Berkshire County Council
Berkshire County Council | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Type | |
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| History | |
| Established | 1 April 1889 |
| Disbanded | 31 March 1998 |
| Preceded by | Court of Quarter Sessions |
| Succeeded by | Bracknell Forest Council Reading Borough Council Slough Borough Council West Berkshire Council Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Wokingham Borough Council |
| Elections | |
Last election | 6 May 1993 |
| Meeting place | |
| Shire Hall, Shinfield Park, Reading | |
Berkshire County Council, also known as the County Council of the Royal County of Berkshire, was the county council for Berkshire in England. It was created in 1889 and abolished in 1998. The council had responsibilities for education, social services, public transport, planning, emergency services and waste disposal.
On the abolition of the county council in 1998, the county's six existing district councils also took on county council functions in their areas, making them unitary authorities. Berkshire is therefore now administered by the six councils of Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Wokingham.