0 an area of England that includes a large city area and had its own local government until 1986:
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in northwest England.
In England there were six metropolitan counties supported by 36 metropolitan boroughs.
West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974.
In 1986 the metropolitan counties were abolished.
The Greater London Council, together with the English Metropolitan County Councils, was abolished in 1986.
Non metropolitan county councils are precepting authorities and do not levy rates.
At the time of the abolition of the metropolitan county council's consideration was given to possible changes in the relevant police force areas.
Purely as a matter of information, we did not vote on education in the regions; we voted on education at metropolitan county level.
At present, however, it is quite impossible to say that this county would be right as a metropolitan county.
Those words must sound pretty hollow today to the metropolitan county and district councils who have written and made representations.
