Humberside County Council
Humberside County Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Disbanded | 31 March 1996 |
| Succeeded by | North Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley | |
Humberside County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in northern England.
History
Humberside was a non-metropolitan county governed by Humberside County Council and nine non-metropolitan district councils. The county council came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished in 1996.[1] The county council was based at County Hall in Beverley.[2] On 1 April 1996 the county council was replaced with four unitary authorities: North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire.[1]
The coat of arms was submitted to the council for approval by a resident of Humberside (in Thorngumbald), and depicts several characters in the blazon. The shield bears two Yorkshire roses, a pair of gold fleur-de-lys for Lincolnshire and a gold ducet for Hull. The crest depicts a blue eagle issuing from the old East Riding arms - an allusion of the new deriving from the old. The eagles has droplets on its wings, representing North Sea oil. A sword represents Scunthorpe steel, with a dolphin, anchor, waves and globe representing the docks and shipping of the Humber, and the goddess Ceres represents agriculture.[3]
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 1996 was held by the following parties:[4][5]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1973–1977 | |
| Conservative | 1977–1981 | |
| Labour | 1981–1985 | |
| No overall control | 1985–1989 | |
| Labour | 1989–1996 | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council included:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Lewis[6] | Labour | 1974 | 1977 | |
| John Townend[7] | Conservative | 1977 | 1979 | |
| Spencer Rudkin[8] | Conservative | pre-1981 | May 1981 | |
| Michael Wheaton[9] | Labour | May 1981 | post-1982 | |
| Terry Geraghty | Labour | pre-1985 | May 1993 | |
| Maggie Smith[10] | Labour | May 1993 | Mar 1996 | |
Council elections
- 1973 Humberside County Council election
- 1977 Humberside County Council election
- 1981 Humberside County Council election
- 1985 Humberside County Council election
- 1989 Humberside County Council election
- 1993 Humberside County Council election
County result maps
1981 results map
References
- ^ a b "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1982, p. 628
- ^ Kershaw, Ronald (15 July 1976). "Humberside". The Times. No. 59796. p. 20. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Humberside County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Aldous, Tony (1 March 1976). "Who belongs to Humberside?". Illustrated London News. pp. 48–50. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Classified list of election results". The Times. London. 11 June 1983. p. 25.
- ^ "Humberside rates". The Times. London. 16 April 1981. p. 15.
- ^ O'Leary, Patrick (17 July 1981). "The Humber Bridge". The Times. London. p. 12.
- ^ "Former Labour leaders deny conspiracy claim". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 27 February 1993. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
