 The Bill as presented in November 1971 pruned back the southern edge of the area, and gave it the name "Tyneside".The name "Tyneside" proved controversial on Wearside, and a government amendment changed the name to "Tyne and Wear" at the request of Sunderland County Borough Council.Although Tyne and Wear County Council was abolished in 1986, several "joint bodies" exist to run certain services on a county-wide basis.