herefordshire is a Historic counties of England and Ceremonial counties of England Counties of England in the West Midlands Regions of England of England....	1998	parished 2000
High Wycombe High Wycombe High Wycombe , is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of central London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town....	Wycombe Wycombe Wycombe is a Non-metropolitan district in Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is administered by Wycombe District Council in the town of High Wycombe....	Buckinghamshire	1974	extant
Ilkeston Ilkeston Ilkeston is a town within the Erewash, in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the River Erewash, from which the local borough takes its name. Its population at the 2001 census was 37,550....	Erewash Erewash Erewash is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in eastern Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby, England and the west of Nottingham. It contains the towns of Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Sandiacre and List of civil parishes in Derbyshire#Erewash....	Derbyshire Derbyshire Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains....	1974	abolished 1975, successor the Borough of Erewash
Kidderminster Kidderminster Kidderminster is a town in the Wyre Forest District Council district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre....	Wyre Forest Wyre Forest (district) For the woodland in Shropshire and Worcestershire, see Wyre Forest - for the district in Lancashire, see WyreWyre Forest is a Districts of England in Worcestershire, England, covering the towns of Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley....	Worcestershire Worcestershire Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....	1974	extant
King's Lynn King's Lynn King's Lynn is a town and port in Norfolk, England. Over the years, the town has been known variously as Bishop's Lynn and Lynn Regis, while it is frequently referred to by locals as simply Lynn, the Celtic languages word for lake....	West Norfolk district King's Lynn and West Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn....	Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....	1974	Abolished 1981, successor the Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
City of Lichfield Lichfield Lichfield is a city status in the United Kingdom and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. One of seven civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated 25 km north of Birmingham and 200 km northwest of central London....	Lichfield district Lichfield (district) Lichfield is a Non-metropolitan district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in the City of Lichfield.The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in its town council , and not the District Council which covers nearly 25 times this area....	Staffordshire	1974	parished 1980
Lowestoft Lowestoft Lowestoft is a coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park at Oulton Broad and the North Sea....	Waveney Waveney Waveney is a Non-metropolitan district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-west border. The district council is based in Lowestoft,the capital of Waveney, which is the only unparished area in the district....	Suffolk Suffolk Suffolk is a Non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south....	1974	extant
Lymington Lymington Lymington on the west bank of the Lymington River is a port on the Solent, in the New Forest of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink....	New Forest district New Forest (district) New Forest is a Non-metropolitan district in Hampshire, England. It is named after the New Forest.It was created on 1 April 1974, and was a merger of the borough of Lymington, New Forest Rural District and part of Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District....	Hampshire	1974	parished (as four parishes) 1979
Maldon Maldon, Essex Maldon is a town on the River Blackwater, Essex in Essex, England, England. It is the seat of the Maldon and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation....	Maldon Maldon (district) Maldon is a Non-metropolitan district in Essex, England. Its council is based in the town of Maldon, Essex, and the next largest centre of population is Burnham-on-Crouch....	Essex	1974	parished ?
Mansfield Mansfield Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the county, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town is derived....	Mansfield district Mansfield (district) Mansfield is a Non-metropolitan district in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, its population was 98,181....	Nottinghamshire	1974	extant
Margate Margate Margate is a seaside resort town within the Thanet of East Kent, England. It lies east-northeast of Maidstone, along the North and South Foreland of the coastline of the United Kingdom....	Thanet	Kent	1974	extant
Nelson Nelson, Lancashire Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....	Pendle district Pendle Pendle is a Non-metropolitan district and borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley....	Lancashire	1974	Abolished 1976, successor the Borough of Pendle
Newark	Newark district Newark and Sherwood Newark and Sherwood is a Non-metropolitan district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, and three small towns: Newark-on-Trent, Southwell, Nottinghamshire and Ollerton....	Nottinghamshire	1974	parished 1976?
Newbury Newbury, Berkshire Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings....	West Berkshire West Berkshire West Berkshire is a Districts of England in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England, governed by a unitary authority . Its administrative capital is Newbury, Berkshire, located almost equidistantly between Bristol and London....	Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire is a Home Counties in the South East England of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters patent issued confirming...	1974	parished 1997
