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North Yorkshire Council
North Yorkshire Council
	Logo from 1 April 2023
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Chair	Roberta Swiers, ; Conservative ; since 15 May 2024
Leader	Carl Les, ; Conservative ; since 20 May 2015
Chief Executive	Richard Flinton ; since 2010
Structure
Seats	90
Political groups	Administration (47) Conservative (44) Independent (3) Other parties (43) Liberal Democrat (13) Independent (13) Labour (10) Green (4) Liberal (1) Reform UK (1) Social Justice (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	County Hall, Racecourse Lane, Northallerton, DL7 8AD
Website
	www.northyorks.gov.uk

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North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England. Since 2023 the council has been a unitary authority, being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council. The council is based at County Hall, Northallerton, and consists of 90 councillors. It is a member of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.

The council has been under no overall control since 2023, having initially been under Conservative Party control following the 2022 North Yorkshire Council election. The council was previously under Conservative control from 1974 to 1993 and from 2003 to 2023. Between 1993 and 2003 it was under no overall control. The leader of the council is Conservative councillor Carl Les, appointed in 2021, and the Chief Executive is Richard Flinton.

The council was created in 1974, when local government in England was reformed and the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire was created, governed by a county council and seven district councils. On 1 April 2023, the districts were abolished and the county council took on their responsibilities, becoming a unitary authority.^[3]

The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire; the ceremonial county additionally includes Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, York and part of Stockton-on-Tees.

History

The non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and its county council were formed in 1974 from the county borough of York, the majority of the administrative county of Yorkshire, North Riding, the northern part of Yorkshire, West Riding, and the northern and eastern fringes of Yorkshire, East Riding.^[4] The headquarters of the new council was County Hall in Northallerton, previously the headquarters of the North Riding County Council.^[5]^[6]

The non-metropolitan county originally had eight districts: York, Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby.^[7] In 1996, York was reconstituted as a unitary authority area and removed from the non-metropolitan county; the existing district was abolished and replaced with a larger district and coterminous non-metropolitan county, both also called York, which took in parishes from the adjacent districts of Harrogate, Ryedale, and Selby. The new City of York Council was unitary, with the powers of a district council and a non-metropolitan county council.^[8]

A further process of reorganisation began in October 2020, when the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government invited the councils in the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the City of York Council to submit proposals for reorganisation into unitary areas. North Yorkshire County Council proposed a single unitary authority for the non-metropolitan county and no change to York. The other councils, with the exception of Hambleton and York, jointly proposed an eastern council, combining the areas of Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby and York; and a western council, combining 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.^[9]^[10]

The reorganisation was approved by parliament on 17 March 2022. It was effected by abolishing the seven districts and their councils and creating a new district with the same area and name as the non-metropolitan county. North Yorkshire County Council became a unitary authority, with the powers of both a non-metropolitan county and non-metropolitan district council. As part of the reforms, the county council was given the option to omit the word "county" from its name, which it took, becoming North Yorkshire Council.^[11]

A combined authority was established in 2024 by North Yorkshire Council and York City Council, called the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. It is chaired by the directly elected Mayor of York and North Yorkshire.^[12]^[13]

Governance

Since 2023 the council has provided both district-level and county-level services. Between 1974 and 2023 the council provided only county-level services. Legally, it is a county council with the powers of a district council.^[14] Most of the non-metropolitan county is covered by civil parishes, which form a second tier of local government.

Political control

The council has been under no overall control since June 2023, being led by a Conservative minority administration with support from three of the independent councillors.^[15]^[16]

The first election to the county council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control since 1974 has been as follows:^[17]^[18]

North Yorkshire County Council

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1974–1993
	No overall control	1993–2001
	Conservative	2001–2023

North Yorkshire Council (unitary authority)

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	2023–2023
	No overall control	2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:^[19]

Councillor		From	To
David Ashton	Conservative		20 June 2001
John Weighell	Conservative	20 June 2001	20 May 2015
Carl Les	Conservative	20 May 2015

Composition

Following the 2022 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to June 2024, the composition of the council was:^[20]

Party		Councillors
	Conservative	44
	Independent	16
	Liberal Democrats	13
	Labour	10
	Green	4
	Liberal	1
	Reform UK	1
	Social Justice Party	1
Total		90

Of the independent councillors, three sit with the Conservatives as the "Conservatives and Independents" group, which forms the council's administration, nine sit as the "North Yorkshire Independents" group which also includes the Reform UK councillor, and the remaining four independents are unaffiliated to any group. The Liberal councillor sits in a group with the Liberal Democrats.^[21] The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the area has been divided into 90 electoral divisions, each electing one councillor. An election on the new boundaries was held in 2022, prior to the change to being a unitary authority. The next election is due in 2027, after which elections will be held every four years.^[14]

Premises

The council is based at County Hall on Racecourse Lane, Northallerton (the building is just outside Northallerton's parish boundaries, being in the parish of Romanby).^[22] County Hall was completed in 1906 as the headquarters for the North Riding County Council. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[23] It transferred to the North Yorkshire County Council on local government reorganisation in 1974.

