The county council consists of 72 councillors, each representing public interest as well as individuals living within the electoral division in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office. They are elected every four years, most recently in May 2017.
Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
To find your councillor please use the below links:
Ainsty division
Conservative
Airedale division
Conservative
Executive Member for Education and Skills
Bedale division
Conservative
Boroughbridge division
Conservative
Castle division
North Yorkshire Independent
Catterick Bridge division
Conservative
Leader
Cawood and Saxton division
Conservative
Executive Member for Open to Business
Central Richmondshire division
North Yorkshire Independent
Easingwold division
Conservative
Eastfield and Osgodby division
Labour
Escrick Division
Conservative
Esk Valley division
Conservative
Falsgrave and Stepney division
Labour
Filey division
Conservative
Great Ayton division
Conservative
Harrogate Bilton and Nidd Gorge division
Conservative
Harrogate Bilton and Nidd Gorge division
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats Group Leader
Harrogate Central division
Conservative
Harrogate Central division
Conservative
Harrogate Harlow division
Conservative
Chairman of the County Council
Harrogate Oatlands divsion
Conservative
Harrogate Saltergate division
Conservative
Executive Member for Access
Harrogate Starbeck division
Liberal Democrats
Hertford and Cayton division
Conservative
Hovingham and Sheriff Hutton division
Conservative
Kirkbymoorside division
Conservative
Knaresborough division
Liberal Democrats
Knaresborough division
Conservative
Lower Nidderdale and Bishop Monkton division
Conservative
Executive Member for Adult Services and Health Integration, Chair of North Yorkshire Health and Wellbeing Board
Malton division
North Yorkshire Independent
Masham and Fountains division
Conservative
Mid Craven division
Conservative
Mid Selby division
Conservative
Middle Dales division
Conservative
Newby division
North Yorkshire Independent
North Craven Division
Conservative
North Hambleton division
Conservative
Northallerton division
Conservative
Executive Member - Public Health, Prevention and Supported Housing, including Sustainability and Transformation Plans
Northstead division
Labour
Labour group leader
Norton division
Conservative
Osgoldcross division
North Yorkshire Independent
Pannal and Lower Wharfedale division
Conservative
Pateley Bridge division
Conservative
Richmond division
North Yorkshire Independent
North Yorkshire Independents group leader
Richmondshire North division
Conservative
Ripon North division
Conservative
Ripon South division
Conservative
Vice-Chair County Council
Romanby and Broomfield division
Conservative
Scalby and the Coast division
Conservative
Seamer and Derwent division
Conservative
Selby Barlby division
Conservative
Selby Barlby division
Labour
Selby Brayton division
Conservative
Sherburn in Elmet division
Conservative
Skipton East division
Independent Unaffiliated
Skipton West division
Independent Unaffiliated
South Craven division
North Yorkshire Independent
South Selby division
Conservative
Sowerby division
Conservative
Stillington division
Conservative
Stokesley division
Liberal Democrats
Swale division
Conservative
Tadcaster division
North Yorkshire Independent
Thirsk division
Conservative
Deputy Leader
Thornton Dale and the Wolds division
Conservative
Executive Member for Children's Services
Upper Dales division
Conservative
Weaponness and Ramshill division
Conservative
Whitby Mayfield cum Mulgrave division
Conservative
Executive Member for Stronger Communities
Whitby Streonshalh division
Conservative
Woodlands division
Independent Unaffiliated
Conservative
Conservative
ExecutiveMember - Areas of responsibility: Customer Engagement, including contact centre, website, libraries, digital, and performance management (complaints and compliments).