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The northernmost point of the area covered by the council was Wold Newton in Yorkshire, with the southernmost point being a village of the same name in Lincolnshire.

The northernmost point of the area covered by the council was Wold Newton in Yorkshire, with the southernmost point being a village of the same name in Lincolnshire.

The new council was never able to attract the loyalty or affection of its inhabitants (who had strong ties to their respective counties proper) and even the opening of the [[Humber Bridge]] in 1981 - the main link between the northern and southern parts of the council area - failed to bind it closer together. In 1996 the county was abolished and its territory divided between the new unitary authorities of [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[North Lincolnshire]] and [[North East Lincolnshire]].

The council name was unpopular, as many inhabitants of the council area had strong ties to their respective counties proper. This was especially the case in northern parts of the East Riding of Yorkshire, where locals had little affinity with the distant northern Lincolnshire. Following the abolition of the council area, administrative functions were transferred to four council areas; northern Lindsey was split between [[North Lincolnshire|North Lincolnshire Council]] and [[North East Lincolnshire|North East Lincolnshire Council]], with the Yorkshire part of the council area being administered by [[East Riding of Yorkshire Council]] (which has different boundaries from the East Riding proper) and [[Hull City Council]].

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[[Category:English former council areas]]

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