Modern Local Government
The borough corporations of Beverley, Doncaster, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Pontefract, Richmond, Ripon, Scarborough and York were reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. In 1889, as part of the Local Government Act 1888, Yorkshire was divided into administrative counties (each with a county council) and county boroughs. The administrative counties closely followed the ancient ridings, with the exclusion of the large towns of Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sheffield and York. Yorkshire continued to be classed as a single county under the act, although each of the ridings retained their own lieutenancies and shrievalties. York became associated with the West Riding for this purpose. In 1894 the remainder of the county, that was not a county borough or municipal ('non-county') borough, was divided into urban and rural districts by the Local Government Act 1894. Several new county boroughs were created from 1889 to 1974:
| Riding | Headquarters | County boroughs in 1889 | New county boroughs |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | Beverley | Kingston-upon-Hull | none |
| North | Northallerton | Middlesbrough (abolished 1968) | Teesside (1968) |
| West | Wakefield | Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Sheffield, York | Barnsley (1913), Dewsbury (1913), Doncaster (1927), Rotherham (1902), Wakefield (1915) |
The North Riding gained 6,252 acres (25.30 km2) from County Durham when the Teesside county borough was created in 1968.
Read more about this topic: History Of Local Government In Yorkshire
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