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Humberside County Council
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Humberside County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in northern England, which was created in 1974 and abolished in 1996.
Key Information
History
[edit]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
[edit]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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1974–1977 | |
| Conservative | 1977–1981 | |
| Labour | 1981–1985 | |
| No overall control | 1985–1989 | |
| Labour | 1989–1996 | |
Leadership
[edit]The leaders of the council were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Lewis[6][7] | Labour | 1 Apr 1974 | May 1977 | |
| John Townend[8][9] | Conservative | May 1977 | May 1979 | |
| Spencer Rudkin[10][11][12] | Conservative | 9 May 1979 | May 1981 | |
| Michael Wheaton[13][14] | Labour | May 1981 | May 1984 | |
| Terry Geraghty[15][16] | Labour | May 1984 | May 1992 | |
| Maggie Smith[17][18] | Labour | 13 May 1992 | 31 Mar 1996 | |
Council elections
[edit]County result maps
[edit]-
1981 results map
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put "Humberside" in search box to see specific results.)
- ^ "Humberside County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Dawn of a new era". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 1 April 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Harry Lewis shock for Humberside". Hull Daily Mail. 9 May 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Taking up the reins". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 10 May 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "South Bank trio tops". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 3 May 1979. p. 9. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Bridge ready in 'about a year'". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 10 May 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Humberside rates". The Times. London. 16 April 1981. p. 15.
- ^ "Tories may pick new leader". Hull Daily Mail. 9 May 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "School meals rise scrapped". Hull Daily Mail. 12 May 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Council chief to stand down". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 25 April 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Start with a day off". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 22 May 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Geraghty hits back!". Hull Daily Mail. 11 May 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "New Labour leader denies plot". Hull Daily Mail. 11 May 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Ex-county leader back in new role". Hull Daily Mail. 30 April 1996. p. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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