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On 1 April 2023 Harrogate Borough Council – and the other seven councils across the county – will be abolished and replaced with a single unitary authority to run services across the entire county.
It will be called North Yorkshire Council.
The Structural Changes Order (SCO) is currently before Parliament. Subject to MPs approval the order is expected to be enacted in March.
Following that announcement, elections will take place on 5 May when 90 councillors will be selected to represent the 89 wards across North Yorkshire. The councillors will serve one year on the existing North Yorkshire County Council before switching to the new unitary authority from 1 April 2023.
There should not be any appreciable change in services noticed until next year and until then, Harrogate Borough Council will continue to operate.
