North Yorkshire Council

North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the unitary authority area of North Yorkshire, England. The ceremonial county of North Yorkshire is larger, and includes Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, York and part of Stockton-on-Tees. The council is based at County Hall, Northallerton, and consists of 90 councillors. It is a member of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Since the 2022 local elections the council has been under no overall control, with a Conservative minority administration supported by three independent councillors. The Conservative councillor Carl Les is the leader of the council.

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 eight district councils. In 1996 the district of York was enlarged and reconstituted as a unitary authority, making it independent of the non-metropolitan county. North Yorkshire County Council was itself reconstituted as a unitary authority on 1 April 2023, when the seven remaining district councils were abolished and the county council took on their responsibilities.