East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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Not to be confused with East Riding County Council.

East Riding of Yorkshire
Arms of East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1996
Leadership
John Whittle,
Independent
since 18 May 2023[1]
Anne Handley,
Conservative
since 18 May 2023
Chief Executive (interim)
Alan Menzies
since November 2023[2]
Structure
Seats67 councillors
Political groups
Administration (28)
  Conservative (28)
Other parties (39)
  Liberal Democrats (21)
  Independent (9)
  Labour (5)
  Yorkshire Party (3)
  Reform UK (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Motto
Tradition and progress
Meeting place
County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9BA
Website
www.eastriding.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is the local authority for the East Riding of Yorkshire, a local government district within the larger ceremonial county of the same name. It is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under no overall control since 2023, being led by a Conservative minority administration. It is based at County Hall in Beverley.

History[edit]

The East Riding was one of the traditional subdivisions of the historic county of Yorkshire. From the middle ages the quarter sessions were held separately for each of Yorkshire's three ridings, and from 1660 there was a Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Elected county councils were established in 1889 to take over the administrative functions previously exercised by unelected magistrates at the quarter sessions. East Riding County Council was therefore created and the East Riding became an administrative county, whilst remaining part of the wider judicial and shrieval county of Yorkshire.[3] East Riding County Council based itself in Beverley, where it built County Hall in 1891.[4]

The East Riding was abolished as an administrative area in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, with most of its area passing to a new county called Humberside.[5]

Just 22 years later, in 1996, Humberside was abolished and its area was split into four districts, one of which is called East Riding of Yorkshire. Each of the four districts is legally both a non-metropolitan district and a non-metropolitan county but with no separate county council, instead having the district council also perform county functions. The district of East Riding of Yorkshire covers a slightly different area to the pre-1974 administrative county; notably the modern district includes the area around Goole which was in the West Riding prior to 1974, but excludes some northern and western parts of the pre-1974 administrative county, including the towns of Filey and Norton-on-Derwent, which had been transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974.[6] A ceremonial county called East Riding of Yorkshire was established at the same time, with the position of Lord Lieutenant that had been abolished in 1974 being re-created. The ceremonial county covers a larger area than the district, also including the neighbouring city of Kingston upon Hull.[7][8]

Governance[edit]

The council provides both district-level and county-level functions.[9] The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a second tier of local government for their areas.[10]

Political control[edit]

The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election, being run by a Conservative minority administration.[11]

The first election to the council was held in 1995, initially acting as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1996.[6] Political control of the council since 1996 has been as follows:[12][13]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1996–2007
Conservative 2007–2023
No overall control 2023–present

Leadership[edit]

The first leader of the council, Stephen Parnaby, was the last leader of one of the predecessor councils, the East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley.[14] The leaders since 1996 have been:[15]

Councillor Party From To
Stephen Parnaby[16] Conservative 1 Apr 1996 5 May 2019
Richard Burton[17] Conservative 16 May 2019 13 May 2021
Jonathan Owen[18] Conservative 13 May 2021 18 May 2023
Anne Handley[11] Conservative 18 May 2023

Composition[edit]

Following the 2023 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to February 2024, the composition of the council was as follows:[19][20][21]

Party Councillors
Conservative 28
Liberal Democrats 21
Independent 9
Labour 5
Yorkshire 3
Reform UK 1
Total 67

Seven of the independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group", the other two do not form part of a group.[22] The next election is due in 2027.

Premises[edit]

Council's offices in Goole, formerly the headquarters of Boothferry Borough Council
Council's offices in Skirlaugh, formerly the headquarters of Holderness Borough Council

The council's headquarters are at County Hall in Beverley, which was completed in 1891 for the old East Riding County Council and served as the headquarters of Humberside County Council between 1974 and 1996.[4] The council has several other offices around the district, including some inherited from the pre-1996 district councils, being the Boothferry Borough Council offices in Goole, the East Yorkshire District Council offices at Bridlington Town Hall, and the Holderness Borough Council offices at Skirlaugh.[23]

Elections[edit]

See also: East Riding of Yorkshire Council elections

Since the last full review of boundaries in 2003 the council has comprised 67 councillors representing 26 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.[24]

East Riding of Yorkshire wards
Ward Councillors Map location
Beverley Rural 3 20
Bridlington North 3 26
Bridlington South 3 24
Bridlington Central and Old Town 2 25
Cottingham North 2 12
Cottingham South 2 11
Dale 3 6
Driffield and Rural 3 22
East Wolds and Coastal 3 23
Goole North 2 3
Goole South 2 2
Hessle 3 8
Howden 1 4
Howdenshire 3 5
Mid Holderness 3 17
Minster and Woodmansey 3 13
North Holderness 2 21
Pocklington Provincial 3 18
Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland 2 1
South East Holderness 3 15
South Hunsley 2 7
South West Holderness 3 16
St Mary's 3 14
Tranby 2 9
Willerby and Kirk Ella 3 10
Wolds Weighton 3 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Council minutes, 18 May 2023" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ Gerrard, Joe (21 November 2023). "East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Chief executive departure marks big shake-up at crucial time in council's history". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act 1888", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1888 c. 41, retrieved 10 May 2024
  4. ^ a b Historic England. "County Hall (Grade II) (1346321)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 10 May 2024
  6. ^ a b "The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/600, retrieved 10 May 2024
  7. ^ "The Local Government Changes for England (Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/1748, retrieved 6 March 2024
  8. ^ "Lieutenancies Act 1997", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1997 c. 23, retrieved 20 March 2024
  9. ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70
  10. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  11. ^ a b Gerrard, Joe (18 May 2023). "East Riding Council elects first female leader". BBC News. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ "England: East Riding of Yorkshire". BBC News. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  14. ^ Young, Angus (22 February 2018). "East Riding Council leader Stephen Parnaby to retire from politics". Hull Live. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Council minutes". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  16. ^ Hall, Deborah (28 June 2021). "Tributes to 'gentle' former town mayor". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Council minutes, 16 May 2019" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Council minutes, 13 May 2021" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Local elections 2023: full council results for England". The Guardian. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  20. ^ Gerrard, Joseph (26 January 2024). "Suspended former East Riding Liberal Democrat leader's defection to Labour sparks 'bullying' and 'behaviour' row". Hull Live. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Bridlington county councillor defects from Conservatives to Reform UK and will stand for MP at the next general election". Bridlington Echo. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Find a ward councillor and register of interests". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Find your nearest council office". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  24. ^ "The District of East Riding (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3358, retrieved 10 May 2024

External links[edit]

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