31-475: Lindsey County Council [REDACTED] History Founded 1 April 1889 Disbanded 1 April 1974 Succeeded by Lincolnshire County Council Meeting place [REDACTED] County Offices , Lincoln Lindsey County Council was the county council of Lindsey , one of the three Parts of Lincolnshire in eastern England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and
62-481: A converted former railway station in Manchester city centre used for cultural events, and GMCC's creation of five new country parks within its boundaries. Greater Manchester Transport was established from the former SELNEC PTE to operate the county's public transport. GMCC was, however, criticised for being too Manchester-centric by representatives from the outer suburbs. A decade after they were established,
93-525: A county) and High Sheriff . The last leader of Greater Manchester County Council, Bernard Clarke, became the manager of the YMCA 's Training for Life project and a director of Manchester Travel Services and of Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry . The county council's last Chief executive, Tony Harrison, a solicitor, remained Clerk to the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester after abolition and became
124-622: A director of various companies. In February 1992, wrongly believing he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, 61-year-old Harrison committed suicide. In March 2010, following the active pursuit of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, it was agreed by the government of the United Kingdom and the ten district councils of Greater Manchester that there should be a return to a statutory, two-tiered system of local governance for Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority
155-579: A geographic frame of reference, for example as a NUTS 2 administrative division for statistical purposes within the European Union . Although the metropolitan county council was abolished in 1986, the county area continues to exist, for Parliamentary representation , in mapping, and especially for statistical purposes. The county continues to exist today as both a legal and geographic entity, and has its own Lord Lieutenant (the Monarch's representative in
186-567: A shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 1986 was held by the following parties: The leaders of the council were: Elections were held to the Greater Manchester County Council three times, in 1973, 1977, and 1981. Elections were due to be held in 1985 but these were cancelled due to the council's impending abolition. Those councillors elected in 1981 had their terms of office extended until
217-490: A system of two-tier metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties and districts throughout the country. The act formally established Greater Manchester as a metropolitan county on 1 April 1974. The first election for the Greater Manchester County Council (GMCC) was held in 1973 , operating as a shadow authority alongside the old councils until it formally assumed its powers on 1 April 1974. The leading article in The Times on
248-454: Is the county council that governs the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county ; the latter additionally includes North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire which are both unitary authorities and therefore independent from the county council. Lincolnshire was one of the historic counties of England . From
279-601: The 1983 general election . Greater Manchester County Council was abolished on 31 March 1986 under the Local Government Act 1985 . That the metropolitan county councils were controlled by the Labour Party led to accusations that their abolition was motivated by party politics: the general secretary of the National Association of Local Government Officers described it as a "completely cynical manoeuvre". Most of
310-437: The Greater Manchester County Council. The plan set out strategic and long-term objectives for the forthcoming metropolitan county. The highest priority was to increase the quality of life for its inhabitants by way of improving the county's physical environment and cultural facilities which had suffered following deindustrialisation—much of Greater Manchester's basic infrastructure dated from its 19th-century industrial growth, and
341-1827: The New System . London: HMSO . 1974. ISBN 0-11-750847-0 . ^ "The early history of Lincolnshire County Council Offices, Newland, Lincoln" . Lincolnshire Past and Present Issue 108 Summer 2017. Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology . Retrieved 14 November 2020 . ^ "Historical Background" . Lincoln Family History Society . Retrieved 28 August 2022 . v t e Former county councils of England Pre-1974 Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Cumberland East Riding East Suffolk Herefordshire Holland Huntingdon and Peterborough Huntingdonshire Isle of Ely Kesteven Lindsey London Middlesex North Riding Rutland Soke of Peterborough Westmorland West Riding West Suffolk 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 Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lindsey_County_Council&oldid=1141749603 " Categories : Former county councils of England Local authorities in Lincolnshire Local education authorities in England Lincolnshire County Council Lincolnshire County Council
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#1733085637897372-413: The area's seven district councils: Much of the county is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2017. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of
403-543: The cost of £4.5 million (£47,680,000 as of 2024), which served as its headquarters. The building is now known as Westminster House. Because of political objection, particularly from Cheshire, Greater Manchester covered only the inner, urban 62 of the 90 former districts that the Royal Commission had outlined as an effective administrative metropolitan area. In this capacity, GMCC found itself "planning for an arbitrary metropolitan area ... abruptly truncated to
434-483: The council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 1974 have been: Following the 2021 election and a change of allegiance in summer 2023, the composition of the council was: Of the four independent councillors, three sit with the Lincolnshire Independent councillor as the "Independent Group", and one does not belong to any group. The next election is due in 2025 . Since
465-567: The council's abolition on 31 March 1986. The coat of arms granted by the College of Arms to the Greater Manchester Council are described as: Shield: The shield bears ten turrets in gold, representing the ten districts of the County, on a red ground. Supporters: The shield is supported on each side by a lion rampant in gold. Each lion bears on its shoulder a badge in red, the lion on
496-419: The council's abolition, County Hall was sold to Parc Securities in 1988 for an undisclosed sum, believed to be between £5 and £6 million, and refurbished for offices. County Hall Properties bought the structure from Parc two years later and renamed it Westminster House, alluding to the government that abolished the Greater Manchester County Council; the managing director of County Hall (Manchester) Management,
