East Riding of Yorkshire Council

East Riding of Yorkshire
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1996
Leadership
Chair	Linda Bayram, Conservative since 16 May 2024[1]
Leader	Anne Handley, Conservative since 18 May 2023
Chief Executive (interim)	Alan Menzies since November 2023[2]
Structure
Seats	67 councillors
Political groups	Administration (26)   Conservative (26) Other parties (41)   Liberal Democrats (21)   Independent (10)   Labour (5)   Yorkshire Party (3)   Reform UK (2)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Motto
Tradition and progress
Meeting place
County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9BA
Website
www.eastriding.gov.uk

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is the local authority for the East Riding of Yorkshire, a local government district within the larger ceremonial county of the same name. It is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under no overall control since 2023, being led by a Conservative minority administration. It is based at County Hall in Beverley.