Councillors (Reformed)

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Councillors (Reformed)

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Councillors (Reformed); 1835-present

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1835-present

      History

      Created in 1835 as fixed-term elected representatives, they formed the core of the reformed Corporation. They are elected based on geographical wards. In 1925 the number of wards increased from 6 to 12.

      Places

      Legal status

      Reformed by 5 & 6 Wm. IV., c.76 (Municipal Corporations Act 1835)

      Functions, occupations and activities

      24 councillors and 12 aldermen together formed the new single chamber of the reformed Corporation and had equal authority. They were elected and unpaid. Today, a leader and cabinet system in place, where one councillor is selected as the leader and nominates a cabinet. Additional responsibilities such as cabinet membership are reflected in the scale of allowances.

      Mandates/sources of authority

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Created in 1835 as fixed-term elected representatives, they formed the core of the reformed Corporation. They are elected based on geographical wards. In 1925 the number of wards increased from 6 to 12.

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Councillors / The "24"(Unreformed) (????-1835)

      Identifier of related entity

      GB0192-82

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Councillors / The "24"(Unreformed) is the predecessor of Councillors (Reformed)

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Occupations

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      GB0192-83

      Institution identifier

      GB0192

      Rules and/or conventions used

      International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

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          Sources

          JBM How York Governs Itself

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