City of York

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City of York
Unitary authority area with city status
York
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York city centre and its minster from above
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Flag
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Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Chocolate City [1]
Motto: 
Let the Banner of York Fly High [2]
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Shown within North Yorkshire
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City of York
Location within the United Kingdom
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City of York
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 53°57′30″N1°4′49″W / 53.95833°N 1.08028°W / 53.95833; -1.08028
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county North Yorkshire
Historic county Yorkshire
Unitary status 1 April 1996 [3]
Administrative centre  • York Guildhall
 • West Offices
Government
 • Type Unitary authority
 • Body City of York Council
 •  Leadership Leader and cabinet
 •  Executive Labour Party
 •  Lord Mayor Margaret Wells (Labour)
 •  Council Leader Claire Douglas (Labour)
Area
 • Total
105.00 sq mi (271.94 km2)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
204,551
 • Rank(Ranked 97th)
 • Density1,780/sq mi (687/km2)
 •  Urban
153,717
Demonym Yorker • Yorkie [4]
Ethnicity (2021)
[5]
 •  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[5]
 •  Religion
List
Time zone UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode areas
YO
Dialling codes 01904
ISO 3166-2 GB-YOR
ONS code 00FF (ONS)
E06000014 (GSS)
OS grid reference SE603517
NUTS 3UKE21
Primary airport Leeds Bradford Airport (outside of York)
Councillors47
List of MPs
MPs
Website york.gov.uk

The City of York, officially simply "York", [6] is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. [7]

Contents

The district's main settlement is York, and its coverage extends to the town of Haxby and the villages of Earswick, Upper Poppleton, Nether Poppleton, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, Dunnington, Stockton on the Forest, Rufforth, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard, among other villages and hamlets. The district had a population of 202,800 in the 2021 Census [8] [9] The City of York is administered by the City of York Council based in The Guildhall. [10]

Governance

York's first citizen and civic head is the Lord Mayor, who is the chairperson of the City of York Council. The appointment is made by the city council each year in May, at the same time as appointing the Sheriff, the city's other civic head. The offices of lord mayor and sheriff are purely ceremonial. The Lord Mayor carries out civic and ceremonial duties in addition to chairing full council meetings. [11] The incumbent lord mayor since 23 May 2024 is Councillor Margaret Wells, the sheriff is Fiona Fitzpatrick. [12]

As a result of the 2023 City of York Council election, the Labour Party gained a majority of the seats on the council, receiving 24 seats. The Liberal Democrats have 19 councillors, while the Conservative Party had 3 councillors with one Independent councillor. The Green Party lost all 3 of the seats it held before this election. [13] Claire Douglas was sworn in as the new leader of the Labour administration on 25 May 2023. [14]

PartySeats City of York Council (2023 election)
Labour 24                         
Liberal Democrats 19                    
Conservative 3    
Independent 1  

Civil parishes

The district contains the unparished area of York and 31 civil parishes: [15]

Wards

York is divided into 21 electoral wards: Acomb, Bishopthorpe, Clifton, Copmanthorpe, Dringhouses and Woodthorpe, Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington, Guildhall, Haxby and Wigginton, Heworth, Heworth Without, Holgate, Hull Road, Huntington and New Earswick, Micklegate, Osbaldwick and Derwent, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without, Rural West York, Strensall, Westfield, and Wheldrake. [16]

History

The unitary authority area was formed on 1 April 1996 by creating a new non-metropolitan district and coterminous non-metropolitan county, both called York, and the City of York Council by creating a new district council with the powers of a county council. The area was created from parts of the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire: the entirety of the non-metropolitan district of York, four parishes from the district of Harrogate, [a] fifteen parishes from the district of Ryedale, [b] and thirteen parishes from the district of Selby. [c] It ceased to be part of the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, but remained part of the ceremonial county of the same name. [17]

The 1974–1996 district of York had itself replaced a county borough with the same boundaries. [18] As the abolition of the previous district also abolished its city status and the right of the mayor and reputy mayor to style themselves "The Right Honourable", on 1 April 1996 new letters patent were issued conferring this status and right on the new district. [19]


Ceremonial

York is within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire and, until 1974, was within the jurisdiction of the Lord Lieutenant of the County of York, West Riding and the County of The City of York. The city retains the right to appoint its own Sheriff. The holder of the Royal dukedom of York has no responsibilities, either ceremonially or administratively, as regards to the city.

Notes

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Elections to City of York Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 council seats in the city were up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

Elections to City of York Council were held in 2003. The whole council was up for election. Boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 53 to 47.

Local elections for City of York Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election. Of the 47 seats contested, the Liberal Democrats won 19 seats, Labour won 18 seats, Conservatives won eight seats and the Green Party won two seats. The election saw York's ruling Liberal Democrats lose ten seats and overall control of the council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 City of York Council election</span>

Elections to City of York Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. The whole council was up for election. The vote took place alongside the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 City of York Council election</span>

The 2015 City of York Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of City of York Council in England. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was substantially up across the city due to the election being held on the same day as the general election and other local elections in England.

Elections to the new City of York unitary authority were held on 4 May 1995, although the new unitary authority wasn't officially created until April 1996. All 53 council seats in the city were up for election and the Labour Party won overall control of the council.

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Elections to City of York Council were held on 2 May 2019, as part of the United Kingdom local elections. The election resulted in substantial gains for the Liberal Democrats, who became the largest party, although no party surpassed the 24-seat majority threshold. The Conservatives suffered badly in this election, and lost 12 of the 14 seats they had won at the previous election. The Green Party held all their four seats, and surpassed the Conservatives in the popular vote. Labour gained two seats, although they failed to gain support in rural areas, where voters favoured the Liberal Democrats. On 14 May, The Liberal Democrats and the Green Party announced that they had agreed to run the council in a new 'progressive partnership' coalition, with Green Party leader Andy D'Agorne assuming the role of Deputy Leader of the Council while Liberal Democrat leader Keith Aspden succeeded Ian Gillies as Leader of the Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 City of York Council election</span> 2023 council election in York, England

Elections to City of York Council took place on 4 May 2023, as part of the United Kingdom local elections. They were held on the same day as other local elections in England. The incumbent leader of the council and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Keith Aspden did not stand for re-election, with it being announced ahead of the elections that Nigel Ayre would be the Liberal Democrats' new leader.

References

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  3. ↑ "The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. UK Legislation. 7 March 1995. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Demonyms of the United Kingdom". Peoplefrom.co.uk. n.d. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – York Local Authority (E06000014)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Local Authority Districts (May 2023) Boundaries UK BFC". geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Lieutenancies Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "How the population changed in York, Census 2021 - ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "City of York District". NEU. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Guildhall". City of York Council . Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "The Constitution – Part 1 Summary and explanation" (PDF). City of York Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  12. ↑ Rogers, Rachel (21 May 2024). "Lord Mayor of York reveals her charities for the year". YorkMix. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Services, Web. "Local election results May 2023". City of York Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "'Hard work ahead' - City of York Council reveals its new leadership team". York Press. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Children of City of York Council". Mapit. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "City of York Council – wards". City of York Council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1995/610, retrieved 20 September 2024
  18. ↑ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "No. 54363". The London Gazette . 4 April 1996. p. 4925.
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