Borough of Harrogate
Borough of Harrogate | |
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Borough | |
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Official logo of Borough of Harrogate Arms of Harrogate Borough Council | |
 Shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire |
| Admin. HQ | Harrogate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Harrogate Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | |
| • MPs: | Nigel Adams, Andrew Jones, Julian Smith |
| • Rank | [[List of English districts by area|]] |
| • Rank | Ranked |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 36UD (ONS) E07000165 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 96.9% White 1.0% Mixed 0.8% S.Asian 0.8% Chinese or other 0.6% Black[1] |
| Website | harrogate.gov.uk |
The Borough of Harrogate is a local government district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Harrogate but it also includes surrounding towns and villages. It is the most populous district of North Yorkshire. The district is part of the Leeds City Region.
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 Rural District, 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 the West Riding of Yorkshire.
On 1 April 1996 the parishes of Nether Poppleton, Upper Poppleton, Hessay and Rufforth were transferred from the district to become part of the new York unitary authority. According to the 2001 census these parishes had a population of 5,169.
Politics
Elections to the borough council are 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 United Kingdom local elections, 2011, the political composition of Harrogate is as follows:
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Party (UK, 1989) | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
Towns
By population:
1. Harrogate
2. Ripon (city)
3. Knaresborough
4. Boroughbridge
5. Pateley Bridge
6. Masham
Etymology
The name possibly means place at the road to the cairn or heap of stones from the Old Norse haugr plus gata.[2]
Historical sites
- Aldborough Roman Museum
- Fountains Abbey
- Ripon Cathedral
- Knaresborough Castle
- Ripley Castle
- Spofforth Castle
- Marston Moor
- Devil's Arrows
References
- ^ "Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages); Mid-2005 Population Estimates". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "A Dictionary of British Place-Names (A. D. Mills. Oxford University Press. 2003. Encyclopedia.com) [1]
