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Cleveland County Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Disbanded31 March 1996
Succeeded byHartlepool
Stockton-on-Tees
Middlesbrough
Redcar and Cleveland
Meeting place
Municipal Buildings, Middlesbrough

Cleveland County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Cleveland in north east England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 31 March 1996.

History

The county council came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and established its base at Municipal Buildings in Middlesbrough.[1] It adopted the motto "Endeavour" to commemorate the name of Captain James Cook's ship, HMS Endeavour, which, in February 1768, was dispatched on a mission to find the postulated continent Terra Australis Incognita (or "unknown southern land") in the south Pacific.[2]

Following the recommendations of the Banham Commission, which had recommended the transfer of power in the county to unitary authorities,[3] the county council was abolished on 31 March 1996.[4] It was replaced with four unitary authorities: Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland.[5] The four districts were re-allocated to the ceremonial counties of County Durham (Hartlepool and north Stockton) and North Yorkshire (south Stockton, Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland) so facilitating the abolition of the ceremonial county of Cleveland as well as the abolition of the administrative county of Cleveland.[6]

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:[7]

Party in control Years
Labour 1973–1977
Conservative 1977–1981
Labour 1981–1996

Leadership

The leaders of the council included:

Councillor Party From To
Maurice Sutherland[8][9] Labour 1973 1977
Arthur Pearson[10][11] Conservative pre-1978 post-1979
Maurice Sutherland Labour 1981 1985
Bryan Hanson[12][13] Labour 1985 1989
Paul Harford[14][15] Labour 1989 post-1995

Council elections

References

  1. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 630
  2. ^ "Secret Instructions to Lieutenant Cook 30 July 1768 (UK)". National Library of Australia. 2005. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Remember When: How the death knell sounded for Cleveland County Council". Teesside Live. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "The Cleveland (Structural Change) Order 1995". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Registration Districts in Cleveland". UK Births, Marriages and Deaths. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. ^ "The Cleveland (Further Provision) Order 1995". Legislation.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Wendy's degree of success". Newcastle Journal. 25 November 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 13 August 2022. Sir Maurice Sutherland, leader of Cleveland County Council from 1973–77 and 1981–85, becomes a Master of Law.
  9. ^ Rodgers, William (15 March 2001). "Sir Maurice Sutherland". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  10. ^ "A new voice of the North". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1978. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Councils want talks on region plugging". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 24 December 1979. p. 35. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Anger over £80m cut". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1985. p. 2. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Ministry of Defence move will bring jobs boost". Billingham and Norton Advertiser. 15 March 1989. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  14. ^ Searby, Martin (15 December 1989). "Council puts ban on spikes". The Times. London. p. 40.
  15. ^ "Civic leaders fight for cash". Newcastle Journal. 15 November 1995. p. 12. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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