Avon County Council

Avon County Council
History
Founded1 April 1974
Disbanded1 April 1996
Succeeded byBath 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.[1] 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.[2] It was replaced with four authorities: Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, North Somerset Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council.[3]

  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.