Penwith District Council

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Penwith District Council was the former local government authority for the Penwith area in west Cornwall, England, prior to the creation of the unitary Cornwall Council.

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instanceOf former non-metropolitan district council
abolishedAsPartOf 2009 structural changes to local government in England
administrativeCentre Penzance NERFINISHED
category District councils of England
Former local authorities in Cornwall
Local government in Cornwall
country United Kingdom
disestablishedIn 2009
dissolvedOn 2009-03-31
establishedIn 1974
governedArea Penwith district NERFINISHED
west Cornwall
governmentType district council
hadCouncilChamberIn Penzance NERFINISHED
higherTierAuthority Cornwall County Council NERFINISHED
jurisdiction local government in Penwith
languageOfAdministration English
lastElectionsHeldIn 2007
legalForm local authority
legislatedBy Local Government Act 1972 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Cornwall NERFINISHED
England
Penwith NERFINISHED
southwest England
surface form: South West England

United Kingdom
partOf non-metropolitan county of Cornwall
precededBy Penzance Borough Council NERFINISHED
St Ives Borough Council NERFINISHED
St Ives Rural District Council NERFINISHED
West Penwith Rural District Council NERFINISHED
regionServed Land's End area NERFINISHED
Penwith peninsula NERFINISHED
replacedBy Cornwall Council NERFINISHED
unitary authority of Cornwall Council
responsibleFor housing
leisure services
local environmental health
local planning
waste collection
seatType Council offices
servedTown Hayle NERFINISHED
Marazion NERFINISHED
Penzance NERFINISHED
St Ives NERFINISHED
servedVillage Mousehole NERFINISHED
Newlyn NERFINISHED
St Just-in-Penwith NERFINISHED
startDate 1974-04-01

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Cornwall Council replaced Penwith District Council