References

^ Darley, Karen (16 May 2024). "New North Yorkshire Council chair pledges openness". Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ Aitchison, Gavin (13 May 2010). "Richard Flinton is new chief executive at North Yorkshire County Council". York Press. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
^ "Local Government Act 1972: Schedule 1(II)", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 30 (sch. 1(II)), retrieved 20 September 2024
^ Brown, Jonathan (27 May 2014). "Spinning Yarm: The referendum hoping to bring this picturesque". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ Chrystal, Paul; Sunderland, Mark (2010). Northallerton through time. Stroud: Amberley. p. 18. ISBN 9781848681811.
^ Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (22 July 2021). "Consultation response summary: local government reorganisation". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/610, retrieved 20 September 2024
^ 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 North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/328, retrieved 20 September 2024
^ "The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/1432, retrieved 18 February 2024
^ "York and North Yorkshire devolution deal". Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/328, retrieved 16 December 2023
^ Plummer, John (12 June 2023). "Conservatives lose majority on North Yorkshire Council". The Stray Ferret. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "North Yorkshire: Conservatives lose majority after councillor quits". BBC News. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "North Yorkshire". BBC News Online. BBC. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
^ "Council minutes". North Yorkshire County Council. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ "North Yorkshire". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
^ "Your councillors by political group". North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ Historic England. "County Hall (Grade II*) (1150967)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

External links

[1] Darley, Karen (16 May 2024). "New North Yorkshire Council chair pledges openness". Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[2] Aitchison, Gavin (13 May 2010). "Richard Flinton is new chief executive at North Yorkshire County Council". York Press. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[3] "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022".

[4] "Local Government Act 1972: Schedule 1(II)", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 30 (sch. 1(II)), retrieved 20 September 2024

[5] Brown, Jonathan (27 May 2014). "Spinning Yarm: The referendum hoping to bring this picturesque". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[6] Chrystal, Paul; Sunderland, Mark (2010). Northallerton through time. Stroud: Amberley. p. 18. ISBN 9781848681811.

[7] Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (22 July 2021). "Consultation response summary: local government reorganisation". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[8] "The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/610, retrieved 20 September 2024

[9] 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.

[10] House of Commons (21 July 2021). "Local Government Update Written Statement". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[11] "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/328, retrieved 20 September 2024

[12] "The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/1432, retrieved 18 February 2024

[13] "York and North Yorkshire devolution deal". Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[structural-14] "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/328, retrieved 16 December 2023

[15] Plummer, John (12 June 2023). "Conservatives lose majority on North Yorkshire Council". The Stray Ferret. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[16] "North Yorkshire: Conservatives lose majority after councillor quits". BBC News. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[electionscentre-17] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[18] "North Yorkshire". BBC News Online. BBC. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.

[19] "Council minutes". North Yorkshire County Council. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[20] "North Yorkshire". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

