Borough status in the United Kingdom (English Wikipedia)

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durham.gov.uk

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COMMITTEE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (1 October 2009). "Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill". Hansard. Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 7 January 2016. Our difficulty is in relation to the cities. Some of the city statuses that have been awarded in the past refer to the borough, and some refer to the previous town. We are having a little difficulty in sorting out the legal implications of that.
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"Local Government Bill: Informal Clause-by-clause Scrutiny". Hansard. NI Assembly. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2016. While in some cases it is not going to have a major effect, in the case of, for example, the cities, particularly Lisburn, it could have a major effect on their status.

northdown.gov.uk

"New name signifies a new beginning for local Council". Ards and North Down Borough Council. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016. In the New Year the Council will formally apply for Borough status and will submit an application to the DoE to change the name to East Coast Borough Council with effect from 1 April 2015; until then the Council will be known as North Down and Ards District Council

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southampton.gov.uk

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thegazette.co.uk

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Candidate Information Pack (PDF). Allerdale Borough Council. April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
"Bulletin of Changes of Local Authority Status, Names and Areas 1st April 1988–31st March 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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"Freedom of the Borough". Basildon Council. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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"Alteration in Status and Areas of Local Authorities for Period February 1978 – September 1978" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
"Bulletin of Changes of Local Authority Status, Names and Areas 1st April 1987–31st March 1988" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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"Councillor's Guide" (PDF). Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland. May 2011. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
"Application by Derry City Council for Judicial Review". NIQB. 25 January 2007. p. WEAF5707. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2013. The 1984 Order made under the 1972 Act had the effect of changing the name of the administrative district from Londonderry to Derry ... the name of the local government district (and the consequential changes to the names of the borough and the council) were affected by the Order in 1984.
"New name signifies a new beginning for local Council". Ards and North Down Borough Council. 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016. In the New Year the Council will formally apply for Borough status and will submit an application to the DoE to change the name to East Coast Borough Council with effect from 1 April 2015; until then the Council will be known as North Down and Ards District Council

westlancsdc.gov.uk

"The Royal Charter". West Lancashire District Council. 13 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2009.

wokingham.gov.uk

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