Harrogate Borough Council
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Council and Democracy
Harrogate Borough Council is run by
democratically-elected
councillors. The Council is responsible for making
decisions on behalf of the local community about local services,
such as land use, refuse collection, housing and leisure
facilities.
The Council is also responsible for the conduct of
all Local, General and European elections and
referendums. Further information about election arrangements
can be found here.
Members of the council align themselves to political
groups, which are not necessarily formally recognised UK
political parties. The group with the majority of members
forms the administration. Its Executive members are the
Cabinet
led by the Leader. Please use the following
link for a complete list of formal UK
political parties (opens in a new window).
In most of the country there are two tiers of local
government: county councils and district councils. Harrogate
Borough Council works closely with North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC)
(opens in a new window) who manage key services including education
and learning, local libraries and archives, roads and transport,
environmental services, and consumer and business services.
Our Corporate Plan
Our three-year Corporate Plan sets out our
long-term vision for the Harrogate district, our aim as an
organisation, our corporate priorities and our goals for each
year.
The Plan highlights where we will work with
others to deliver the long-term vision and how the Plan relates to
the targets in the North Yorkshire Local Area Agreement and the
Leeds City Region Multi Area Agreement.
Read our Corporate Plan (pdf 2Mb)