Penzance Penzance Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK.Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and Incorporation in 1614, it has a population of 20,255 and is currently Penwith's principal town....	Penwith Penwith Penwith is a Non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, whose council is based in Penzance. The district covers all of the Penwith peninsula, the toe-like promontory of land at the western end of Cornwall and which includes an area of land to the east that falls outside the peninsula, being the most westerly distric...	Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....	1974	parished 1980
Queenborough-in-Sheppey Queenborough-in-Sheppey Queenborough-in-Sheppey was a municipal borough in Kent, England from 1968, to 1974. It was created a merger of the municipal borough of Queenborough, with the Sheerness urban district and Sheppey Rural District, and occupied the entire Isle of Sheppey....	Swale district Swale Swale is a Non-metropolitan district in Kent, England. Its council is based in Sittingbourne. The borough is named after the narrow channel called The Swale, a channel that separates the mainland of Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, and which occupies the central part of the district....	Kent	1974	parished 1976?
Ramsgate Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside resort on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque Port....	Thanet Thanet Thanet is a Non-metropolitan district of Kent, England which was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, and came into being on 1 April 1974....	Kent	1974	extant
Royal Leamington Spa	Warwick district Warwick (district) Warwick is a Non-metropolitan district of central Warwickshire in England. The current leader of the district council is Conservative Party member Michael Doody....	Warwickshire	1974	parished 2002
Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-southeast of central London, bordering the county of East Sussex. It is situated at the northern edge of the Weald, the sandstone geology of which is exemplified by the rock formations at the Wellington Rocks and High Rocks....	Tunbridge Wells district Tunbridge Wells (borough) Tunbridge Wells is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Kent, England. It takes its name from its main town, Royal Tunbridge Wells.The district was formed on April 1, 1974, by the merger of the municipal borough of Royal Tunbridge Wells along with Southborough, Kent urban district, Cranbrook Rural District and most of Tonbridge Rural...	Kent	1974	Abolished 1974, successor the Borough of Tunbridge Wells
City of Salisbury (New Sarum)	Salisbury district Salisbury (district) Salisbury is a Districts of England in Wiltshire, England. It was formed in 1974. Its main town is the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire.There is no authority called Salisbury City Council....	Wiltshire	1974	extant
Scunthorpe Scunthorpe Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and has an estimated total resident population of 72,514....	North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For Ceremonial counties of England it is part of Lincolnshire....	Humberside	1996	extant
Southport Southport Southport is a seaside resort within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. The town is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the north of Liverpool and west-southwest of Preston....	Sefton	Merseyside	1974	abolished c. 1975, successor the Borough of Sefton
Taunton Taunton Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the non-metropolitan county of Somerset....	Taunton Deane District Taunton Deane Taunton Deane is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Taunton.The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Taunton, Wellington, Somerset, Taunton Rural District, and Wellington Rural District, Somerset....	Somerset	1974	abolished 1975, successor the Borough of Taunton Deane
Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare is a seaside resort town and civil parish in North Somerset, part of the Ceremonial counties of England of Somerset, England. It is located on the Bristol Channel coast, south west of Bristol, spanning the coast between the bounding high ground of Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill....	Woodspring North Somerset North Somerset is a unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the Ceremonial counties of England of Somerset but it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county.... (now North Somerset)	Avon	1974	parished 2000
Workington Workington Workington is a town and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England at the mouth of the River Derwent, Cumbria. Lying within the borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport....	Allerdale Allerdale Allerdale is a Non-metropolitan district with Borough status in England and Wales status, in Cumbria, England. It is Historic Counties of England part of the English county of Cumberland....	Cumbria	1974	parished 1982
Worksop Worksop Worksop is the biggest town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. It is about East South East of the Sheffield and its population is estimated to be 39,800....	Bassetlaw Bassetlaw Bassetlaw is the northernmost Non-metropolitan district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 of 107,713....	Nottinghamshire	1974	extant
Yeovil Yeovil Yeovil is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 road and A37 road. It has a population of 41,871 at the 2001 census . The town lies within the local district of South Somerset and the Yeovil ....	Yeovil district South Somerset South Somerset is a Non-metropolitan district in Somerset, England. Its council is based in Yeovil.The district was formed on 1 April 1974, and was originally known as Yeovil, adopting its present name in 1985.... (now South Somerset)	Somerset	1974	parished 1984

