In England and Wales, 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 is established. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A city charter or town charter (generically municipal charter) is a legal Document establishing a Municipality such as a City or A city charter or town charter (generically municipal charter) is a legal Document establishing a Municipality such as a City or A Parish council is a unit of Local government in Great Britain. 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; in the 1990s several more such bodies were set up in another local government reorganisation. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales The concept was introduced into the Bill by a government amendment in September 1972. [1]
Section 245(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 allowed the 'shadow' district councils to make a petition to the Queen for borough status, prior to their coming into effect on April 1, 1974. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. 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 in the district, which was not to become a successor parish, a body corporate styled the Charter Trustees of the town or city, were established, under section 246(4) of the Act. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to Successor parishes are Civil parishes created by the Local Government Act 1972 with the same boundaries as an Urban district or Municipal borough In English Law (and as a result throughout the Commonwealth Realms) body corporate is the legal term for a Corporation.
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 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. Lowestoft (ˈləʊstɒft/ /ˈləʊstəf is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park
Originally, under section 246(7), when the district in which a charter trusteed town was in gained the status of a borough, the charter trustees would be immediately dissolved. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice 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, 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. In 1974, Wales was re-divided for local government purposes into thirty-seven districts. "[2]
The failure of the outgoing City of Rochester-upon-Medway council to appoint charter trustees for Rochester and to apply for Rochester's city status to be transferred to the replacement unitary authority of Medway, led to Rochester losing its city status. The City of Rochester-upon-Medway was a local government district in north Kent, England from 1974 to 1998 Rochester is a town in Kent, England. It is located within the Unitary authority area of Medway and is at the lowest bridging point of the 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 See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions History The Medway area has a long and varied history dominated
When boroughs such as Beverley 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. Beverley was a local government district and Borough in Humberside, England, from 1974 to 1996
The structural changes to local government in 2009 are likely to effect charter trustees. It is planned that during 2009 there will be structural changes to local government in England, whereby a number of new unitary authorities will be created Charter Trustees may be formed for the City of Durham and the town of Shrewsbury, while Salisbury's trustees may be replaced by a parish council. Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England [3] [4] [5] Charter Trustees may also be formed in Berwick upon Tweed and Blyth Valley. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost This article describes the Local government district For the Parliamentary constituency of the same name see Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency [6] [7]
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| Former municipal borough | Successor district | County in 1974 | Website | Created | Parished/abolished |
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| Andover | Test Valley District | Hampshire | 1974 | abolished 1976, successor the Borough of Test Valley | |
| Aylesbury | Aylesbury Vale | Buckinghamshire | [1] | 1974 | parished 2000 |
| Banbury | Cherwell | Oxfordshire | [2] | 1974 | parished 2000 |
| Basingstoke | Basingstoke District | Hampshire | 1974 | abolished 1978, successor the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane | |
| City of Bath | Bath and North East Somerset | Avon | [3] | 1996 | extant |
| Bedford | Bedford District | Bedfordshire | 1974 | abolished 1975, successor the Borough of North Bedfordshire | |
| Beverley | East Riding of Yorkshire | Humberside | [4] | 1996 | parished 1999 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | Rother | East Sussex | 1974 | extant | |
| Bootle | Sefton | Merseyside | 1974 | abolished c. Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is situated on the River Anton some 18 Towns and villages Abbotswood Abbotts Ann Ampfield Amport Andover Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain See also Aylesbury Urban Area Aylesbury is the County town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. Banbury is a Market town located on the River Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire, England. See also Cherwell local elections History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon. See also Basingstoke and Deane local elections Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a Unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 The former County of Avon was a non-metropolitan county and ceremonial county in the west of England, named after the River Avon, which Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough Bedford is a local government district with the status of a Borough in the East of England. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. Beverley is a Market town, Civil parish and the County town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Humberside was a Non-metropolitan county of England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. Bexhill-on-Sea (often simply Bexhill) is a town and Seaside resort in the county of East Sussex, in the south of England, within the See also River Rother for rivers named Rother ---- History Rother District was formed on 1 April 1974, under the East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the Bootle is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 1975, successor the Borough of Sefton | |
