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Jun 2023
Conservatives lose majority on North Yorkshire Council
The Conservatives have lost their majority on North Yorkshire Council following the defection of a councillor.
Mike Jordan resigned today from the Conservatives to become an independent.
He added he would support Pateley Bridge man Keith Tordoff, the Yorkshire Party candidate, in next year's mayoral election for York and North Yorkshire and he also "might join the Yorkshire Party".
It means the Tories now have 45 of the 90 seats on North Yorkshire Council — precisely half. However, if a vote is tied, the Tory chair David Ireton would get the casting vote.
Cllr Jordan said:
Yorkshire-born Cllr Jordan, who represents Camblesforth and Carlton, said his disillusionment with the Conservatives was more national than local, with the exception of the 20's Plenty for Us campaign, which wants 20mph speed limits to be the norm on residential streets and in town and village centres.
He said he supported the initiative whereas "most of the Conservatives on north Yorkshire Council think it's a waste of time".
Cllr Jordan said the North Yorkshire Conservatives had not backed his bid to become the county's first mayor next year and he would therefore support Mr Tordoff:
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