Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, sub ...
Borough Council
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
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England
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was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023. It was elected once every four years.
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows:
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Leadership
The role of mayor was largely ceremonial. Political leadership was provided by the
leader of the council
Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations.
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. The leaders of the council from 1974 until the council's abolition in 2023 were:
Council elections
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1973 Scarborough Borough Council election
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1976 Scarborough Borough Council election
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1979 Scarborough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1983 Scarborough Borough Council election
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1987 Scarborough Borough Council election
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1991 Scarborough Borough Council election
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1995 Scarborough Borough Council election
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1999 Scarborough Borough Council election
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2003 Scarborough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)
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2007 Scarborough Borough Council election
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2015 Scarborough Borough Council election
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2019 Scarborough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
Council composition
Results maps
File:Scarborough UK ward map 2003.svg, 2003 results map
File:Scarborough UK ward map 2007.svg, 2007 results map
File:Scarborough UK ward map 2011.svg, 2011 results map
File:Scarborough UK ward map 2015.svg, 2015 results map
File:Scarborough UK ward map 2019.svg, 2019 results map
By-election results
1999-2003
2003-2007
2007-2011
2011-2015
2015-2019
2019-2023
References
By-election results
External links
Scarborough Borough Council
{{North Yorkshire elections
Politics of the Borough of Scarborough
Council elections in North Yorkshire
District council elections in England