We are consulting residents about the future governance of Newall with Clifton Parish Council. Due to a lack of residents willing to become parish councillors, North Yorkshire Council is undertaking a community governance review to ensure that parish level governance arrangements are operating as effectively as possible.
Newall with Clifton Parish Council has not been functioning since September 2022. This means that there are no councillors to attend parish meetings. Mid Wharfedale is a neighbouring grouped parish council comprised of five individual parishes. It is represented by 11 councillors. Mid Wharfedale Parish Council has expressed an interest in taking on the area of Newall with Clifton Parish Council, as councillors feel that the area fits in well with Mid Wharfedale and has a shared community identity.
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 - Newall with Clifton Parish Council shall be dissolved.
Recommendation 2 - the parish of Newall with Clifton be renamed Clifton.
Recommendation 3 - the parish of Clifton shall be added to the Mid Wharfedale group of parishes of Askwith, Denton, Middleton, Nesfield with Langbar and Weston.
Recommendation 4 - the name of the group shall be Mid Wharfedale Parish Council.
Recommendation 5 - The parish council of Mid Wharfedale be comprised of the parishes detailed below:
- Aswith
- Clifton
- Denton
- Middleton
- Nesfield with Langbar
- Weston
Recommendation 4 - there should be 12 councillors elected to the parish council
Recommendation 5 - the number of parish councillors to be elected for each parish shall be:
| Parish | Number of councillors |
|---|---|
| Askwith | 3 |
| Clifton | 1 |
| Denton | 2 |
| Middleton | 1 |
| Nesfield with Langbar | 3 |
| Weston | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
Recommendation 6 - 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).
Current map
Proposed map
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.
Community governance review for Newall with Clifton - Stage 2