North Yorkshire

A review of the number of councillors, divisions and divisions names for North Yorkshire Council.
Currently in review

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Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 1 Oct 2024 - 9 Dec 2024

Previous stages

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 17 Sep 2024

New arrangements apply to elections after this date.

Dates: 17 Mar 2022

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

A parish briefing was held on 29 August 2024, a recording of that briefing can be found here.

September 2024 We decide how many councillors there should be
1 October 2024 - 9 December 2024 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
1 April 2025 - 9 June 2025 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
2 September 2025 We publish our recommendations
Winter 2025 We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2027 New arrangements apply to local elections

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Latest Information

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Previous stages

Councillor numbers

We have decided that North Yorkshire Council should have 89 councillors.

Effective date

The creation of North Yorkshire Council Unitary Authority

In March 2022, Parliament authorised the creation of a new unitary authority called North Yorkshire Council. The council replaced the authorities of North Yorkshire County Council, Craven District Council, Selby District Council, Scarborough Borough Council, Ryedale District Council, Harrogate Borough Council, Hambleton District Council and Richmondshire District Council.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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