Tyne and Wear County Council | |
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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]