So, this election was likely to be the last time I act in my capacity as a returning officer (or DRO) in Craven and it certainly proved to be memorable.
Local government reorganisation meant this was the most important local election for nearly half a century and would provide a ‘defining moment’ in the new North Yorkshire Council’s democracy and shape key services for hundreds of thousands of people.
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