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The Borough of Scarborough (/ ˈ s k ɑːr b ər ə /) [1] [2] was a non-metropolitan district with borough status in North Yorkshire, England. In addition to the town of Scarborough , it covered a large stretch of the coast of Yorkshire, including Whitby and Filey . [ 3 ]
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire), [4] in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It covers seven former districts : Craven , Hambleton , Harrogate , Scarborough , Richmondshire , Ryedale and Selby .
Scarborough (/ ˈ s k ɑːr b r ə /) [2] is a seaside town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England.With a population of 61,749, Scarborough is the largest town on the Yorkshire Coast and the fourth-largest settlement in the county.
The council was created in 1974, when local government in England was reformed and the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire was created, governed by a county council and seven district councils. On 1 April 2023, the districts were abolished and the county council took on their responsibilities, becoming a unitary authority.
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire in Yorkshire and the Humber. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.
Newby and Scalby is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. formed by the smaller southern area of Newby and the larger, northern, area of Scalby. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Scarborough district. It has the status of a town council.
Hinderwell was the most northerly parish in the Scarborough Borough Council area until its abolition in 2023. Hinderwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Hildrewell, and is said to have got its name from Saint Hilda of Whitby, the Abbess of Whitby Abbey. [3] The civil parish of Hinderwell encompasses: the village of Staithes
The constituency name has had two separate periods of existence. 1918–1974: . A Scarborough and Whitby division of the North Riding of Yorkshire was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 after the Boundary Commission of 1917 and first elected a Member of Parliament in the 1918 general election.