Changes in April 2009

The structural changes to local government in 2009

2009 structural changes to local government in England

It is planned that during 2009 there will be structural changes to local government in England, whereby a number of new unitary authority will be created in parts of the country which currently operate a 'two-tier' system of Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England and Districts of England....
will affect charter trustees. Trustees will be formed in a number of new unitary authorities to preserve the mayoralty and civic traditions of abolished boroughs. At the same time, the charter trustees of Salisbury will be dissolved on the parishing of the area.

New Authority	Districts abolished	Charter trustees to be formed?
Cheshire East Cheshire East Cheshire East Council, is the name for a new unitary authority in Cheshire. It will come into force from April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007....	Borough of Congleton Congleton (borough) Congleton is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Cheshire, in North West England. It covers Congleton, Alsager, Holmes Chapel, Middlewich and Sandbach....	Borough is completely parished. Charters and civic property likely to pass to Congleton Town Council.
	Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Crewe and Nantwich Crewe and Nantwich is one of six Non-metropolitan districts in the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Cheshire, England. It has a population of 111,007....	Application made for charter trustees for the Town of Crewe Crewe Crewe is a town in Cheshire, England. It is the largest town in the borough of Crewe and Nantwich, in which it is the only unparished area. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683.... .
	Borough of Macclesfield Macclesfield (borough) Macclesfield is a Non-metropolitan district, borough and Macclesfield in Cheshire England. It includes the towns of Bollington, Knutsford, Macclesfield and Wilmslow and its wide area includes the villages and hamlets of Adlington, Cheshire, Disley, Gawsworth, Hurdsfield, Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Poynton, Prestbury, Cheshire, Rainow, Styal,...	Application made for charter trustees for the Town of Macclesfield.
Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire West and Chester is the name for a new unitary authority area in Cheshire. It will come into force from April 2009, as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007....	City of Chester	Charter trustees for the City of Chester to be formed, with lord mayoralty preserved.
	Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston Ellesmere Port and Neston Ellesmere Port and Neston is a non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom in Cheshire, England. It covers the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, that part which is not included in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral....	Application made for charter trustees for Town of Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port is a large industrial town and cargo port in the borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire, England, situated in the south of the Wirral Peninsula on the estuary of the River Mersey, to the north of Chester.... to be formed as a temporary measure prior to creation of town council.
	Borough of Vale Royal Vale Royal Vale Royal is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Cheshire, England....	Borough is entirely parished.
Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....	Borough of Restormel Restormel Restormel is a Borough status in the United Kingdom of Cornwall, United Kingdom, one of the six administrative divisions that make up the county....	No action will be taken, and borough status will cease on 31 March 2009
County Durham County Durham County Durham is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in North East England England. The county town is Durham.The largest settlement in the county is the town of Darlington....	City of Durham Durham Durham is a city in North East England. It lies at the heart of the City of Durham local government district. It is the county town of County Durham....	Charter trustees for the City of Durham will be formed.
	Borough of Sedgefield Sedgefield (borough) Sedgefield is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in County Durham, in north-east England. It has a population of about 87,000 . It is named after Sedgefield; but its largest town is Newton Aycliffe....	Privileges and rights realating to the borough charter will transfer to Sedgefield Town Council.
Northumberland Northumberland Northumberland is a Counties of England in the North East England of England. The non-metropolitan counties of England of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south and Tyne and Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish Borders council area to the north, and nearly eighty miles of Nort...	Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (borough) Berwick-upon-Tweed is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Northumberland in the north-east of England, on the border with Scotland. The district had a resident population of 25,949 according to the 2001 census, which also notes that it is the most ethnically homogeneous in the country, with 99.6% of the population recording themselves...	Civic functions of the Mayoralty and Shrievalty and all associated regalia will be transferred to Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council (created 1 April 2008).
	Borough of Blyth Valley Blyth Valley Blyth Valley is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in south-east Northumberland, England, bordering the North Sea and Tyne and Wear. The two principal towns are Blyth, Northumberland and Cramlington....	Application made for charter trustees for Blyth Valley. This is a temporary measure, as the area is to be divided into three parishes of Blyth, Cramlington and Seaton Valley.
	Borough of Castle Morpeth Castle Morpeth Castle Morpeth is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Northumberland, England. Its administrative centre is Morpeth, Northumberland.The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Morpeth, Northumberland and Morpeth Rural District, along with part of Castle Ward Rural District....	The borough is entirely parished.
Shropshire Shropshire Shropshire , alternatively known as *Salop* or abbreviated, in print only, *Shrops*, is a Counties of England in the West Midlands of England....	Borough of Oswestry Oswestry (borough) Oswestry is a small Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Shropshire, England. It is the smallest of the five districts of Shropshire in terms of both population and land area....	The borough is entirely parished.
	Borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham Shrewsbury and Atcham Shrewsbury and Atcham is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Shropshire, England.Shrewsbury is the only town in the borough; Atcham, although itself only a village, is included in the name as a reflection of the incorporation into the borough of the former Atcham Rural District....	Shrewsbury Town Council will be formed 1 April 2009
Wiltshire Wiltshire *Wiltshire* is a Ceremonial counties of England in the South West England of England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire....	Salisbury Salisbury (district) Salisbury is a Districts of England in Wiltshire, England. It was formed in 1974. Its main town is the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire.There is no authority called Salisbury City Council.... District	Existing charter trustees of the City of New Sarum will be dissolved with the creation of civil parish and city of Salisbury.

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Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
Charter Trustees Act 1985 (C.45)
Local Government in England and Wales : A guide to the New System, HMSO, London 1974