County borough

A county borough  was a type of local government district in England until abolished in 1974.

Local government powers were divided between county councils and urban or rural districts.

For example: rural districts may not be able to maintain footpaths or street lighting because of their size.  Urban districts were based in a town and were able handle these jobs.  Schools were the responsibility of county councils because districts were too small to run all types of schools themselves.

A county borough was a town big enough to run all its own local government, so the local county council had no power inside the county borough.

Category:Political systems
Category:Local government in England
Category:1974 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Category:20th-century disestablishments in England