North Yorkshire Council

North Yorkshire Council is a unitary local authority in England for the North Yorkshire District, which covers most of the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. The new authority was approved by Parliament on 17 March 2022, and elections to the new council took place on 5 May 2022.[2] On 1 April 2023 the new council assumed responsibility for administrating the area previously administered by North Yorkshire County Council and the district councils of Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby.[3]

Not to be confused with North Yorkshire County Council or North Riding County Council.

North Yorkshire Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2023
Preceded byCraven
Hambleton
Harrogate
Richmondshire
Ryedale
Scarborough
Selby
North Yorkshire County Council
Leadership
Chair
David Ireton,
Conservative
since 1 April 2023[lower-alpha 1]
Carl Les,
Conservative
since 1 April 2023[lower-alpha 2]
Structure
Seats90
North Yorkshire Council composition
Political groups
Administration (46)
  Conservative (46)
Opposition (43)
  Liberal Democrat (13)
  Labour (11)
  North Yorkshire Independent (9)
  Green (5)
  Independent (4)
  Liberal (1)
Vacant (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
County Hall, Racecourse Lane, Northallerton, DL7 8AD
Website
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk

History

In October 2020 the Government invited the councils in the administrative area of North Yorkshire County Council and the unitary City of York Council to submit proposals for reorganisation into unitary local authorities. The county council proposed a single unitary council for its entire administrative area and no change to York. The district councils (except Hambleton) jointly proposed an eastern council combining the areas of Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby and York, and a western council including Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate and Richmondshire.

Following a public consultation, in July 2021 the Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announced that the county council's proposal would be taken forward and the first elections for the new unitary authority would be held in May 2022.[4][5]

The councillors elected in May 2022 served as county councillors on the outgoing North Yorkshire County Council until 31 March 2023, and became councillors on the new North Yorkshire Council on 1 April 2023. The chairman and leader of the old North Yorkshire County Council became the chairman and leader of the new North Yorkshire Council on the same date. The councillors elected in 2022 will serve until 2027, after which elections will be held every four years.[6]

Combined authority

North Yorkshire County Council and the City of York Council have proposed that the new unitary authority will create a combined authority with the City of York Council.[7] In August 2022 the government and the two councils agreed proposals for a devolution deal, which will require the formation of a combined authority and election of a directly elected mayor for the combined authority. The proposals are subject to a public consultation, and anticipate that elections for the first mayor would take place in May 2024.[8]

See also

References
  1. Chair of North Yorkshire County Council from 22 February 2023, having been acting chairman since death of predecessor in November 2022.[1]
  2. Leader of North Yorkshire County Council from 20 May 2015.
  1. "North Yorkshire County Council elects new chair after predecessor's death". BBC News. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (22 July 2021). "Consultation response summary: local government reorganisation". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (21 July 2021). "Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. House of Commons (21 July 2021). "Local Government Update Written Statement". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. "The new council". North Yorkshire County Council. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  7. "A unitary council for North Yorkshire. The case for change" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. p. 12. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  8. "York and North Yorkshire devolution deal". Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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