East Riding of Yorkshire Council

East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1996
Leadership
Chair of the Council	Cllr Nigel Wilkinson, Conservative
Leader of the Council	Cllr Jonathan Owen, Conservative
Chief executive	Caroline Lacey
Structure
Seats	67 councillors
Political groups	Administration Conservative (48) Other parties Liberal Democrats (9) Independent (8) Yorkshire Party (2)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election
Motto
	TRADITION AND PROGRESS
Meeting place
	County Hall, Beverley
Website
	www.eastriding.gov.uk

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is the local authority of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.

Powers and functions[]

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, the East Riding of Yorkshire is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, East Riding of Yorkshire Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.

Politics[]

Elections to the authority are held every four years, with all of the 67 seats, representing 26 wards, on the council being filled. After being under No Overall Control from 1995 to 2007, the Conservative party regained a majority at the 2007 election which they then increased in 2011.^[1] The composition of the council after the latest elections on 2 May 2019, and subsequent by-elections,^[2] is as follows:

Year	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Independent	Yorkshire Party
2019	48	9	8	2

Structure[]

The council consists of 67 councillors which are elected every four years from 26 wards, each ward returning up to three councillors.^[3] The council has been led by Steven Parnaby of the Conservative Party since its creation until his retirement at the 2019 election,^[4]^[5] when Richard Burton was elected as his replacement.^[6] On 13 May 2021, Jonathan Owen was elected as the new leader of the council.^[7] Nigel Wilkinson is the chairman of the authority.^[8]

East Riding of Yorkshire wards

Ward	Councillors	Map location
Beverley Rural	3	20
Bridlington North	3	26
Bridlington South	3	24
Bridlington Central and Old Town	2	25
Cottingham North	2	12
Cottingham South	2	11
Dale	3	6
Driffield and Rural	3	22
East Wolds and Coastal	3	23
Goole North	2	3
Goole South	2	2
Hessle	3	8
Howden	1	4
Howdenshire	3	5
Mid Holderness	3	17
Minster and Woodmansey	3	13
North Holderness	2	21
Pocklington Provincial	3	18
Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland	2	1
South East Holderness	3	15
South Hunsley	2	7
South West Holderness	3	16
St Mary's	3	14
Tranby	2	9
Willerby and Kirk Ella	3	10
Wolds Weighton	3	19

References[]

^ "Election 2011 - England council elections - East Riding of Yorkshire". BBC News. BBC. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ "Ward councillors". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "Parnaby OBE, Cllr Stephen". Local Government Association. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "East Riding Council leader Stephen Parnaby to retire from politics". Hull Daily Mail. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
^ Wood, Alex (8 May 2019). "New East Riding Council leader elected". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "Councillor Jonathan Owen elected leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Councillor Nigel Wilkinson elected as chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Election 2011 - England council elections - East Riding of Yorkshire". BBC News. BBC. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

[2] "Election Results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

[3] "Ward councillors". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[4] "Parnaby OBE, Cllr Stephen". Local Government Association. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

[5] "East Riding Council leader Stephen Parnaby to retire from politics". Hull Daily Mail. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.

[6] Wood, Alex (8 May 2019). "New East Riding Council leader elected". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[7] "Councillor Jonathan Owen elected leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[8] "Councillor Nigel Wilkinson elected as chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

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