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Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England

Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England
NameMetropolitan county
Non-metropolitan county
TerritoryEngland
Upper UnitRegion
Start Date1974
Legislation BeginLocal Government Act 1972
Current Number83
Number Date1 April 2009
Typemultiple district (34)
Type1single district (49)
Statusnon-metropolitan (77)
Status1metropolitan (6)
Exofficiowith county council (27)
Exofficio1with no council (7)
Exofficio2with district council (49)
SubdivisionMetropolitan district
Subdivision1Non-metropolitan district

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Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of subdivisions of England used for the purposes of local government outside Greater London. As originally constituted, the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties each consisted of multiple districts, had a county council and were also the counties for the purposes of Lieutenancies. Later changes in legislation during the 1980s and 1990s have allowed counties without county councils and 'unitary authority' counties of a single district. Counties for the purposes of Lieutenancies are now defined separately, based on the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties. In 2009 there were further structural changes in some areas.


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