Cleveland County Council

Former local authority in north east England

Cleveland County Council
Coat of arms
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Disbanded	31 March 1996
Succeeded by	Hartlepool Stockton-on-Tees Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland
Meeting place

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.

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 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

The leaders of the council included:

Councillor		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

1973 Cleveland County Council election
1977 Cleveland County Council election
1981 Cleveland County Council election
1985 Cleveland County Council election
1989 Cleveland County Council election
1993 Cleveland County Council election

References

^ 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.

Former county councils of England

Pre-1974

Post-1974

Metropolitan	Greater Manchester Merseyside South Yorkshire Tyne and Wear West Midlands West Yorkshire

Non-metropolitan	Avon Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cheshire Cleveland Cumbria Dorset Hereford and Worcester Humberside Northamptonshire

v t e Council elections in County Durham
Durham County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2008 2013 2017 2021
Darlington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Hartlepool Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2005 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Cleveland County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished
Chester-le-Street District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Durham City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Derwentside District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Easington District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Sedgefield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Teesdale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Wear Valley District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Tees Valley Mayor	2017 2021 2024
See also: Wards Boundary changes

Council elections in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Council

1973
1977
1981
1985
1989
1993
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017
2022

City of York Council

Middlesbrough Council

1973
1976
1979
1983
1987
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

1973
1976
1979
1983
1987
1991
1995
1999
2003
2005
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023

Tees Valley Mayor

2017
2021
2024

York and North Yorkshire Mayor

2024

Former councils
North Riding County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970
Cleveland County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993
Craven District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Hambleton District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Harrogate Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018
Richmondshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Ryedale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Scarborough Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Selby District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

See also: Wards
Boundary changes

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