We are consulting residents about the future governance of Escrick Parish Council. Due to a lack of residents willing to become parish councillors, the parish is currently holding several vacant seats. North Yorkshire Council is undertaking a community governance review to ensure that parish level governance arrangements are operating as effectively as possible.
A request has been received from Escrick Parish Council to reduce the number of councillor seats from 11 to nine as the parish is currently holding four vacancies. As of June 2025, 11 councillor seats represent 764 electors.
Escrick Parish Council meetings are often cancelled due to not enough parish councillors being present. A parish council is considered quorate when at least one-third of the total number of councillors are present, with a minimum of 3 councillors. Reducing the council size will reduce the quorum from four to three councillors.
A 12 week stage one public consultation ended in December 2025. The results of this consultation have been analysed and the draft recommendations for this parish council are listed below:
Recommendation 1 - the number of councillors elected to Escrick Parish Council shall be reduced from 11 councillors to 9 councillors.
Recommendation 2 - implementation is recommended to take affect administratively on 1 April 2027 with elections to the new arrangements at the next scheduled elections in May 2027, and that changes to the electoral register required for the above take effect on the revised publication ahead of that election (planned for December 2026).
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You are invited to have your say as part of this consultation. You can do this by completing the survey below, or you can request a paper copy of the survey by contacting the council on cgr@northyorks.gov.uk or by phone on 0300 131 2131.
The full analysis and feedback from the stage one consultation can be found view on the edemocracy page for the standard and governance committee meeting notes.
The closing date for the survey is 11 June 2026.
Please do not include any personal information in your response.