Humberside County Council
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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 1974 until its abolition in 1996 was as follows:[4][5]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1974–1977 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1977–1981 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1981–1985 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1985–1989 | |
| Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1989–1996 | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Lewis[6][7] | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 1 Apr 1974 | May 1977 | |
| John Townend[8][9] | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | May 1977 | May 1979 | |
| Spencer Rudkin[10][11][12] | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 9 May 1979 | May 1981 | |
| Michael Wheaton[13][14] | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | May 1981 | May 1984 | |
| Terry Geraghty[15][16] | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | May 1984 | May 1992 | |
| Maggie Smith[17][18] | Script error: No such module "Party name with color". | 13 May 1992 | 31 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
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