Humberside County Council

Humberside County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Humberside in northern England.

Humberside County Council
History
Founded1 April 1974
Disbanded1 April 1996
Succeeded byNorth Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
Meeting place
County Hall, Beverley

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
1973 Labour Details
1977 Conservative Details
1981 Labour Details
1985 No overall control Details
1989 Labour Details
1993 Labour Details

References
  1. "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. Whitaker's Almanack 1982, p. 628
  3. "Humberside County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 October 2016.


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