16-534: The Borough of Harrogate was a local government district with borough status in North Yorkshire , England , from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of Harrogate , but it also included surrounding settlements, including the cathedral city of Ripon , and almost all of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . At the 2011 Census , the borough had a population of 157,869. The borough
32-589: A small part of it was within the BD area. It was the county's fourth largest district, as well the seventh largest non-metropolitan district in England. It was previously the county's second largest district until 1 April 1996, when the parishes of Nether Poppleton , Upper Poppleton , Hessay and Rufforth were transferred from the Borough of Harrogate to become part of the newly formed York unitary authority area. According to
48-576: A two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint a mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties now have no sub divisions so are a single Non-metropolitan district such as Cornwall. Typically a district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock. Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have
64-461: A two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with a borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: Many districts have borough status , which means the local council is called a borough council instead of district council and gives them
80-584: The District Councils' Network , special interest group which sits within the Local Government Association . The network's purpose is to "act as an informed and representative advocate for districts to government and other national bodies, based on their unique position to deliver for local people." This is a list of two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their districts. All unitary authorities are also non-metropolitan districts, which, with
96-546: The Freedom of the Borough of Harrogate. [REDACTED] Media related to Borough of Harrogate at Wikimedia Commons 53°59′25″N 1°32′28″W / 53.99028°N 1.54111°W / 53.99028; -1.54111 Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in
112-755: The West Riding of Yorkshire . The district was abolished by Government reforms on 31 March 2023 after 49 years of existence. The district was part of the Leeds City Region , and bordered seven other areas; the Craven , Richmondshire , Hambleton , Selby and York districts in North Yorkshire and the boroughs of Bradford and Leeds in West Yorkshire . It fell primarily within the HG , LS and YO postcode areas, while
128-539: The 2001 census, these parishes had a population of 5,169. In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, the non-metropolitan county would be reorganised into a unitary authority . Harrogate Borough Council was abolished on 31 March 2023 and its functions were transferred on 1 April 2023 to a new single authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire. Elections to
144-449: The areas for Wales and England had been enacted separately and there were no Welsh metropolitan areas, the term 'non-metropolitan district' does not apply to Wales. A similar system existed in Scotland , which in 1975 was divided into regions and districts, this was also abolished in 1996 and replaced with a fully unitary system . In England most of the district councils are represented by
160-472: The borough council were held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 54 seats on the council being elected at each election. After being under no overall control from the 2006 election , the Conservative party gained a majority at the 2010 election . Following the 2016 United Kingdom local elections and subsequent by-elections, the political composition of Harrogate was as follows: This
176-487: The exception of those of Berkshire , are coterminous with non-metropolitan counties. For a full list of districts of all types including unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs , see Districts of England . This is a list of former two-tier districts in England which have been abolished, by local government reorganisations such as the 2009 structural changes to local government in England . It does not include districts that still exist after becoming
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#1732870043309192-565: The right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues a style enjoyed by a predecessor authority, which can date back centuries. Some districts such as Oxford or Exeter have city status , granted by letters patent , but this does not give the local council any extra powers other than the right to call itself a city council . By 1899, England had been divided at district level into rural districts , urban districts , municipal boroughs , county boroughs and metropolitan boroughs . This system
208-526: The two-tier structure, but reforms in the 1990s and 2009 reduced their number to 192. A further 55 non-metropolitan districts are now unitary authorities, which combine the functions of county and borough/district councils. In Wales , an almost identical two-tier system of local government existed between 1974 and 1996 (see Districts of Wales ). In 1996, this was abolished and replaced with an entirely unitary system of local government, with one level of local government responsible for all local services. Since
224-673: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 . Non-metropolitan districts were created by this act in 1974 when England outside Greater London was divided into metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Metropolitan counties were sub-divided into metropolitan districts and the non-metropolitan counties were sub-divided into non-metropolitan districts. The metropolitan districts had more powers than their non-metropolitan counterparts. Initially, there were 296 non-metropolitan districts in
240-737: Was abolished on 31 March 2023, and its functions were transferred to the new unitary North Yorkshire Council on 1 April 2023. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , as a merger of the Masham and Wath rural districts , and part of Thirsk , from the North Riding of Yorkshire , along with the boroughs of Harrogate and the city of Ripon , the Knaresborough urban district, Nidderdale Rural District , Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District , part of Wetherby Rural District and part of Wharfedale Rural District , all in
256-562: Was the last composition of the former 54 seat council, prior to boundary changes. The composition of the new 40 seat council after boundary changes was as follows: The district was divided between three parliamentary constituencies: the whole of Harrogate and Knaresborough , the eastern part of Skipton and Ripon and the north western part of Selby and Ainsty . By population: 1. Harrogate 2. Ripon (city) 3. Knaresborough 4. Boroughbridge 5. Pateley Bridge 6. Masham The following people and military units received
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