Cleveland County Council

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Cleveland County Council
Arms of Cleveland County Council.svg
Coat of arms
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Disbanded31 March 1996
Succeeded by Hartlepool
Stockton-on-Tees
Middlesbrough
Redcar and Cleveland
Elections
Last election
1993
Meeting place
Boro Town Hall CNE 2011.jpg
Municipal Buildings, Middlesbrough

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.

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History

The 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

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 held by the following parties: [7]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1974–1977
Conservative 1977–1981
Labour 1981–1996

Leadership

The leaders of the council were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Maurice Sutherland [8] [9] [10] Labour 1 Apr 1974May 1977
Arthur Pearson [11] [12] Conservative May 1977May 1981
Maurice Sutherland [12] [13] [14] Labour May 1981May 1985
Bryan Hanson [13] [15] Labour May 1985May 1989
Paul Harford [15] [16] Labour May 198931 Mar 1996

Council elections

References

  1. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1979, p. 630
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Remember When: How the death knell sounded for Cleveland County Council". Teesside Live. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Cleveland (Structural Change) Order 1995". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Registration Districts in Cleveland". UK Births, Marriages and Deaths. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "The Cleveland (Further Provision) Order 1995". Legislation.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put "Cleveland" in search box to see specific results.)
  8. ↑ "Cleveland County Council: Important notice to all ratepayers". Mail. Hartlepool. 11 March 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Labour decries claim on teachers". Mail. Hartlepool. 4 May 1977. p. 10. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Rodgers, William (15 March 2001). "Sir Maurice Sutherland". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Labour to fight county plan to control libraries". Mail. Hartlepool. 14 May 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Huge rates forecast is "scaremongering"". Mail. Hartlepool. 23 May 1981. p. 8. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Fury as Labour elects new chief". Mail. Hartlepool. 4 May 1984. p. 9. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Wendy's degree of success". Newcastle Journal. 25 November 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Sir Maurice Sutherland, leader of Cleveland County Council from 1973–77 and 1981–85, becomes a Master of Law.
  15. 1 2 "Council leader ousted". Mail. Hartlepool. 6 May 1989. p. 1. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "In praise of Cleveland". Herald and Post. Middlesbrough. 4 April 1996. p. 21. Retrieved 29 June 2025.


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