Governance
The MP for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency is Andrew Jones, a Conservative. He was elected in 2010, ousting the Liberal Democrats who had won the seat at the previous three general elections. The town is part of Harrogate Borough Council, which since the 2010 election has had a Conservative majority.
Harrogate is twinned with:
- - Bagnères-de-Luchon, France (since 1952)
- - Harrogate, Tennessee, United States
- - Wellington, New Zealand
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