Local Government Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, relating to local government.
The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Local Government Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Local Government Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to local government.
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Many other acts entitled "Local Government Act" have been passed—as well as even more of the form "Local Government (Specific Matter) Act"—but these are the major ones which define the terms in which the others operate or alter. All but the last have had the long titles "An act to consolidate the Law(s) relating to Local Government". Additional acts concerning local government in the early days of the colony did not have short titles.
The following list of Acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom only includes Public General Acts, and so does not include any of the numerous "Provisional Order Confirmation Acts"
| Act | Summary |
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| The Local Government (Drogheda and Meath) Act 1845 Note that this short title is only used in the Republic of Ireland |
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| The Local Government Act 1858 | Replaced Public Health Act 1848 |
| The Local Government Act (1858) Amendment Act 1861 | |
| The Local Government Act Amendment Act 1863 | |
| The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1871 | |
| The Local Government (Boundaries) Act 1887 | |
| The Local Government Act 1888 | Created county councils and county boroughs in England and Wales |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 | Created county councils in Scotland |
| The Local Government Act 1894 | Created rural and urban districts in England and Wales |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 | Created Local Government Board and parish councils in Scotland |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 Amendment Act 1895 | |
| The Local Government (Elections) Act 1896 | |
| The Local Government (Elections) (No. 2) Act 1896 | |
| The Local Government (Determination of Differences) Act 1896 | |
| The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1897 | |
| The Local Government (Joint Committees) Act 1897 | |
| The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 | Created county councils, rural and urban districts in Ireland |
| The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1900 | |
| The Local Government (Ireland) (No. 2) Act 1900 | |
| The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1901 | |
| The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1902 | |
| The Local Government (Transfer of Powers) Act 1903 | |
| The Local Government (Ireland) Act (1898) Amendment Act 1906 | |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1908 | |
| The Local Government (Adjustments) Act 1913 | |
| The Local Government (Adjustments) (Scotland) Act 1914 | |
| The Local Government (Emergency Provisions) Act 1916 | |
| The Local Government Emergency Provisions (No. 2) Act 1916 | |
| The Local Government (Allotments and Land Cultivation) (Ireland) Act 1917 | |
| The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 | |
| The Local Government (County Boroughs and Adjustments) Act 1926 | Amended the rules for the creation of county boroughs |
| The Local Government Act 1929 | Provision for county review orders to amend districts; poor law boards abolished in England and Wales |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 | Created large and small burghs and district councils; poor law reformed in Scotland |
| The Local Government (Clerks) Act 1931 | |
| The Local Government (General Exchequer Contributions) Act 1933 | |
| The Local Government Act 1933 | Consolidated earlier legislation in England and Wales |
| The Local Government (Members' Travelling Expenses) Act 1937 | |
| The Local Government (Hours of Poll) Act 1938 | |
| The Local Government Amendment (Scotland) Act 1939 | |
| The Local Government (Boundary Commission) Act 1945 | |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 | |
| The Local Government Act 1948 | |
| The Local Government Boundary Commission (Dissolution) Act 1949 | |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1951 | |
| The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 | |
| The Local Government (Street Works) (Scotland) Act 1956 | |
| The Local Government Elections Act 1956 | |
| The Local Government (Omnibus Shelters and Queue Barriers) (Scotland) Act 1958 | |
| The Local Government Act 1958 | Initiated reviews of large urbanised areas, made provision for rural boroughs |
| The Local Government (Records) Act 1962 | |
| The Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act 1964 | |
| The Local Government (Pecuniary Interests) Act 1964 | |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 (Amendment) Act 1965 | |
| The Local Government (Pecuniary Interests) (Scotland) Act 1966 | |
| The Local Government Act 1966 | |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 | |
| The Local Government (Termination of Reviews) Act 1967 | Ended reviews started by the 1958 Act |
| The Local Government (Footpaths and Open Spaces) (Scotland) Act 1970 | |
| The Local Government Act 1972 | Created metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties in England and Wales |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 | |
| The Local Government Act 1974 | |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 | |
| The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 | |
| The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1978 | |
| The Local Government Act 1978 | |
| The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 | |
| The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 | |
| The Local Government and Planning (Amendment) Act 1981 | |
| The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 | |
| The Local Government Finance Act 1982 | Local authorities going above spending limits could have general grants removed |
| The Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 | |
| The Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984 | |
| The Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 | |
| The Local Government Act 1985 | Abolished the Greater London Council and the county councils of the metropolitan counties |
| The Local Government Act 1986 | |
| The Local Government Finance Act 1987 | |
| The Local Government Act 1987 | |
| The Local Government Act 1988 | Introduced the controversial Section 28 |
| The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 | |
| The Local Government Finance (Publicity for Auditors' Reports) Act 1991 | |
| The Local Government Act 1992 | Made provision for the creation of unitary districts in England |
| The Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993 | |
| The Local Government (Amendment) Act 1993 | |
| The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 | Created current unitary structure in Wales |
| The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 | Created current unitary structure in Scotland |
| The Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997 | |
| The Local Government and Rating Act 1997 | |
| The Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 | |
| The Local Government Act 1999 | Requirement for most authorities in England and Wales to achieve 'best value' |
| The Local Government Act 2000 | Introduction of directly elected mayors |
| The Local Government Act 2002 | Reforms council finance arrangements including borrowing in England and Wales |
| The Local Government Act 2003 | |
| The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 | |
| The Local Government Act 2010 |