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St Ives Borough Council was created in 1874 by a charter
granted by Queen Victoria. Exactly a century later, when Local Government
was reorganized in 1974, it was replaced by the present-day Town
Council. Some of the old Borough Council’s powers were transferred
to the District Council in Huntingdon, but the new Town Council
carries on the Borough’s traditions  with
its robes and its mace, the Mayor’s chain of office, and its
location in the 19th-century Town Hall. With its local base St Ives
Town Council keeps in close touch with its electors and provides
services that are important to the townspeople. A major recent project
was the restoration of the Corn Exchange, another 19th-century building
just across the Market Hill from the Town Hall. The Corn Exchange
is an important community facility, providing a public hall in the
heart of the town centre. The Town Council also provides allotments,
parks, seats, cemeteries and open spaces and runs the Norris Museum.
You can telephone the Council offices on 388929 or email clerk@stivestowncouncil.gov.uk.
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