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Mar 2021
Harrogate borough councillor Matt Scott has been chosen as the Conservative candidate for the vacant Harrogate Bilton and Nidd Gorge seat on North Yorkshire County Council.
A by-election is taking place following the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Geoff Webber.
Cllr Scott has represented the Bilton Woodfield ward on Harrogate Borough Council since 2018 and works in Harrogate and Knaresborough Conservative MP Andrew Jones' office. He has lived in Bilton all his life.
He said:
He said he wanted to be a "strong, local voice" on the county council, alongside fellow Conservative Paul Haslam, who also lives in Bilton and sits on both the borough and county councils.
He added:
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