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The way local government is organised in England varies in different parts
of the country. In some places, one Council called a 'unitary Council', (provides all the
local government services - in others there might be two or three ‘tiers’
or different types of Councils who provide these services between them).
There are many different types of Councils, Metropolitan Boroughs, Unitary,
County Councils etc. In Lancashire we have a 'County
Council'.
In Lancashire we have what is called a “two tier” system. This means we have two types of main local authorities both dealing with many services:
The County Council delivers the larger services like:
- Education
- Libraries
- Social Services
- Highways and Transport
- Waste disposal
12 District Councils deliver more local services like:
- Street cleaning /Waste collection from your house
- Leisure facilities like sports centres and swimming pools
- Housing that can be rented to local people
- Environmental Health
There are ALSO
Over 200 Parish and Town Councils – that deal with very local things like:
- Bus shelters
- Park benches
- Allotments
- Some planning issues
You can find more details about your local district Council on their website
Burnley Borough Council www.burnley.gov.uk
Chorley Borough Council www.chorley.gov.uk
Fylde Borough Council www.fylde.gov.uk
Hyndburn Borough Council www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk
Lancaster City Council www.lancaster.gov.uk
Pendle Borough Council www.pendle.gov.uk
Preston City Council www.preston.gov.uk
Ribble Valley Borough Council www.ribblevalley.gov.uk
Rossendale Borough Council www.rossendale.gov.uk
South Ribble Borough Council www.southribble.gov.uk
West Lancashire District Council www.westlancsdc.gov.uk
Wyre Borough Council www.wyrebc.gov.uk
