When was tyne and wear formed

Some residents also prefer to use the historic counties when referring to places in Tyne and Wear. Others feel that the Tyne is linking factor, not a dividing line. Many inhabitants refer to themselves as Tyneside rs or Geordies , regardless of which side of the river they are from. Despite a strong local rivalry, there are strong links between Newcastle and Gateshead, as well as the many bridges that link the two communities; one example being the failed joint bid for European Capital of Culture in Politics The county is divided into 14 Parliamentary constituencies.

In July , all these constituencies were represented by Labour. This could see a constituency returning a Conservative MP as the reorganisation of constituencies in the City of Sunderland has created a "Sunderland Central" constituency, encompassing the Conservative-held wards north and south of the River Wear.

The small part of the Gateshead East and Washington West constituency that lies within the City of Sunderland will be included in the Sunderland North and Washington constituency. At the level of local government , three of the region's five unitary authorities were controlled by Labour in , the exceptions being Newcastle City Council and North Tyneside Council. Since an upset result in the local elections of , the former has been controlled by the Liberal Democrats.

No one party has overall control of North Tyneside Council: while the Conservatives hold the greatest number of seats, 28, they lack an overall majority, there are 32 other councillors.

North Tyneside is the only authority in the area with a directly elected Mayor. Currently a Labour member. Settlements "For a complete list of all villages, towns and cities see the list of places in Tyne and Wear. It was named for its two main rivers, the Tyne and the Wear. Settled since prehistoric times, the area was occupied by… … Universalium.

Tyne and Wear — a metropolitan county in northern England, made up of parts of Northumberland and Durham, and including Newcastle upon Tyne … Dictionary of contemporary English. Tyne and Wear.

However, its prominent trade links were soon restored and it was business as usual after the Reformation when Newcastle began to trade and export products such as iron, slate and glass.

The commercial industry was not the only sector to flourish in Newcastle. By the eighteenth century the printing industry was the fourth biggest in UK after London , Oxford and Cambridge and the Newcastle Gazette and the Newcastle Courant were the first newspapers in circulation in northern England when they were introduced in and The establishment of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne in or the Lit and Phil as it is affectionately referred to attracted intellectuals and academics alike with its wide-ranging debates and plentiful literature in French, Spanish, German and Latin.

The building even became the first to use electric lightbulbs when the inventor Joseph Swan chose the Lit and Phil as the showcase for his latest invention. During the industrial revolution of , heavy industry thrived in Newcastle and its location made it an ideal base for building the ships and steam trains which powered the era.

A number of advancements such as the invention of the steam turbine and the Davy lamp can also be credited to the town. This industrial expansion lead to a huge influx of people, with the population rising from 87, in to , in and the honour of city status in Affluent suburbs appeared on the outskirts of the city centre, made possible by the advancements in railways and tramways. In contrast to the success of the eighteen and nineteenth centuries, Newcastle and the rest of Tyne and Wear saw a steady decline in heavy industry in the interwar period of the early twentieth century and unemployment grew steadily following the economic depression of the s.

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