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# The North Yorkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 1046
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The North Yorkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2026
Made
16th September 2026
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
Under section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“the Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (“the Commission”) published a report dated January 2026 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for North Yorkshire. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations.
A draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired since the day on which it was laid and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.
The Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the Act.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the North Yorkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2026.
(2) This article and article 2 come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
(3) Articles 3 to 6 come into force—
(a) for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to the election of councillors, on the day after the day on which this Order is made;
(b) for all other purposes, on the ordinary day of election of councillors in England in 2027.
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales but applies in relation to England only.

## 2 Interpretation {#article-2}

(1) In this Order, “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the North Yorkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2026” held by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
(2) Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse, or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of that feature.

## 3 Electoral divisions of North Yorkshire and number of councillors {#article-3}

(1) The existing electoral divisions of North Yorkshire are abolished.
(2) North Yorkshire is divided into the 87 electoral divisions listed in the first column of the Table in Schedule 1.
(3) Each electoral division comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the electoral division.
(4) The number of councillors to be elected for each electoral division is the number specified in relation to that electoral division in the second column of the Table in Schedule 1.

## 4 Certain parishes in North Yorkshire and number of councillors {#article-4}

(1) The existing parish wards of the parishes listed in paragraph (2) are abolished.
(2) The parishes referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a) Eastfield;
(b) Harrogate;
(c) Killinghall;
(d) Knaresborough;
(e) Newby & Scalby;
(f) Northallerton;
(g) Richmond;
(h) Ripon;
(i) Scarborough;
(j) Selby;
(k) Skipton;
(l) Whitby.
(3) The parish of Eastfield is divided into the 3 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 2.
(4) The parish of Harrogate is divided into the 19 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 2.
(5) The parish of Killinghall is divided into the 2 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 3 in Schedule 2.
(6) The parish of Knaresborough is divided into the 5 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 4 in Schedule 2.
(7) The parish of Newby & Scalby is divided into the 2 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 5 in Schedule 2.
(8) The parish of Northallerton is divided into the 3 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 6 in Schedule 2.
(9) The parish of Richmond is divided into the 3 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 7 in Schedule 2.
(10) The parish of Ripon is divided into the 4 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 8 in Schedule 2.
(11) The parish of Scarborough is divided into the 5 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 9 in Schedule 2.
(12) The parish of Selby is divided into the 6 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 10 in Schedule 2.
(13) The parish of Skipton is divided into the 4 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 11 in Schedule 2.
(14) The parish of Whitby is divided into the 6 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 12 in Schedule 2.
(15) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.
(16) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish ward in the second column of the relevant Table in Schedule 2.

## 5 Parish wards of the parish of Haverah Park with Beckwithshaw and number of councillors {#article-5}

(1) The parish of Haverah Park with Beckwithshaw is divided into the 3 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 1 in Schedule 3.
(2) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish ward in the second column of Table 1 in Schedule 3.

## 6 Parish wards of the parish of Littlethorpe and number of councillors {#article-6}

(1) The parish of Littlethorpe is divided into the 2 parish wards listed in the first column of Table 2 in Schedule 3.
(2) Each parish ward comprises the area identified on the map by reference to the name of the parish ward.
(3) The number of councillors to be elected for each parish ward is the number specified in relation to that parish ward in the second column of Table 2 in Schedule 3.

