Richard Foster: councillor for Wharfedale, North Yorkshire Council

Richard Foster is a Conservative and Unionist councillor for the Wharfedale ward on North Yorkshire Council, according to the council's own published list.

Council: North Yorkshire Council
Ward: Wharfedale
Party: Conservative and Unionist
Official profile: northyorks.gov.uk
Source: North Yorkshire Council: councillor pages on the council's website, read 3 November 2026, read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Richard Foster

These are the details North Yorkshire Council publishes for Richard Foster, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: cllr.richard.foster@northyorks.gov.uk
Phone: 07843 054653
Official profile: northyorks.gov.uk

Conservative and Unionist on North Yorkshire Council

Conservative and Unionist holds 42 of the 90 seats on North Yorkshire Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Conservative and Unionist 42, Independent / Other 15, Liberal Democrats 13, Labour Party 10, Green Party (E&W) 5, Reform UK 4 and others.

All 90 councillors of North Yorkshire Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Wharfedale

Richard Foster sits on North Yorkshire Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above North Yorkshire, each with its own page:

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority led by David Skaith
North Yorkshire Police led by Jo Coles
Harrogate and Knaresborough: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat) MP
Richmond and Northallerton: Rishi Sunak (Conservative) MP
Scarborough and Whitby: Alison Hume (Labour) MP
Selby: Keir Mather (Labour) MP
Skipton and Ripon: Sir Julian Smith (Conservative) MP
Thirsk and Malton: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) MP
Wetherby and Easingwold: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) MP
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United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

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Where this comes from

North Yorkshire Council: councillor pages on the council's website, read 3 November 2026, read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by North Yorkshire Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.