North Yorkshire County Council

North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) is the county council governing the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire in England. The council currently consists of 72 councillors. The council is currently controlled by the Conservative Party. The headquarters of the council is county hall in Northallerton.

Not to be confused with North Yorkshire Council or North Riding County Council.

North Yorkshire County Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Chair of the Council
Cllr Jim Clark, Conservative
since 16 May 2019
Leader of the Council
Cllr Carl Les, Conservative
Chief executive
Richard Flinton
since 12 May 2010
Structure
Seats72 councillors
Political groups
Executive
  Conservative (54)
Opposition
  Independent (11)
  Labour (4)
  Liberal Democrat (3)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2017
Next election
5 May 2022
Meeting place
County Hall
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
Website
www.northyorks.gov.uk

History

The council was formed in 1974 when North Riding County Council was abolished.[1] The council occupies County Hall at Northallerton.[2] As a County Council, it is a "top-tier" system that oversees the district councils but has the responsibility for social care, education and roads.[3]

Governance

The Council is currently composed of 72 councillors. Elections were held every four years; the last in 2017. The 2017 election returned an increased Conservative majority, with the Conservative Party holding 55 seats. Independent candidates saw an increase to 10 seats, with the Liberal Democrats and Labour seeing large reductions in their seat counts. UKIP and the Liberal Party both lost their representation on the council, with the Liberal Party incumbent in Pickering losing by just 2 votes. The next election is due to be held in 2022.

Across the 2017–2022 period of governance, the Conservative Party have seen a net loss of 1 seat (2 by-election gains, 1 by-election loss, and 2 councillors becoming independents), therefore their current governing majority is 36.

Executive

North Yorkshire County Council's executive is composed of nine Conservative councillors and the Conservative Leader of the council. Executive members work closely with the directors and professional officers of the council to ensure the successful implementation of the decisions they make.[4]

Title Councillor
Leader of the Council Cllr Carl Les
Deputy leader of the council Cllr Gareth Dadd
Children's services Cllr Janet Sanderson
Education and skills Cllr Patrick Mulligan
Access Cllr Don Mackenzie
Stronger communities Cllr David Chance
Health and adult services Cllr Micheal Harrison
Public health, prevention and supported housing Cllr Caroline Dickinson
Open to business Cllr Andrew Lee
Customer engagement Cllr Greg White

Districts

The seven district councils in North Yorkshire are:

  1. Selby
  2. Borough of Harrogate
  3. Craven
  4. Richmondshire
  5. Hambleton
  6. Ryedale
  7. Borough of Scarborough

These district councils are responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Reorganisation

In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, the non-metropolitan county will be reorganised into a unitary authority. The county council and the seven district councils are to be abolished and their functions transferred to a single authority.[5]

Political control
Main article: North Yorkshire County Council elections

Political control of the non-metropolitan county has been held by the following groups:[6]

Election Party
1973 Conservative
1977
1981
1985
1989
1993 No overall control
1997
2001 Conservative
2005
2009
2013
2017

The last elections to the county council will take place in May 2022. The government has proposed legislation, expected to become law in March 2022, to increase the number of councillors from 72 to 90 and to reorganise the electoral divisions for the May 2022 elections. The councillors elected will serve until May 2027, one year as county councillors for the existing North Yorkshire County Council and another four years as councillors for the new unitary authority when it begins in April 2023.[7]

References
  1. Brown, Jonathan (27 May 2014). "Spinning Yarm: The referendum hoping to bring this picturesque". The Independent. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. Chrystal, Paul; Sunderland, Mark (2010). Northallerton through time. Stroud: Amberley. p. 18. ISBN 9781848681811.
  3. "North Yorkshire County Council - Latest news updates, pictures, video, reaction - Teesside Live". www.gazettelive.co.uk. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. Council, North Yorkshire County (14 March 2017). "Committee membership". North Yorkshire County Council. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. "Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. "BBC NEWS | Election 2009 | North Yorkshire council". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. "The new council". North Yorkshire County Council. Retrieved 1 February 2022.


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