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.
Cleveland County Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Disbanded | 31 March 1996 |
| Succeeded by | Hartlepool Stockton-on-Tees Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Municipal Buildings, Middlesbrough | |
History
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 630
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Remember When: How the death knell sounded for Cleveland County Council". Teesside Live. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "The Cleveland (Structural Change) Order 1995". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Registration Districts in Cleveland". UK Births, Marriages and Deaths. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "The Cleveland (Further Provision) Order 1995". Legislation.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rodgers, William (15 March 2001). "Sir Maurice Sutherland". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "A new voice of the North". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1978. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Councils want talks on region plugging". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 24 December 1979. p. 35. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Anger over £80m cut". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1985. p. 2. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Ministry of Defence move will bring jobs boost". Billingham and Norton Advertiser. 15 March 1989. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Searby, Martin (15 December 1989). "Council puts ban on spikes". The Times. London. p. 40.
- ^ "Civic leaders fight for cash". Newcastle Journal. 15 November 1995. p. 12. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