## Schedule 1 Electoral Divisions of North Yorkshire and number of councillors {#schedule-1}

Article 3
(1) Electoral Division | (2) Number of councillors
Aire Valley | 1
Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton | 1
Barlby, Osgodby & Staynor | 1
Bedale & Aiskew | 1
Bentham & Ingleton | 1
Bilton & Nidd Gorge | 1
Bilton Grange & Coppice Valley | 1
Boroughbridge | 1
Brayton & Barlow | 1
Brompton-on-Swale & Scorton | 1
Camblesforth & Carlton | 1
Castle | 1
Catterick Village & Crakehall | 1
Cawood & Riccall | 1
Cayton | 1
Cliffe & Escrick | 1
Danby, Glaisdale & Mulgrave | 1
Dishforth & Topcliffe | 1
Duchy & Valley Gardens | 1
Easingwold | 1
Eastfield | 1
Esk Valley & The Coast | 1
Falsgrave | 1
Filey | 1
Granby | 1
Great Ayton | 1
Harlow Hill | 1
Harrogate Central | 1
Helmsley & Ampleforth | 1
Hillside | 1
Hipswell & Colburn | 1
Howardian | 1
Huby & Tollerton | 1
Hunmanby | 1
Hutton Rudby & Appleton Wiske | 1
Jennyfield | 1
Killinghall & Scotton | 1
Kirkbymoorside & Dales | 1
Knaresborough East | 1
Knaresborough West | 1
Leyburn & Lower Wensleydale | 1
Lower Nidderdale | 1
Malton & Norton | 2
Masham & Fountains | 1
Mid Craven | 1
Newby | 1
North Bay | 1
North Richmondshire | 1
Northallerton North & Brompton | 1
Northallerton South | 1
Oatlands & Rossett | 1
Osgoldcross | 1
Ouseburn & Hammerton | 1
Pannal & Washburn | 1
Pickering | 1
Richmond | 1
Ripon Canal & Ure | 1
Ripon Cathedral & Spa | 1
Ripon South | 1
Romanby | 1
Scalby & Derwent | 1
Seamer & East Ayton | 1
Selby East | 1
Selby West | 1
Settle | 1
Sherburn in Elmet & South Milford | 2
Sheriff Hutton & Derwent | 1
Skipton East | 1
Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby | 1
Skipton West | 1
South Craven | 1
Sowerby | 1
Spofforth & Tockwith | 1
Starbeck | 1
Stepney & Northstead | 1
Stokesley | 1
Stray & Hookstone | 1
Swale | 1
Tadcaster | 1
Thirsk | 1
Thornton-le-Dale & The Wolds | 1
Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton | 1
Upper Dales | 1
Upper Wharfedale & Upper Nidderdale | 1
Weaponness & Ramshill | 1
Whitby Streonshalh | 1
Whitby West | 1

## Schedule 2 Names of parish wards and number of councillors {#schedule-2}

Article 4
Table 1 Parish wards of the parish of Eastfield and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Eastway | 5
Middle Deepdale | 1
Westway | 5
Table 2 Parish wards of the parish of Harrogate and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Bilton & Nidd Gorge | 1
Bilton Grange | 1
Central East | 1
Central West | 1
Coppice | 1
Duchy | 1
Fairfax | 1
Harlow Hill | 1
Hookstone | 1
Jennyfield | 1
Kingsley | 1
Oatlands | 1
Pannal | 1
St Georges | 1
Starbeck East | 1
Starbeck West | 1
Stray | 1
Valley Gardens | 1
Woodfield | 1
Table 3 Parish wards of the parish of Killinghall and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Rural | 4
Urban | 6
Table 4 Parish wards of the parish of Knaresborough and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Aspin & Calcutt | 3
Castle | 2
Eastfield | 3
Nidd Gorge | 1
Scriven Park | 3
Table 5 Parish wards of the parish of Newby & Scalby and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Newby | 9
Scalby | 4
Table 6 Parish wards of the parish of Northallerton and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Central | 6
North | 4
South | 2
Table 7 Parish wards of the parish of Richmond and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
East | 5
North | 2
West | 8
Table 8 Parish wards of the parish of Ripon and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
East | 2
North | 2
South | 5
West | 3
Table 9 Parish wards of the parish of Scarborough and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Castle | 3
Falsgrave | 3
North Bay | 3
Stepney & Northstead | 3
Weaponness & Ramshill | 3
Table 10 Parish wards of the parish of Selby and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Abbots | 3
Central | 2
North East | 2
North West | 6
South West | 3
Staynor | 2
Table 11 Parish wards of the parish of Skipton and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
East | 4
North | 4
South | 2
West | 6
Table 12 Parish wards of the parish of Whitby and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Abbey | 6
Ruswarp | 2
Stakesby | 4
Town North | 3
Town South | 1
West Cliff | 3

## Schedule 3 Parish wards and number of councillors for the parishes of Haverah Park with Beckwithshaw and Littlethorpe {#schedule-3}

Articles 5 and 6
Table 1 Parish wards of the parish of Haverah Park with Beckwithshaw and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Beckwithshaw | 4
Harlow Hill Grange | 1
Haverah Park | 1
Table 2 Parish wards of the parish of Littlethorpe and number of councillors
(1) Name of parish ward | (2) Number of councillors
Fountains Walk | 1
Littlethorpe | 4