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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.

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
Labour 1974–1977
Conservative 1977–1981
Labour 1981–1985
No overall control 1985–1989
Labour 1989–1996

Leadership

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

County result maps

  • 1981 results map
    1981 results map

References

  1. ^ a b “The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995”. Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ Whitaker’s Almanack 1982, p. 628
  3. ^ Kershaw, Ronald (15 July 1976). “Humberside”. The Times. No. 59796. p. 20. ISSN 0140-0460.
  4. ^ “Compositions Calculator”. The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put “Humberside” in search box to see specific results.)
  5. ^ “Humberside County Council Election Results 1973-1993” (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ^ “Dawn of a new era”. Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 1 April 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  7. ^ “Harry Lewis shock for Humberside”. Hull Daily Mail. 9 May 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  8. ^ “Taking up the reins”. Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 10 May 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  9. ^ “South Bank trio tops”. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 3 May 1979. p. 9. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  10. ^ “Bridge ready in ‘about a year’“. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 10 May 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  11. ^ “Humberside rates”. The Times. London. 16 April 1981. p. 15.
  12. ^ “Tories may pick new leader”. Hull Daily Mail. 9 May 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  13. ^ “School meals rise scrapped”. Hull Daily Mail. 12 May 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  14. ^ “Council chief to stand down”. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 25 April 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  15. ^ “Start with a day off”. Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 22 May 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  16. ^ “Geraghty hits back!”. Hull Daily Mail. 11 May 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  17. ^ “New Labour leader denies plot”. Hull Daily Mail. 11 May 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  18. ^ “Ex-county leader back in new role”. Hull Daily Mail. 30 April 1996. p. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2025.