Borough of Harrogate

Borough of Harrogate
Harrogate Council Offices
Coat of arms of Borough of Harrogate
Official logo of Borough of Harrogate
Shown within North Yorkshire
Shown within North Yorkshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial countyNorth Yorkshire
Admin. HQHarrogate
Government
 • TypeHarrogate Borough Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive: 
Area
 • Total505 sq mi (1,308 km2)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total164,105
 • Density320/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code36UD (ONS)
E07000165 (GSS)
Ethnicity96.9% White
1.0% Mixed
0.8% S.Asian
0.8% Chinese or other
0.6% Black[1]
WebsiteHarrogate.gov.uk

The Borough of Harrogate was a local government district with borough status in North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of Harrogate, but it also included surrounding settlements, including the cathedral city of Ripon, and almost all of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the 2011 Census, the borough had a population of 157,869.[2]

The borough was abolished on 31 March 2023, and its functions were transferred to the new unitary North Yorkshire Council on 1 April 2023.

  1. ^ "Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages); Mid-2005 Population Estimates". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Harrogate Local Authority (1946157115)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 January 2019.