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Apr 2023
As Harrogate Borough Council draws to a close, the move to scrap the authority also sees 24 councillors lose their roles.
The brand new North Yorkshire Council will have 16 elected representatives from the Harrogate district.
However, only 12 of those councillors will move on from seats on the borough council.
Some have successfully sought reelection to the new council.
Among those stepping down include council leader, Cllr Richard Cooper, and deputy leader of the authority, Cllr Graham Swift.
Members of the cabinet Cllr Phil Ireland and Cllr Stanley Lumley have also departed.
In this article, we take a look at the 24 councillors who will no longer represent the district.
Mayor Trevor Chapman and wife Janet
Cllr Chapman, who represented Harrogate Bilton Grange, was mayor of the Harrogate borough last year.
The Liberal Democrat was on the council since 2018.
John Ennis, Conservative.
Cllr Ennis, a Conservative, represented the Harrogate Stray ward on the authority.
Sam Green, who was the youngest councillor on Harrogate Borough Council.
Cllr Green, who was only elected in May last year, was the youngest borough councillor at 26-years-old.
He was elected to the Wathvale ward on the council.
Councillor Stanley Lumley (pictured left)
Conservative Cllr Lumley was the authority’s cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport and oversaw the creation of Brimhams Active, which now runs council leisure centres.
He unsuccessfully stood for election to the new North Yorkshire Council. He also represented Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale on the borough council.
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