County Borough of Teesside
| Teesside | |
|---|---|
 Teesside within the North Riding |
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| Population | |
| • 1971 | 396,233 |
| History | |
| • Created | 1968 |
| • Abolished | 1974 |
| • Succeeded by | Cleveland |
| Status |
County borough Civil parish |
| • HQ | Middlesbrough |
| • Motto | Progress in Unity |
 Coat of arms |
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Teesside was, from 1968 to 1974, a local government district in northern England. It comprised a conurbation that spanned both sides of the River Tees from which it took its name. The district had the status of a county borough and so was independent of the County Council of the North Riding of Yorkshire, in which it was geographically located.
The River Tees formed the historic county boundary between Yorkshire and Durham. A continuous conurbation had built up around the mouth of the river, increasing greatly in population from the nineteenth century as the industrial potential of the area was developed.
LGD = Local Government District MB = Municipal Borough, CB = County Borough, UD = Urban District
Under the Local Government Act 1958 a Local Government Commission for England was established to review administrative structures throughout the country.
The commission published draft proposals for the North Eastern General Review Area in April 1962 and a final report in October 1963. The report recommended the creation of a single county borough for the Teesside area as it:
...seemed to us necessary to ensure that the pattern of local government was such as to make the planning of development and the organisation of services fully effective, and to make certain that new development, such as houses, main roads, bridges and shops would match the growth and location of industry instead of perpetuating the patterns of the past. We were impressed by the need on Tees-side for more housing to relieve overcrowding, to replace outworn properties, and to meet the increase in population due to industrial expansion. Yet unless Teesside could be planned as a whole, it seemed to us impossible to ensure that new houses would be built in places most convenient for the people who would live in them, as it was difficult for the present ten separate housing authorities, each with their own housing list, to do other than build within or near their own boundaries...
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