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Chester,even of the fourteen aldermen came up for re-election. The Labour group decided to break with convention by not voting for two of the retiring Conservative aldermen, and secured the promotion of three Labour councillors, two in their stead and a third to replace another retiring Conservative who did

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Durham,of 20,514, an increase of 1,213 since 1951 (1964 estimate 23,050). The city has the local government status of a municipal borough; although some boundary exten-sion is probable as a result of the forthcoming county review, there is no prospect that the new total population will be large enough to s

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Exeter, ‘Semper fideles’, and its prominent citizens often refer to it as ‘this loyal and ancient city’. It has a cathedral and a very old Guildhall, and some of its medieval walls are still visible. Its rebuilding has been for the most part in a traditional style. It is also a middle-class city and only a

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Leeds,ns, has claims to cosmopolitan status as the capital of the West Riding conurbation. The diversity of the industry in the city, embracing clothing, engineering and, preeminently, wool textiles, has given it a more stable economic fortune than the neighbouring woollen towns or its rivals across the P

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Southampton,e of the Romans, Southampton has been the main trading port on the South Coast, a natural consequence of its position in a magnificent natural harbour at the head of the Solent at the confluence of the rivers Itchen and Test. The first borough charter still in existence was granted by King John in 1

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Torquay,ring-place and summer resort, and, because of its relatively mild climate in winter, has a high reputation as a place for convalescence and retirement. Currently, large-scale developments of luxury flats, rising in commanding positions overlooking the bay, are giving substance, in outward appearance

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Wolverhampton,its on the top of the north-west end ofa sandstone ridge which runs north to south and divides the watersheds of the Severn and the Trent. To the east the ridge slopes down to a conurbation stretching to Birmingham thirteen miles away, while in the west it spreads out to the lush farming country of

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The Results Analysed,also intended to constitute a reasonably representative cross-section of local government in county boroughs. Two of the authorities included are not, in fact, county boroughs, but one of these (Torquay) will shortly provide the nucleus of a new county borough, and the other (Durham) is in many ways