Humberside County Council
History
Founded1 April 1974
Disbanded31 March 1996
Succeeded byNorth Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
Meeting place
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

County result maps

References

  1. ^ a b "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1982, p. 628
  3. ^ Kershaw, Ronald (15 July 1976). "Humberside". The Times. No. 59796. p. 20. ISSN 0140-0460.
  4. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Humberside County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ Aldous, Tony (1 March 1976). "Who belongs to Humberside?". Illustrated London News. pp. 48–50. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Classified list of election results". The Times. London. 11 June 1983. p. 25.
  8. ^ "Humberside rates". The Times. London. 16 April 1981. p. 15.
  9. ^ O'Leary, Patrick (17 July 1981). "The Humber Bridge". The Times. London. p. 12.
  10. ^ "Former Labour leaders deny conspiracy claim". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 27 February 1993. p. 3. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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