Tyne and Wear County Council

Tyne and Wear County Council
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Disbanded	1 April 1986
Succeeded by	Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead Newcastle City Council North Tyneside Council South Tyneside Council Sunderland City Council
Meeting place
Sandyford House, Newcastle upon Tyne

Tyne and Wear County Council was the county council of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in northeast England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 1 April 1986.^[1] The county council was based at Sandyford House in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was replaced with five unitary authorities: Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Newcastle City Council, North Tyneside Council, South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City Council.^[2]

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 1986 was always held by the Labour Party:^[3]

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973–1986

Leadership

Throughout the council's existence the leader of the council was Michael Campbell.

Councillor	Party		From	To
Michael Campbell[4][5]		Labour	1 Apr 1974	31 Mar 1986

Council elections

• 1973 Tyne and Wear County Council election
• 1977 Tyne and Wear County Council election
• 1981 Tyne and Wear County Council election

References

1. "The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Tyne and Wear) Order 1987". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
2. "Archives Collection, Acquisition and Disposal Policy" (PDF). Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
3. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
4. "Men at the helm of 'shadow' council: Two fighters with one aim". Newcastle Journal. 16 April 1973. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
5. "Sports stadium gets £850,000". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 24 March 1986. Retrieved 14 August 2022.