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Avon County Council
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Disbanded	1 April 1996
Succeeded by	Bath and North East Somerset Council Bristol City Council North Somerset Council South Gloucestershire Council
Meeting place
Avon House, Bristol

Avon County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Avon in south west England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 1 April 1996 at the same time as the county. The county council was based at Avon House in Bristol. It was replaced with four authorities: Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, North Somerset Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Council elections

• 1973 Avon County Council election
• 1977 Avon County Council election
• 1981 Avon County Council election (new ward boundaries)
• 1985 Avon County Council election
• 1989 Avon County Council election
• 1993 Avon County Council election

County result maps

• 1993 results map
• 1989 results map
• 1985 results map
• 1981 results map

See also

• West of England Combined Authority

References

1. "Avon House". Skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
2. Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 630
3. "Avon (Structural Change)". Hansard. 22 February 1995. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
4. "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Avon" in search box to see specific results.)

v t e Council elections in Bristol
Bristol City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2021 2024
Mayor of Bristol	2012 2016 2021
West of England Mayor	2017 2021
Avon County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e Council elections in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Cheltenham Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022 2024
Cotswold District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Forest of Dean District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Gloucester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2021 2024
South Gloucestershire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Stroud District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2021 2024
Tewkesbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Avon County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
Kingswood Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
Northavon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished
West of England Mayor	2017 2021
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e Council elections in Somerset
Somerset Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022
Bath and North East Somerset Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
North Somerset Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
West of England Mayor	2017 2021
Former councils Avon County Council 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished Bath City Council 1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 Abolished Mendip District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Abolished Sedgemoor District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Abolished South Somerset District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Abolished Somerset West and Taunton District Council 2019 Abolished Taunton Deane Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished Wansdyke District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Abolished West Somerset District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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