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Mar 2022
Candidates could be able to put themselves forward as soon as next week for May's elections to the new North Yorkshire Council.
The election will be one of the most crucial in the county’s history because it will spell out the end of North Yorkshire County Council and the seven district and borough councils in Harrogate, Selby, Scarborough, Craven, Hambleton, Ryedale and Richmondshire.
They will be replaced by the new unitary authority from April 2023.
Nominations are likely to open on Friday next week for candidates hoping to become one of the 90 councillors who will lead a new era of local government.
That date is subject to new legislation, which is currently passing through Parliament and once approved will fire the starting gun for voting to take place on 5 May.
Speaking at a public briefing last night, Ben Nattrass, elections manager at Harrogate Borough Council, said parliamentary approval of the legislation was expected next week as he also set out some of the next steps.
He said:
The deadline for people to register to vote is April 14.
To find out more on how to become a candidate, tap or click here.
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