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PLYMOUTH FROM 1914 ONWARDS Plymouth was granted the title of a City by letters patent dated October 18th 1928. The City was granted a crest and supporters to the Coat of Arms on May 4th 1931. The chief magistrate was granted the style and title of Lord Mayor by letters patent dated May 6th 1935. The northern part of the parish of Compton Gifford and parts of the parishes of Eggbuckland, St Budeaux, Plymstock and Tamerton Foliot were added to the City from April 1st 1939 under the Plymouth Extension Act 1938. On May 2nd 1947 the Local Government Boundary Commission announced that Plymouth was to take in the whole of the parishes of Bickleigh and Tamerton Foliot. In fact, the Plymouth Extension Act 1950 (14 Geo 6), which received the Royal Assent on July 28th 1950 and came into force on April 1st 1951, allowed only parts of those two parishes to be added to the City. This resulted in an enlargement of the City Council to 19 Aldermen and 60 Councillors. By an Act of 1966, from April 1st 1967 the parishes of Plympton, Plymstock and a part of the parish of Brixton were taken inside the City. When the Local Government Act 1972 came into force on April 1st 1974, the County Boroughs were abolished. Thus, after 535 years, the City ceased to be run by Plymouth Corporation but by a new district council within the County of Devon. The County Council, a mere 86-years-old, took over many of the functions of the the old Corporation, like highways and education, and City councillors were elected to the County Council. For information about Local Government in Plymouth today, please visit the Plymouth City Council website at www.plymouth.gov.uk
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