North Yorkshire Council
North Yorkshire Council | |
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Founded | 1 April 2023 |
Preceded by | Craven Hambleton Harrogate Richmondshire Ryedale Scarborough Selby North Yorkshire County Council |
Elections | |
Voting system | First past the post |
Next election | 5 May 2022 |
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County Hall, Northallerton |
North Yorkshire Council is a future unitary local authority in England covering most of the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. Following Parliamentary approval, the new council will be established on 1 April 2023 to administer the area currently administered by North Yorkshire County Council and the district councils of Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby.[1]
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.[2][3] The councillors elected then will serve one year as county councillors for the existing North Yorkshire County Council and then will continue on for another four years as councillors for the new unitary authority when it begins in April 2023.[4]
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. Elections for a mayor for the combined authority would take place in May 2023.[5]
See also[]
- 2019-2023 structural changes to local government in England
References[]
- ^ Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (22 July 2021). "Consultation response summary: local government reorganisation". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ House of Commons (21 July 2021). "Local Government Update Written Statement". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "The new council". North Yorkshire County Council. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "A unitary council for North Yorkshire. The case for change" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. p. 12. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
External links[]
- Local authorities in North Yorkshire
- Local education authorities in England
- Unitary authority councils of England
- Politics of North Yorkshire
- United Kingdom government stubs