| Humberside County Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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. The county council was based at County Hall in Beverley. 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.
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.
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:
| 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 | Labour | 1974 | 1977 | |
| John Townend | Conservative | 1977 | 1979 | |
| Spencer Rudkin | Conservative | pre-1981 | May 1981 | |
| Michael Wheaton | Labour | May 1981 | post-1982 | |
| Terry Geraghty | Labour | pre-1985 | May 1993 | |
| Maggie Smith | 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
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1981 results map
References
- ^ "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.
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