[21] "Your councillors by political group". North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[22] "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[23] Historic England. "County Hall (Grade II*) (1150967)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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-'''North Yorkshire Council''' is the [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] which governs the [[non-metropolitan county]] of [[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]] (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire),<ref name=structural>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022|year=2022|number=328|access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> within the larger [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]] of [[North Yorkshire]], in England. North Yorkshire was a two-tier non-metropolitan county from 1974 to 2023, when North Yorkshire Council was a county council called '''North Yorkshire County Council'''.  On 1 April 2023 the seven lower-tier [[Non-metropolitan district|districts]] of the county were abolished and their functions taken over by the new unitary authority.
+'''North Yorkshire Council''', known between 1974 and 2023 as '''North Yorkshire County Council,''' is the [[Local government in England|local authority]] for the [[non-metropolitan county]] of [[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]], England. Since 2023 the council has been a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]], being a county council which also performs the functions of a [[non-metropolitan district|district council]]. The council is based at [[County Hall, Northallerton]], and consists of 90 councillors. It is a member of the [[York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority]].
+The council has been under [[no overall control]] since 2023, having initially been under [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] control following the [[2022 North Yorkshire Council election]]. The council was previously under Conservative control from 1974 to 1993 and from 2003 to 2023. Between 1993 and 2003 it was under no overall control. The [[leader of the council]] is Conservative councillor Carl Les, appointed in 2021, and the Chief Executive is Richard Flinton.
-The council's headquarters is [[County Hall, Northallerton|County Hall]] in [[Northallerton]], the [[county town]].
+The council was created in 1974, when [[Local Government Act 1972|local government in England was reformed]] and the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire was created, governed by a county council and seven district councils. On 1 April 2023, the districts were abolished and the county council took on their responsibilities, becoming a unitary authority.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/328/part/2/made}}</ref>
-The non-metropolitan county has a population of 615,491 and an area of {{convert|2483|sqmi|km2}}.  The remainder of the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire is administered by the unitary authorities of [[Redcar and Cleveland]], [[Borough of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough]], [[Borough of Stockton-on-Tees|Stockton-on-Tees]] (part), and [[City of York|York]].
+The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the [[ceremonial county]] of [[North Yorkshire]]; the ceremonial county additionally includes [[Borough of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough]], [[Redcar and Cleveland]], [[City of York|York]] and part of [[Borough of Stockton-on-Tees|Stockton-on-Tees]].
 ==History==
 [[File:North Yorkshire County Council.svg|thumb|right|Logo of North Yorkshire County Council used until 2023]]
-The council was formed in 1974, when [[North Riding County Council]] was abolished, and has been based at County Hall in Northallerton since then.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Jonathan |title=Spinning Yarm: The referendum hoping to bring this picturesque |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/spinning-yarm-the-referendum-hoping-to-bring-this-picturesque-yorkshire-town-back-into-its-own-9442223.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/spinning-yarm-the-referendum-hoping-to-bring-this-picturesque-yorkshire-town-back-into-its-own-9442223.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=15 August 2018 |work=The Independent |date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chrystal |first1=Paul |last2=Sunderland |first2=Mark |title=Northallerton through time |date=2010 |publisher=Amberley |location=Stroud |isbn=9781848681811 |page=18}}</ref> The non-metropolitan county originally had eight [[Non-metropolitan district|districts]]: [[York]], [[Craven District|Craven]], [[Hambleton District|Hambleton]], [[Borough of Harrogate|Harrogate]], [[Richmondshire]], [[Ryedale]], [[Borough of Scarborough|Scarborough]] and [[Selby District|Selby]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government |date=22 July 2021 |title=Consultation response summary: local government reorganisation |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposals-for-locally-led-reorganisation-of-local-government-in-cumbria-north-yorkshire-and-somerset/outcome/consultation-response-summary-local-government-reorganisation |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=GOV.UK}}</ref> In 1996 the [[City of York]] was expanded with the addition of parishes from the districts of Harrogate, Ryedale, and Selby and became a unitary authority, removing it from the non-metropolitan county.<ref>{{cite web |title=The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/610/contents/made |accessdate=21 June 2022}}</ref>
+The [[non-metropolitan county]] of North Yorkshire and its county council were formed in 1974 from the [[county borough]] of York, the majority of the [[Administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of [[Yorkshire, North Riding]], the northern part of [[Yorkshire, West Riding]], and the northern and eastern fringes of [[Yorkshire, East Riding]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|year=1972|number=|act=Local Government Act 1972|si=Local Government Act 1972|schedule=1(II)|access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref> The headquarters of the new council was [[County Hall, Northallerton|County Hall]] in [[Northallerton]], previously the headquarters of the [[North Riding County Council]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Jonathan |title=Spinning Yarm: The referendum hoping to bring this picturesque |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/spinning-yarm-the-referendum-hoping-to-bring-this-picturesque-yorkshire-town-back-into-its-own-9442223.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/spinning-yarm-the-referendum-hoping-to-bring-this-picturesque-yorkshire-town-back-into-its-own-9442223.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=15 August 2018 |work=The Independent |date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chrystal |first1=Paul |last2=Sunderland |first2=Mark |title=Northallerton through time |date=2010 |publisher=Amberley |location=Stroud |isbn=9781848681811 |page=18}}</ref>
+The non-metropolitan county originally had eight [[Non-metropolitan district|districts]]: [[City of York|York]], [[Craven District|Craven]], [[Hambleton District|Hambleton]], [[Borough of Harrogate|Harrogate]], [[Richmondshire]], [[Ryedale]], [[Borough of Scarborough|Scarborough]] and [[Selby District|Selby]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government |date=22 July 2021 |title=Consultation response summary: local government reorganisation |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposals-for-locally-led-reorganisation-of-local-government-in-cumbria-north-yorkshire-and-somerset/outcome/consultation-response-summary-local-government-reorganisation |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=GOV.UK}}</ref> In 1996, York was reconstituted as a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] area and removed from the non-metropolitan county; the existing district was abolished and replaced with a larger district and coterminous non-metropolitan county, both also called York, which took in parishes from the adjacent districts of Harrogate, Ryedale, and Selby. The new [[City of York Council]] was unitary, with the powers of a district council and a non-metropolitan county council.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|year=1995|number=610|si=The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995|access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref>
+A further process of reorganisation began in October 2020, when the [[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government]] invited the councils in the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the City of York Council to submit proposals for reorganisation into unitary areas. North Yorkshire County Council proposed a single unitary authority for the non-metropolitan county and no change to York. The other councils, with the exception of Hambleton and York, jointly proposed an eastern council, combining the areas of Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby and York; and a western council, combining Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate and Richmondshire. Following a public consultation, in July 2021 the [[Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government|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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government |date=21 July 2021 |title=Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-steps-for-new-unitary-councils-in-cumbria-north-yorkshire-and-somerset |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=GOV.UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=House of Commons |date=21 July 2021 |title=Local Government Update Written Statement |url=https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-07-21/hcws234 |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=UK Parliament}}</ref>
