Category: Local Democrary
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Rugby Borough
Rugby Borough was created on 1st April 1974 when the existing Town council was merged with Rugby Rural District, which had looked after the affairs of the local villages for 80 years. It inherited control of all of the various services previous provided by the individual councils – see here for the details of how… Read more
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Rugby Rural District Council
The 1894 Local Government Act introduced elected councils at both district and parish level. The town of Rugby already had a local council at this stage (known as an urban district from 1894), but a separate council was created in 1894 known as the Rugby Rural District Council, which brought together the parishes in a… Read more
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Parliamentary Democracy
When considering the history of local democracy in the area it is perhaps prudent to start the review from the 1880s, during which decade secret ballots were introduced and the Rugby Constituency was formed. It was still some years before universal suffrage, but looking at the latter years of the 19th Century is a reminder… Read more
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1910 Electoral Roll For Church Lawford
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The Parish Council
The Church Lawford Parish Meeting was first formally held shortly after a Bill was passed in Parliament to introduce them in 1894. Prior to that date the Parish (including King’s Newnham) was governed by the Church Vestry, which made decisions on local taxes as well as looking after those matters that the Lord of the… Read more