North Yorkshire Council

North Yorkshire Council
Logo from 1 April 2023
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Roberta Swiers,
Conservative
since 15 May 2024[1]
Carl Les,
Conservative
since 20 May 2015
Richard Flinton
since 2010[2]
Structure
Seats90
Composition of the North Yorkshire County Council after the 2022 election.
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
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

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.

  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".