+The reorganisation was approved by parliament on 17 March 2022. It was effected by abolishing the seven districts and their councils and creating a new district with the same area and name as the non-metropolitan county. North Yorkshire County Council became a unitary authority, with the powers of both a non-metropolitan county and non-metropolitan district council. As part of the reforms, the county council was given the option to omit the word "county" from its name, which it took, becoming North Yorkshire Council.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|year=2022|number=328|si=The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022|access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref>
+A [[combined authority]] was established in 2024 by North Yorkshire Council and York City Council, called the [[York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority]]. It is chaired by the directly elected [[Mayor of York and North Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023|year=2023|number=1432|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1 August 2022 |title=York and North Yorkshire devolution deal |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/york-and-north-yorkshire-devolution-deal |accessdate=24 October 2022 |publisher=[[Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]]}}</ref>
-The reorganisation began in October 2020, when the [[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government|Government]] invited the councils in the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the 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 [[Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government|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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government |date=21 July 2021 |title=Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-steps-for-new-unitary-councils-in-cumbria-north-yorkshire-and-somerset |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=GOV.UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=House of Commons |date=21 July 2021 |title=Local Government Update Written Statement |url=https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-07-21/hcws234 |access-date=23 July 2021 |website=UK Parliament}}</ref> The reorganisation was approved by Parliament on 17 March 2022.
 == Governance ==
-Since 2023 the council has provided both [[non-metropolitan district|district-level]] and [[non-metropolitan county|county-level]] services.<ref name=structural/> Most of the area is covered by [[civil parish]]es, which form a second tier of local government. Between 1974 and 2023 the council provided only county-level services.
+Since 2023 the council has provided both [[non-metropolitan district|district-level]] and [[non-metropolitan county|county-level]] services. Between 1974 and 2023 the council provided only county-level services. Legally, it is a county council with the powers of a district council.<ref name=structural>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022|year=2022|number=328|access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> Most of the non-metropolitan county is covered by [[civil parish]]es, which form a second tier of local government.
 ===Political control===
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 ===Composition===
-Following the [[2022 North Yorkshire Council election|2022 election]] and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to February 2024, the composition of the council was:
+Following the [[2022 North Yorkshire Council election|2022 election]] and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to June 2024, the composition of the council was:<ref>{{cite web |title=North Yorkshire |url=https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/councils/?council=north_yorkshire |website=Local Councils |publisher=Thorncliffe |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>
 {| class="wikitable"
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 ! Councillors
 |-
-| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=center|45
+| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=center|44
 |-
-| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=center|15
+| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=center|16
 |-
-| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || align=center|12
+| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || align=center|13
 |-
-| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=center|11
+| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=center|10
 |-
 | {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}} || align=center|4
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 | {{Party name with colour|Reform UK}} || align=center|1
 |-
-| {{Party name with colour|Social Justice Party (UK)}}  || align=center|1
+| {{Party name with colour|Social Justice Party (UK)}} || align=center|1
 |-
 ! colspan=2|Total !! align=center|90
 |}
-Of the fifteen independent councillors, three sit with the Conservatives as the "Conservatives and Independents" group, which forms the council's administration, eleven form the "North Yorkshire Independents" group and the remaining councillor is unaffiliated to any group. The Liberal councillor sits in a group with the Liberal Democrats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Your councillors by political group |url=https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=GROUPING&VW=LIST&PIC=0 |website=North Yorkshire Council |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref> The next election is due in 2027.
+Of the independent councillors, three sit with the Conservatives as the "Conservatives and Independents" group, which forms the council's administration, nine sit as the "North Yorkshire Independents" group which also includes the Reform UK councillor, and the remaining four independents are unaffiliated to any group. The Liberal councillor sits in a group with the Liberal Democrats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Your councillors by political group |url=https://edemocracy.northyorks.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=GROUPING&VW=LIST&PIC=0 |website=North Yorkshire Council |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref> The next election is due in 2027.
 ==Elections==
-{{also|North Yorkshire Council elections}}
+{{see also|North Yorkshire Council elections}}
 Since the last boundary changes in 2022 the area has been divided into 90 [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral divisions]], each electing one [[councillor]]. An election on the new boundaries was held in 2022, prior to the change to being a unitary authority. The next election is due in 2027, after which elections will be held every four years.<ref name=structural/>
 ==Premises==
 The council is based at [[County Hall, Northallerton|County Hall]] on Racecourse Lane, [[Northallerton]] (the building is just outside Northallerton's parish boundaries, being in the parish of [[Romanby]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref> County Hall was completed in 1906 as the headquarters for the [[North Riding County Council]]. It is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|desc=County Hall|num=1150967|grade=II*|accessdate=19 August 2018}}</ref> It transferred to the North Yorkshire County Council on local government reorganisation in 1974.
-== 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=A unitary council for North Yorkshire. The case for change |url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/Strongertogether/82237%20North%20Yorkshire%20Council%20A4%20GOV%20-%20Accessible.pdf |accessdate=26 December 2021 |publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |page=12}}</ref>  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 mayors in England and Wales|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.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 August 2022 |title=York and North Yorkshire devolution deal |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/york-and-north-yorkshire-devolution-deal |accessdate=24 October 2022 |publisher=[[Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]]}}</ref>
 == See also ==
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 * [[2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England]]
 * [[2022 North Yorkshire Council election]]
-== Notes==
-{{notelist}}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/ North Yorkshire Council]
-*{{curlie|Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/North_Yorkshire}}
 *[http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=North_Yorkshire Heraldry website explaining the Coat of Arms]
-{{North Yorkshire}}{{Unitary authorities of England}}{{Local authorities in North Yorkshire}}
+{{North Yorkshire}}{{Unitary authorities of England}}{{County councils of England}}{{Local authorities in North Yorkshire}}
 {{North Yorkshire elections}}
 {{Authority control}}

