Everything about The Greater Manchester County Council totally explained
The
Greater Manchester County Council (also known as
Greater Manchester Council and
GMC) was, from 1974 to 1986, the
upper-tier administrative body for
Greater Manchester, a
metropolitan county in
North West England. It comprised 106 members drawn from the ten
metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester. Elections were held to the council in 1973, 1977 and 1981. Elections were due to be held in 1985 but these were cancelled due to the council's abolition.
The council built a
County Hall on Portland Street in
Manchester City Centre as the cost of £4.5 million, which served as its headquarters. The building is now known as Westminster House.
Upon its abolition, most of the functions of the council were devolved to the ten Greater Manchester
metropolitan borough councils, and some of its functions such as emergency services and public transport were taken over by
joint boards and continued to be run on a county-wide basis. Its assets were split between the Greater Manchester Residuary Body and the boroughs councils of
Bolton,
Bury,
Manchester,
Oldham,
Rochdale,
Salford,
Stockport,
Tameside,
Trafford and
Wigan. After the GMC's abolition, the
Association of Greater Manchester Authorities was established to continue much of the county-wide services of the county council.
Although the metropolitan county council was abolished, the county area is still recognised, for
Parliamentary representation, in mapping, and especially for statistical purposes. and has its own
Lord Lieutenant (the Monarch's representative in a county) and
High Sheriff.
Coat of arms
The
coat of arms granted by the
College of Arms to the Greater Manchester Council are described as the following:
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 the right of the shield bearing a badge with a
French horn, representing music and culture, and the lion on the left of the shield bearing a badge with an open book, representing learning and academic life of the County.
Crest: The helm is surmounted by a demi-lion carrying a banner bearing ten small turrets in gold on a red ground.
Motto: Ever Vigilant.
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