20-562: South Bucks was one of four local government districts in the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire , in South East England . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 , by the amalgamation of the area of Beaconsfield Urban District with part of Eton Rural District . The district was originally named Beaconsfield ; it was renamed to South Bucks on 1 April 1980, following
40-434: A borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: Many districts have borough status , which means the local council is called a borough council instead of district council and gives them the right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues
60-425: A district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock. Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have a two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with
80-505: A parish council may be set up. Where a parish council (whether the successor of a former borough or not) has resolved to style itself a town council, then its chair is entitled to the designation of town mayor, though in practice, the word "town" is often dropped. The right to appoint a lord mayor is a rare honour, even less frequently bestowed than city status . Currently, 23 cities in England have lord mayors: In May 2022, Southampton
100-457: A style enjoyed by a predecessor authority, which can date back centuries. Some districts such as Oxford or Exeter have city status , granted by letters patent , but this does not give the local council any extra powers other than the right to call itself a city council . By 1899, England had been divided at district level into rural districts , urban districts , municipal boroughs , county boroughs and metropolitan boroughs . This system
120-436: A type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint a mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties now have no sub divisions so are a single Non-metropolitan district such as Cornwall. Typically
140-513: A unitary authority or those that transferred from one county to another, including those that changed name. Nor does it include unitary authorities that have been abolished ( Bournemouth and Poole ). Mayors in England In England , the offices of mayor and lord mayor have long been ceremonial posts, with few or no duties attached to them. In recent years they have doubled as more influential political roles while retaining
160-569: Is in practice seldom used for a Town Mayor. These honorific styles are used only before the Mayoral title and not before the name, and are not retained after the term of office. A mayor can also be styled Mr Mayor and usually appoints a consort, usually a spouse, other family member or fellow councillor. In England (and the Commonwealth ) the designated female consort of a mayor is usually styled Mayoress or occasionally Mrs Mayor and accompanies
180-468: Is located in Wexham , South Bucks. The former district was also home to comprehensive Beaconsfield School as well as the grammar schools, Beaconsfield High School and Burnham Grammar School . 51°34′35″N 0°38′20″W / 51.5764°N 0.6390°W / 51.5764; -0.6390 Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are
200-737: Is located near Gerrards Cross and is the M25's only junction in the district. South Bucks contained the greatest length of motorway in any Buckinghamshire district. Railway lines follow the motorways: they were the Great Western Main Line and the Chiltern Main Line , with important stations in Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross . Denham Aerodrome in the southeast of the district had a small number of chartered flights running out of it. From its creation in 1974 until 2004
220-604: The District Councils' Network , special interest group which sits within the Local Government Association . The network's purpose is to "act as an informed and representative advocate for districts to government and other national bodies, based on their unique position to deliver for local people." This is a list of two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their districts. All unitary authorities are also non-metropolitan districts, which, with
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#1732787411908240-516: The Sovereign, in their district, but they are not addressed as mayor. In England, where a borough or a city is a local government district or a civil parish , the mayor is elected annually by the council from their number and chairs meetings of the council with a casting vote . Where the mayoralty used to be associated with a local government district but that district has been abolished, charter trustees may be set up to provide continuity until
260-454: The areas for Wales and England had been enacted separately and there were no Welsh metropolitan areas, the term 'non-metropolitan district' does not apply to Wales. A similar system existed in Scotland , which in 1975 was divided into regions and districts, this was also abolished in 1996 and replaced with a fully unitary system . In England most of the district councils are represented by
280-413: The ceremonial functions. A mayor's term of office denotes the municipal year . Traditionally mayors and provosts have been elected by town , borough and city councils. Since 2000, several districts now have directly elected mayors with extensive powers. The role of the chair of a district council is exactly the same as the mayor of a borough council; they have the same status as first citizen, after
300-535: The council was based at the former Eton Rural District Council's offices on Windsor Road in Slough , outside the district's administrative area. In 2004 the council moved to a modern office building at Capswood, Oxford Road, Denham , within its administrative area. Since the local government reorganisation in 2020, the building at Capswood serves as one of the area offices of Buckinghamshire Council . The Japanese international boarding school Teikyo School United Kingdom
320-487: The exception of those of Berkshire , are coterminous with non-metropolitan counties. For a full list of districts of all types including unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs , see Districts of England . This is a list of former two-tier districts in England which have been abolished, by local government reorganisations such as the 2009 structural changes to local government in England . It does not include districts that still exist after becoming
340-459: The passing of a resolution by the district council. The name was formally 'South Bucks' rather than 'South Buckinghamshire '. The district was abolished on 31 March 2020 and its area is now administered by the unitary Buckinghamshire Council . A large part of the district was sandwiched between the M40 and M4 motorways, both of which had junctions within the district. The major M40/ M25 interchange
360-526: The two-tier structure, but reforms in the 1990s and 2009 reduced their number to 192. A further 55 non-metropolitan districts are now unitary authorities, which combine the functions of county and borough/district councils. In Wales , an almost identical two-tier system of local government existed between 1974 and 1996 (see Districts of Wales ). In 1996, this was abolished and replaced with an entirely unitary system of local government, with one level of local government responsible for all local services. Since
380-620: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 . Non-metropolitan districts were created by this act in 1974 when England outside Greater London was divided into metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Metropolitan counties were sub-divided into metropolitan districts and the non-metropolitan counties were sub-divided into non-metropolitan districts. The metropolitan districts had more powers than their non-metropolitan counterparts. Initially, there were 296 non-metropolitan districts in
400-499: Was added to the list. The Lord Mayors of London and York are styled The Right Honourable . All other Lord Mayors, as well as the Mayors of cities and the original Cinque Ports ( Sandwich , Hythe , Dover , Romney and Hastings ), are styled The Right Worshipful . (Bristol styles its lord mayor "Right Honourable" instead, but this usage is without official sanction.) All other Mayors are styled The Worshipful , though this
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