The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023 to establish the YNYCA was laid in parliament on the 7 November 2023.Who are the candidates for York and North Yorkshire mayor? Parties are currently selecting their candidates for the new position of mayor of York and North Yorkshire. The Conservative’s candidate will be Keane Duncan, a councillor and executive member for highways and transportation on North Yorkshire Council. The North Yorkshire police and the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service are also coterminous with YNYCA, enabling the mayor to take on responsibility for these services. North Yorkshire and York are both constituent authorities in Transport for the North, a sub-national transport body.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2023 16:48 UTC