unitary authority
noun /ˌjuːnətri ɔːˈθɒrəti/
/ˌjuːnəteri əˈθɔːrəti/
(also unitary council
/ˌjuːnətri ˈkaʊnsl/
/ˌjuːnəteri ˈkaʊnsl/
)- a type of local council introduced in some areas of England from 1995 and in all areas of Wales in 1996. Unitary authorities replaced the old system of county and district councils, providing a single level of local government. Some unitary authorities, for example the East Riding of Yorkshire, govern a wide geographical area, while others control a single large city or town, for example Portsmouth. A similar system of local government was introduced in Scotland in 1996 consisting of council areas. Northern Ireland has had a single-level local government since 1973 made up of district councils, and the number of these was reduced in 2015.
单一制：从1995年开始在英格兰的某些地区和1996年在威尔士的所有地区引入的一种地方议会。单一制取代了原来的县和区议会制，只提供了一个地方政府。一些统一的机构，例如约克郡的东区，管辖着广阔的地理区域，而其他一些机构则控制着一个大城市或城镇，例如朴茨茅斯。苏格兰于1996年引入了类似的地方政府体系，包括理事会区域。自1973年以来，北爱尔兰一直由地方议会组成的单一级别的地方政府，而在2015年则减少了。