| Bridgwater | Sedgemoor | Somerset | 1974 | parished 2003 | |
| Burton upon Trent | East Staffordshire | Staffordshire | 1974 | abolished 1992 when East Staffordshire became a borough [5] unparished area became various parishes in 2003 | |
| Chelmsford | Chelmsford District | Essex | 1974 | abolished, 1975, successor the Borough of Chelmsford | |
| Chippenham | North Wiltshire | Wiltshire | [6] | 1974 | parished 1980? |
| Cleethorpes | Cleethorpes District | Humberside | 1974 | Abolished 1975, successor the Borough of Cleethorpes | |
| Cleethorpes | North East Lincolnshire | Humberside | 1996 | extant | |
| Colne | Pendle district | Lancashire | 1974 | Abolished 1976, successor the Borough of Pendle | |
| Crosby | Sefton | Merseyside | 1974 | abolished c. Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a Market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial Sedgemoor is a local government district of Somerset in England. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county 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, Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. History The current district was formed on April 1, 1974 from the borough of Chelmsford and most of the Chelmsford Rural District. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Chippenham is a Market town in Wiltshire, England, located at, some 21 km (13 miles east of Bath and 163 km (96 miles west of London Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye Cleethorpes is a town and Unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the Estuary of the River Humber. Cleethorpes is a town and Unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the Estuary of the River Humber. Cleethorpes is a town and Unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the Estuary of the River Humber. North East Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire Colne is the second largest town in the borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 20000 Pendle is a local government district and Borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea 1975, successor the Borough of Sefton | |
| Dartford | Dartford district | Kent | 1974 | Abolished 1977, successor the Borough of Dartford | |
| Daventry | Daventry district | Northamptonshire | 1974 | parished 2003 | |
| Deal | Dover district | Kent | [7] | 1974 | parished 1996 |
| Dover | Dover district | Kent | 1974 | parished 1996 | |
| Dunstable | South Bedfordshire | Bedfordshire | [8] | 1974 | parished 1985 |
| East Retford | Bassetlaw | Nottinghamshire | 1974 | extant | |
| Folkestone | Shepway | Kent | 1974 | parished 2004 | |
| Goole | Boothferry | Humberside | 1974 | Abolished 1978, successor the Borough of Boothferry | |
| Grantham | South Kesteven | Lincolnshire | 1974 | extant | |
| Great Grimsby | North East Lincolnshire | Humberside | 1996 | extant | |
| Hemel Hempstead | Dacorum District | Hertfordshire | 1974 | Abolished 1986, successor the Borough of Dacorum | |
| City of Hereford | Herefordshire | Herefordshire | [9] | 1998 | parished 2000 |
| High Wycombe | Wycombe | Buckinghamshire | [10] | 1974 | extant |
| Ilkeston | Erewash | Derbyshire | 1974 | abolished 1975, successor the Borough of Erewash | |
| Kidderminster | Wyre Forest | Worcestershire | 1974 | extant | |
| King's Lynn | West Norfolk district | Norfolk | 1974 | Abolished 1981, successor the Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk | |
| City of Lichfield | Lichfield district | Staffordshire]] | [11] | 1974 | parished 1980 |
| Lowestoft | Waveney | Suffolk | 1974 | extant | |
| Lymington | New Forest district | Hampshire | 1974 | parished (as four parishes) 1979 | |
| Maldon | Maldon | Essex | [12] | 1974 | parished ? |
| Mansfield | Mansfield district | Nottinghamshire | 1974 | extant | |
| Margate | Thanet | Kent | [13] | 1974 | extant |
| Nelson | Pendle district | Lancashire | 1974 | Abolished 1976, successor the Borough of Pendle | |
| Newark | Newark district | Nottinghamshire | [14] | 1974 | parished 1976? |
| Newbury | West Berkshire | Berkshire | [15] | 1974 | parished 1997 |
| Penzance | Penwith | Cornwall | 1974 | parished 1980 | |
| Queenborough-in-Sheppey | Swale district | Kent | 1974 | parished 1976? | |
| Ramsgate | Thanet | Kent | 1974 | extant | |
| Royal Leamington Spa | Warwick district | Warwickshire | [16] | 1974 | parished 2002 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | Tunbridge Wells district | Kent | 1974 | Abolished 1974, successor the Borough of Tunbridge Wells | |
| City of Salisbury (New Sarum) | Salisbury district | Wiltshire | 1974 | extant | |
| Scunthorpe | North Lincolnshire | Humberside | 1996 | extant | |
| Southport | Sefton | Merseyside | 1974 | abolished c. Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, 16 miles (25 km east south-east Government Since 1997 Dartford's MP is Howard Stoate (Labour The Mayor for the year May 2008 to May 2009 is Councillor Ian Armitt KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Daventry (ˈdævəntri or ˈdeɪntɹɪ is a Market town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of 22367 (2001 Census) The Daventry district is a large local government district of western Northamptonshire, England. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants Deal is a Town in Kent, England. It lies on the English Channel eight miles north-east of Dover. Communications Crossing Dover district are the Roman roads of Watling Street and that leading from Richborough. Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, England. Communications Crossing Dover district are the Roman roads of Watling Street and that leading from Richborough. Dunstable is a Market town in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles north of London South Bedfordshire is a local government district in Bedfordshire, England. Retford is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the County town of Nottingham Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107713 Folkestone (ˈfoʊkstən is a resort town on the south coast of Kent, England, traditionally known as "The Garden Coast" Governance The district was formed on April 1, 1974 as a merger of the boroughs of Folkestone Hythe Lydd and New Romney along with Elham and Romney Marsh Goole is a Town, Civil parish and port located approximately inland on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, The Borough of Boothferry was from April 1, 1974 to April 1, 1996, a local government district with borough status within Grantham is a Market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a Seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. North East Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census Dacorum is a local government district and Borough in Hertfordshire, England. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Hereford ( ˈhɛrɨfəd is a city, Civil parish and County town of Herefordshire, England. Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the See also High Wycombe Western Australia High Wycombe (hai ˈwɪk Constituent parts The Wycombe District Council area comprises Towns High Wycombe Princes Risborough Marlow Ilkeston (also locally known as Ilson) is a Town in the Borough of Erewash of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England Erewash (ˈɛrəˌwɒʃ is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Kidderminster is a town in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. Parishes in Wyre Forest District Kidderminster is unparished Areley Kings Bewdley Broome Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district and Borough in Norfolk, England. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lowestoft (ˈləʊstɒft/ /ˈləʊstəf is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. For other uses of the name Lymington see Lymington (disambiguation. Maldon (ˈmɔːldən locally /ˈmɒldən/ is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. Politics A subdivision of the county of Essex, the Non-metropolitan district is served by Maldon District Council 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 Mansfield is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. Margate is a Seaside resort town within the Thanet district of East Kent, England. History See also Isle of Thanet The Isle of Thanet is the major part of the Thanet District Nelson is a town in the borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England with a population of 28998 in 2001 Pendle is a local government district and Borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders Newark-on-Trent (generally shortened to Newark) is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South Penzance (Pensans also Penzans, IPA: /pɛnˈzæns/ is a town Civil parish, and Port in the Penwith district of Cornwall Geography The Penwith peninsula sits predominantly on Granite bedrock that has led to the formation of a rugged coastline with many fine beaches Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Queenborough-in-Sheppey was a Municipal borough in Kent, England from 1968 to 1974 Ramsgate is a seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent, England. History See also Isle of Thanet The Isle of Thanet is the major part of the Thanet District Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington (ˈlɛmɪŋtən and "Leam" to locals is a Spa town in central Warwick is a local government district of central Warwickshire in England. Description of borough Location The borough of Tunbridge Wells lies along the south eastern border of Kent partly on the northern edge of the Weald, the remainder Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the Political control Control of the authority shifted in the elections of May 2007 from Conservative to no overall control the current administration being formed by a coalition Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire Unitary authority North Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. Southport is a seaside town on the Irish Sea coast situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in England, UK. 1975, successor the Borough of Sefton | |
| Taunton | Taunton Deane District | Somerset | 1974 | abolished 1975, successor the Borough of Taunton Deane | |
| Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring (now North Somerset) | Avon | [17] | 1974 | parished 2000 |
| Workington | Allerdale | Cumbria | 1974 | parished 1982 | |
| Worksop | Bassetlaw | Nottinghamshire | 1974 | extant | |
| Yeovil | Yeovil district (now South Somerset) | Somerset | [18] | 1974 | parished 1984 |
References
- ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Lords, 22 September 1972, columns 1494–1496
- ^ S. Taunton is the County town of Somerset, England. The Unparished area (or former Municipal borough) of Taunton has a Population Taunton Deane is a local government district with Borough status in Somerset, England. Weston-super-Mare is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in North Somerset, England. North Somerset is a Unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered Http//uploadwikimediaorg/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Workingtonjpg Workington is a town and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England at the mouth of the Allerdale is a local government district with borough status in Cumbria, England. Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107713 Yeovil (ˈjovɪl is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 and A37. South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. I. 1974 No. 176
- ^ County Council Welcomes Single Unitary Decision, Durham County Council, accessed February 4, 2008
- ^ A City Council for Salisbury, Report to City Area Committee, Salisbury District Council, accessed February 4, 2008
- ^ Proposed creation of a new Shrewsbury Town Council, Shropshire County Council, accessed February 4, 2008
- ^ Berwick Town Council (Berwick upon Tweed Borough Council), accessed February 4, 2008
- ^ Chief Executive's Report on Government Publication on Implementing Unitary Local Government, Blyth Valley Borough Council, accessed February 4, 2008
External links
Sources
- Local Government Act 1972
- Charter Trustees Act 1985 (C. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales 45)
- Local Government in England and Wales : A guide to the New System, HMSO, London 1974
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