Avon County Council

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| foundation = 1 April 1974

| disbanded = 1 April 1996

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| succeeded_by = {{nowrap|Bath and North East Somerset Council}}
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North Somerset Council
South Gloucestershire Council

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| session_room = Avon House Bristol (24729505547).jpg

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| meeting_place = Avon House, Bristol

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Avon County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Avon in south west England.{{cite web|title=Avon House|url=http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=792|work=Skyscrapernews.com|accessdate=17 November 2011}} It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 1 April 1996 at the same time as the county. The county council was based at Avon House in Bristol.Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 630 It was replaced with four authorities: Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, North Somerset Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council.{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1995/feb/22/avon-structural-change|title=Avon (Structural Change)|date=22 February 1995|publisher=Hansard|accessdate=15 September 2019}}

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council was held by the following parties:{{cite web |title=Compositions Calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html |access-date=26 November 2024 |website=The Elections Centre |publisher=University of Exeter}} (Put "Avon" in search box to see specific results.)

colspan="2"\|Party	Tenure
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style="background-color: {{party color\|No overall control}}" \| \|No overall control	1973 – 1977
style="background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \|Conservative	1977 – 1981
style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \|Labour	1981 – 1985
style="background-color: {{party color\|No overall control}}" \| \|No overall control	1985 – 1996