527-493: The day the Local Government Act came into effect noted that the "new arrangement is a compromise which seeks to reconcile familiar geography which commands a certain amount of affection and loyalty, with the scale of operations on which modern planning methods can work effectively". By January 1974, a joint working party representing Greater Manchester had drawn up its county Structure Plan , ready for implementation by
558-575: The former GMCC economic development chief and former Parc consultant Leslie Boardman, declined to disclose the purchase price in 1992, but press reports put it at about £22 million. The seven-storey building became used by the Halifax and Chelsea building societies, the AGF and Scottish Amicable insurance companies, and the German consulate . The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as
589-456: The functions of GMCC were devolved to the ten Greater Manchester metropolitan district councils, though some functions such as emergency services and public transport were taken over by joint boards and continued to be run on a county-wide basis. The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) was established to continue much of the county-wide services of the county council . The metropolitan county continued to exist in law, and as
620-593: The last boundary changes in 2017 the county has been divided into 70 electoral divisions , each of which elects one councillor . Elections are held every four years. The council has its main offices and meeting place at County Offices on Newland in Lincoln . The building was built in 1926–1932 as the headquarters for the former Lindsey County Council , one of Lincolnshire County Council's predecessors. Chief executives have included: Greater Manchester County Council The Greater Manchester County Council ( GMCC )
651-455: The middle ages it was administered in three parts , called Holland , Kesteven and Lindsey , each of which had their own quarter sessions . From 1409 the city of Lincoln was also an independent county corporate . When elected county councils were created in 1889 taking over the administrative functions of the quarter sessions, each of Lincolnshire's three parts became a separate administrative county with its own county council, and Lincoln
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#1733085637897682-654: The mostly Labour -controlled metropolitan county councils and the Greater London Council (GLC) had several high-profile clashes with the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher , with regard to overspending and high rates charging. Government policy on the issue was considered throughout 1982, and the Conservative Party put a "promise to scrap the metropolitan county councils" and the GLC, in their manifesto for
713-547: The south", and so had to negotiate several land-use, transport and housing projects with its neighbouring county councils. However a "major programme of environmental action" by GMCC broadly succeeded in reversing social deprivation in its inner city slums. Leisure and recreational successes included the Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre (better known as the G-Mex centre and now branded Manchester Central ),
744-578: Was a strategic authority running regional services such as public transport, health provision, planning and emergency services. It served to provide a strategic regional framework within which the differing plans of its ten metropolitan borough councils could be harmonised. Bernard Clarke served as leader of the GMCC. The county council had its main administrative offices at County Hall , an office building at 11 Portland Street in Manchester, built in 1974. Council meetings were held at Manchester Town Hall . After
775-516: Was abolished 31 March 1986, following the Local Government Act 1985 . Its powers were passed to the ten district councils of Greater Manchester, which had shared power with the GMCC. Some powers of the county council were restored when the district councils delegated strategic responsibilities (such as emergency services and public transport) to the county-wide Association of Greater Manchester Authorities and joint boards. The Local Government Act 1972 reformed local government in England by creating
806-513: Was abolished on 1 April 1974. The county council was initially based at the County Hall, Lincoln Castle and then, from 1932, based at the County Offices in Lincoln . It was amalgamated with Holland County Council and Kesteven County Council to form the new Lincolnshire County Council in 1974. References [ edit ] ^ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to
837-568: Was agreed upon to strategically govern Greater Manchester from 1 April 2011. It consists of eleven members: ten indirectly elected members, each a directly elected councillor from one of the ten metropolitan boroughs that comprise Greater Manchester and elected Mayor of Greater Manchester who chairs the Authority. The authority will derive most of its powers from the Local Government Act 2000 and Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 . The Greater Manchester County Council
868-672: Was also known as the Greater Manchester Council ( GMC ) and the Greater Manchester Metropolitan County Council ( GMMCC ). Established with reference to the Local Government Act 1972 , elections in 1973 brought about the county council's launch as a shadow authority, several months before Greater Manchester (its zone of influence) was officially created on 1 April 1974. The Greater Manchester County Council operated from its County Hall headquarters on Portland Street in central Manchester , until it
899-486: Was made a county borough , maintaining its independence. That arrangement continued until 1974 when the Local Government Act 1972 abolished Holland County Council , Kesteven County Council and Lindsey County Council and the County Borough of Lincoln , creating a Lincolnshire County Council for the first time. Lincolnshire County Council provides county-level services. District-level services are provided by
930-466: Was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater Manchester from 1974 to 1986. A strategic authority, with responsibilities for roads, public transport, planning, emergency services and waste disposal, it was composed of 106 directly elected members drawn from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester County Council shared power with ten lower-tier district councils, each of which directed local matters. It
961-492: Was unsuited to modern communication systems and life-styles. Other objectives were to reverse the trend of depopulation in central-Greater Manchester, to invest in the county's country parks to improve the region's poor reputation on leisure and recreational facilities, and to improve the county's transport infrastructure and journey to work patterns. The council built County Hall on Portland Street in Manchester city centre at