Merseyside Development Corporation
| Formation | 1981 | 
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1998 | 
| Type | Development Corporation | 
| Headquarters | Liverpool | 
| Chair | Donald Forster | 
| Chief executive | Basil Bean | 
The Merseyside Development Corporation was a central government-appointed Development Corporation set up in 1981 by Margaret Thatcher's government to regenerate the Mersey docks of Liverpool, Bootle, Wallasey and Birkenhead.