v t e Ceremonial county of North Yorkshire
Yorkshire Portal
Unitary authorities	Middlesbrough North Yorkshire Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees (part) York
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Bedale Bentham Boroughbridge Catterick Garrison Colburn Easingwold Eastfield Eston Filey Grangetown Grassington Guisborough Harrogate Hawes Haxby Helmsley Ingleby Barwick Kirkbymoorside Knaresborough Leyburn Loftus Malton Masham Middleham Middlesbrough Normanby Northallerton Norton-on-Derwent Pateley Bridge Pickering Redcar Richmond Ripon Saltburn-by-the-Sea Scarborough Selby Settle Sherburn in Elmet Skelton-in-Cleveland Skipton South Bank Stokesley Tadcaster Thirsk Thornaby-on-Tees Whitby Yarm York See also: List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire
Rivers	Aire Derwent Esk Foss Leven Ouse Ribble Swale Tees Ure Wharfe
Topics	Parliamentary constituencies Country houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Windmills Monastic houses History Rivers Schools Museums Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs SSSIs Nature Reserves

v t e Unitary authorities of England
Areas	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Councils	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Elections	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

v t e County councils of England
Councils	Cambridgeshire Cornwall Derbyshire Devon Durham East Sussex Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hertfordshire Isle of Wight Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Norfolk North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Warwickshire West Sussex Wiltshire Worcestershire
Elections	Cambridgeshire Cornwall Derbyshire Devon Durham East Sussex Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hertfordshire Isle of Wight Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Norfolk North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Warwickshire West Sussex Wiltshire Worcestershire

v t e Local authorities in North Yorkshire
Unitary	Middlesbrough North Yorkshire Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees York
Combined Authority	York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Former	Craven Hambleton Harrogate Scarborough Richmondshire Ryedale Selby