Merseyside County Council
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Merseyside County Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Established | 1 April 1974 |
Disbanded | 31 March 1986 |
Succeeded by | Knowsley Liverpool Sefton St Helens Wirral |
Leadership | |
Leader | Keva Coombes[1] |
Seats | 99 |
Elections | |
Last election | 1981 |
Meeting place | |
Metropolitan House, Old Hall Street, Liverpool |
The Merseyside County Council (MCC) was, from 1974 to 1986, the upper-tier administrative body for Merseyside, a metropolitan county in North West England.
MCC existed for a total of twelve years. It was established on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. However, along with five other metropolitan county councils and the Greater London Council it was abolished on 31 March 1986 by the Local Government Act 1985.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Andrew (13 August 1992). "Public Service Management: End of the metropolitan line: County councils face an uncertain future. Andrew Evans recalls how the Government abolished local authorities serving 18 million people". The Independent.
- ^ "The Ceremonial County of Merseyside". The Merseyside Lieutenancy. Retrieved 15 September 2019.