Shropshire County Council
Shropshire County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire in England. History. The Council came into its powers under the Local Government Act 1888 on 1 April 1889 and was known as Salop County Council from formation until 1 April 1980. It was based at the Old Shirehall in Market square, Shrewsbury until it moved to the new Shirehall in Abbey Foregate in Shrewsbury in 1966. Wrekin unitary. The area covered by the council was decreased in 1998 when the Telford and Wrekin unitary authority was created, removing The Wrekin district from  the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire. County unitary. The county council was replaced, along with the county's five district councils, by a unitary authority called Shropshire Council on 1 April 2009. However, as the 'continuing authority', the councillors of the county council became the councillors of the new authority for the interim period until the first elections to Shropshire Council were held on 4 June 2009.