Humberside County Council
Humberside County Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Disbanded | 1 April 1996 |
| Succeeded by | North Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Beverley | |
Humberside County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in northern England.
History
The County Council came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 1 April 1996.[1] The county council was based at County Hall in Beverley.[2] It was replaced with four authorities: North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire.[1]
Party control
Humberside was a non-metropolitan county governed by Humberside County Council and 9 non-metropolitan district councils. Elections to the county council took place every four years, with the first election taking place in 1973 and the final elections taking place in 1993. Following each election, the county council was controlled by the following parties:[3]
| Year | Party | Details | |
| bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1973 | Labour | Details |
| bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1977 | Conservative | Details |
| bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1981 | Labour | Details |
| bgcolor="Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | 1985 | No overall control | Details |
| bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1989 | Labour | Details |
| bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1993 | Labour | Details |
References
- ^ a b "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1982, p. 628
- ^ "Humberside County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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