Merseyside County Council

Merseyside County Council
Coat of arms of the Merseyside County Council
Type
Type
History
Established1 April 1974
Disbanded31 March 1986
Succeeded byKnowsley
Liverpool
Sefton
St Helens
Wirral
Seats99
Elections
Last election
1981
Meeting place
Liverpool Town Hall

Merseyside County Council (MCC) was, from 1974 to 1986, the upper-tier administrative body for Merseyside, a metropolitan county in North West England.

MCC existed for a total of twelve years. It was established on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. However, along with the other five metropolitan county councils and the Greater London Council it was abolished on 31 March 1986 by the Local Government Act 1985.