Harrogate Borough Council elections explained

One third of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England was elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 54 councillors had been elected from 35 wards.^[1] The last elections were held in 2018, ahead of the abolition of Harrogate Borough Council on 31 March 2023. Its functions transferred to the new North Yorkshire Council.^[2] The first elections to the North Yorkshire Council took place on 5 May 2022, when 21 councillors were elected from 21 divisions in the Borough of Harrogate.^[3]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^{[4] [5]}

Party in control		Years
	19761990
	19901994
	19942002
	20022003
	20032006
	20062010
	20102023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2005 have been:^[6]

Councillor	Party		From	To
Mike Gardner		23 May 2005	8 May 2011
Don Mackenzie		20 May 2011	21 May 2012
Anthony Alton		21 May 2012	12 Jun 2014
Richard Cooper		12 Jun 2014	31 Mar 2023

Council elections

• 1973 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1976 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1979 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1983 Harrogate Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[7]
• 1984 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1986 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1987 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1988 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1990 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1991 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1992 Harrogate Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[8]
• 1994 Harrogate Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[9]
• 1995 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1996 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1998 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 1999 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2000 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2002 Harrogate Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 5)^{[10] [11]}
• 2003 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2004 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2006 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2007 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2008 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2010 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2011 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2012 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2014 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2015 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2016 Harrogate Borough Council election
• 2018 Harrogate Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[12]

By-election results

2010-2018

Previous councillor in Woodfield had been elected as a Liberal Democrat and then defected to the Conservatives.^[13]

2018-2023

References

• By-election results

External links

• Harrogate Borough Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Electoral Boundaries . 2011-01-11 . Harrogate Borough Council . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090728225707/http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/harrogate-57 . 2009-07-28 .
2. Web site: The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022. Government of the United Kingdom. 15 May 2022.
3. News: Lib Dems victorious in Harrogate district. The Stray Ferret. 6 May 2022. 15 May 2022.
4. News: Harrogate . 2011-01-17 . . 2009-04-19.
5. News: Tories stay in overall control . . 2004-06-11 . 0963-1496.
6. Web site: Council minutes . Harrogate Borough Council . 19 June 2022.
7. The Borough of Harrogate (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
8. legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
9. legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
10. News: Harrogate . 2009-09-24 . BBC News Online.
11. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Harrogate (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
12. si . 2017 . 477 . The Harrogate (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 . 20 July 2024 .
13. News: Tories lose majority in Harrogate . 2010-01-08 . 2010-01-08 . . London . Chris . Mead.