York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Mayoral combined authority; mayoral strategic authority (established status announced on 31 July 2026, not confirmed in force). Created December 2023 or February 2024 (sources differ).
Constituent councils: North Yorkshire Council, City of York Council.
Board, and overview and scrutiny committee meetings from January 2024 to October 2026, read from the authority's own record.
- Mayor: David Skaith (Labour)
- 40 meetings: 27 board, 13 overview and scrutiny
- 4 named votes recorded in the minutes
Mayors
- David Skaith (Labour): from 2 May 2024
Each with the party they were elected for. A mayor's party is shown in place of a party in control: a strategic authority isn't run by a party.
Members
Listed at the Cabinet meeting of 2 October 2026, with each member's role, and their party on the date from their home council's record where the site has it. Appointed members who aren't councillors aren't named.
- David Skaith: Mayor, Labour (as elected)
- Bob Webb: Constituent member, City of York Council, Labour (the authority's record)
- Claire Douglas: Constituent member, City of York Council, Labour (home council's record)
- Carl Les OBE: Constituent member, North Yorkshire Council, Conservative (home council's record)
- Mark Crane: Constituent member, North Yorkshire Council, Conservative (home council's record)
- Name not shown (not a councillor): Appointed member (not a councillor)
- Jenny Kent: Substitute, City of York Council, Labour (home council's record)
Named votes (4)
- YNYCA Budgets: Board, 7 February 2025, a named vote, carried. For 5, Against 0, Abstained 0.
- YNYCA Budgets: Board, 7 February 2025, a named vote, carried. For 4, Against 0, Abstained 0.
- Mayoral Priorities and Budget Update 2024/25: Board, 31 May 2024, a named vote, carried. For 5, Against 0, Abstained 0.
- Combined Authority Budget 2023/24 and 2024/25: Board, 22 January 2024, a named vote, carried. For 4, Against 0, Abstained 0.
Latest meetings
- 2 October 2026: Cabinet
- 15 September 2026: Overview and Scrutiny Committee (minutes not published yet)
- 11 September 2026: Cabinet
- 28 July 2026: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- 2 July 2026: Cabinet
- 16 June 2026: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- 5 June 2026: Cabinet
- 1 May 2026: Cabinet
- 27 March 2026: Cabinet
- 17 March 2026: Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- 27 February 2026: Cabinet
- 6 February 2026: Cabinet