Local Government Act 1888
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The Local Government Act 1888 was a key piece of British legislation that created elected county councils in England and Wales, significantly reforming and modernizing local government administration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Local Government Act 1888 canonical | 12 |
| An Act for the better Local Government of Counties in England and Wales | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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local government legislation ⓘ |
| affected | London local government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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Wales ⓘ |
| assignedResponsibilityFor |
asylums to county councils
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county bridges to county councils ⓘ county buildings to county councils ⓘ licensing of music and dancing to county councils ⓘ main roads to county councils ⓘ weights and measures to county councils ⓘ |
| citation | 51 & 52 Vict. c. 41 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created |
County of London as an administrative county
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London County Council ⓘ county borough councils ⓘ county councils in England ⓘ county councils in Wales ⓘ |
| defined |
administrative counties of England
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administrative counties of Wales ⓘ |
| established | county boroughs as separate administrative areas ⓘ |
| followedBy | Local Government Act 1894 ⓘ |
| governmentInPower |
Conservative government of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
Conservative government of Lord Salisbury
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| implementedOn | 1 April 1889 ⓘ |
| introduced | elected county councils ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | administrative county distinct from historic county ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| limited | number of county aldermen relative to councillors ⓘ |
| longTitle |
Local Government Act 1888
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
An Act for the better Local Government of Counties in England and Wales
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| partOf | Victorian era local government reforms ⓘ |
| precededBy | ad hoc local boards and sanitary authorities system ⓘ |
| providedFor |
creation of standing joint committees of county councils and quarter sessions
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election of county councillors ⓘ |
| reformed |
system of local government in England
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system of local government in Wales ⓘ |
| regulated |
division of counties into electoral divisions
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financial relations between counties and boroughs ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1888 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Local Government Act 1888 self-link ⓘ |
| significance |
foundation of modern county council system in England and Wales
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major step in democratization of local government in England and Wales ⓘ |
| sponsor | Charles Ritchie ⓘ |
| status | partially repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative counties
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local government ⓘ |
| transferredPowersFrom | quarter sessions ⓘ |
| transferredPowersTo | county councils ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1888 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
An Act for the better Local Government of Counties in England and Wales