Original: History The first local government districts were created in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 which created Urban districts and Rural districts as sub-divisions of Administrative counties ( which had been created in 1889 ) .
Simplified: The first local government districts were created in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 which created urban districts and rural districts as sub-divisions of counties ( which had been created in 1889 ) .