Cleveland County Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Disbanded | 31 March 1996 |
| Succeeded by | Hartlepool Stockton-on-Tees Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland |
| Elections | |
Last election | 1993 |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Municipal Buildings,Middlesbrough | |
Cleveland County Council was thecounty council of thenon-metropolitan county ofCleveland in north east England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 31 March 1996.
The county council came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and established its base atMunicipal Buildings inMiddlesbrough.[1] It adopted the motto "Endeavour" to commemorate the name of CaptainJames Cook's ship,HMSEndeavour, which, in February 1768, was dispatched on a mission to find the postulated continentTerra Australis Incognita (or "unknown southern land") in the south Pacific.[2]
Following the recommendations of theBanham Commission, which had recommended the transfer of power in the county tounitary authorities,[3] the county council was abolished on 31 March 1996.[4] It was replaced with four unitary authorities:Hartlepool,Stockton-on-Tees,Middlesbrough andRedcar and Cleveland.[5] The four districts were re-allocated to theceremonial counties ofCounty Durham (Hartlepool and north Stockton) andNorth 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]
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 control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1974–1977 | |
| Conservative | 1977–1981 | |
| Labour | 1981–1996 | |
Theleaders of the council were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Sutherland[8][9][10] | Labour | 1 Apr 1974 | May 1977 | |
| Arthur Pearson[11][12] | Conservative | May 1977 | May 1981 | |
| Maurice Sutherland[12][13][14] | Labour | May 1981 | May 1985 | |
| Bryan Hanson[13][15] | Labour | May 1985 | May 1989 | |
| Paul Harford[15][16] | Labour | May 1989 | 31 Mar 1996 | |
Sir Maurice Sutherland, leader of Cleveland County Council from 1973–77 and 1981–85, becomes a Master of Law.
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