TheCity of York is aunitary authority area withcity status in theceremonial county ofNorth Yorkshire, England.[6]
The district's main settlement isYork, and its coverage extends to the town ofHaxby and the villages ofEarswick,Upper Poppleton,Nether Poppleton,Copmanthorpe,Bishopthorpe,Dunnington,Stockton on the Forest,Rufforth,Askham Bryan andAskham Richard, among other villages and hamlets. The district had a population of 202,800 in the 2021 Census[7][8] The City of York is administered by theCity of York Council based inThe Guildhall.[9]
York's first citizen and civic head is theLord Mayor, who is thechairperson 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.[10] The incumbent lord mayor since 23 May 2024 is Councillor Margaret Wells, the sheriff is Fiona Fitzpatrick.[11]
As a result of the2023 City of York Council election, theLabour Party gained a majority of the seats on the council, receiving 24 seats. TheLiberal Democrats have 19 councillors, while theConservative Party had 3 councillors with one Independent councillor. TheGreen Party lost all 3 of the seats it held before this election.[12] Claire Douglas was sworn in as the new leader of the Labour administration on 25 May 2023.[13]
| Party | Seats | City of York Council (2023 election) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The district contains theunparished area of York and 31civil parishes:[14]
York is divided into 21electoral wards:Acomb,Bishopthorpe,Clifton,Copmanthorpe,Dringhouses andWoodthorpe,Fishergate,Fulford andHeslington, Guildhall,Haxby andWigginton,Heworth,Heworth Without,Holgate, Hull Road,Huntington andNew Earswick,Micklegate,Osbaldwick and Derwent,Rawcliffe andClifton Without,Rural West York,Strensall,Westfield, andWheldrake.[15]
The unitary authority area was formed on 1 April 1996 by creating a newnon-metropolitan district and coterminousnon-metropolitan county, both called York, and theCity 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 ofNorth Yorkshire: the entirety of thenon-metropolitan district of York, four parishes from thedistrict of Harrogate,[a] fifteen parishes from the district ofRyedale,[b] and thirteen parishes from thedistrict of Selby.[c] It ceased to be part of the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, but remained part of theceremonial county ofthe same name.[16]
The 1974–1996 district of York had itself replaced acounty borough with the same boundaries.[17] As the abolition of the previous district also abolished itscity status and the right of the mayor and deputy 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.[18]
York is within theceremonial county ofNorth Yorkshire and, until 1974, was within the jurisdiction of theLord 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 theRoyaldukedom of York has no responsibilities, either ceremonially or administratively, pertaining to the city.
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