Conversion To Unitary Status
The replacement of the two-tier system, which had been established in 1974, of five district councils and one county council, was part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. The county council became the continuing authority, though the change to unitary status led to the council dropping the word "County" from its title. Similar conversions occurred in 2009 in Cornwall, Wiltshire, County Durham and Northumberland.
The logo for Shropshire Council is the former county council coat of arms with "Shropshire Council" written to the side, in white and blue.
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