Tyne and Wear County Council
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Tyne and Wear County Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Disbanded | 31 March 1986 |
| Succeeded by | Gateshead Council Newcastle City Council North Tyneside Council South Tyneside Council Sunderland City Council |
| Elections | |
Last election | 1981 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Sandyford House, Newcastle upon Tyne | |
Tyne and Wear County Council was the county council of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in north-east England from 1974 to 1986. The council was based at Sandyford House in Newcastle upon Tyne. It provided certain county-level functions across the area, notably including public transport and strategic town planning. District-level functions were provided by Tyne and Wear's five metropolitan borough councils. On the county council's abolition in 1986, county-level functions were taken over by the five metropolitan borough councils, with some services provided through joint committees.
The council came into its powers on 1 April 1974. The county council was based at Sandyford House in Newcastle upon Tyne. The council was abolished in 1986; from 1 April 1986 the former county council's functions passed to the county's five existing metropolitan borough councils: Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council, North Tyneside Council, South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City Council.[1][2]
