Keane Duncan

Keane Charles Duncan is an English Conservative politician who is the Conservative Party's candidate to be Mayor of York and North Yorkshire.[8]

Keane Duncan
Leader of Ryedale District Council
In office
May 2019[1] – February 2021[2]
Preceded byLinda Cowling[3]
Succeeded byVacant (Feb 2021–April 2023)[4][2]
Personal details
Political partyConservative Party (UK)[1]
ResidenceMalton[5]
Alma materUniversity of York[6]
ProfessionJournalist[7]

He served as Leader of Ryedale District Council from May 2019 to February 2021.[1][2]

He lives in Malton and works as a deputy news editor for the Daily Star.[7][5][9]

Duncan became Leader at the age of 24, making him the youngest Council Leader in the country.[10]

Political career

Duncan studied at the University of York. While there, he was made the chairman on the University of York Conservative and Unionist Association 2014–2015. He was elected in the 2015 Ryedale District Council election, aged 20. In the 2017 North Yorkshire County Council election he became the youngest member of North Yorkshire County Council.[1][11]

Duncan stood for re-election in the 2019 Ryedale District Council election. He retained his ward and was appointed Leader of the Council.[12][10]

During his term, Conservative councillors stated their opposition to fracking and called for a moratorium in Ryedale.[13][14] He supported proposals to create two new unitary authorities for York and North Yorkshire and stood down as Leader in protest at proposals to increase Council Tax.[2][15]

Duncan was elected for the Norton ward in 2022 elections to a new, unitary North Yorkshire Council. He was subsequently appointed to North Yorkshire County Council's Executive with responsibility for highways and transportation, a role he continued to hold at North Yorkshire Council.[16][17]

In July 2023, Duncan was chosen by Conservative Party members to fight the election for Mayor of York and North Yorkshire in May 2024.[18]

References
  1. "Teesside Gazette reporter becomes Ryedale District Council leader - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. "Ryedale District Council leader and deputy quit over council tax rise". BBC News. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. "Six councillors resign from Ryedale council". Yorkshire Post. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. "Leader, Chair and Vice-Chair - Ryedale District Council %". Ryedale District Council. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. "Register of interests for Councillor Keane Duncan". NYCC. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. "Keane Duncan: Debt terrifies today's students '" for no reason". Yorkshire Post. 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. "The Daily Star: Home of Fun Stuff". Daily Star. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. Hyde, Nathan (July 17, 2023). "Conservatives pick candidate to stand in North Yorkshire mayor election". The Yorkshire Post.
  9. "Keane Duncan". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. "Britain's youngest council leader appointed at Ryedale District Council". Gazette & Herald. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  11. "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2017: Ryedale turns blue". Gazette & Herald. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  12. "Councillor calls for 'completely new approach'". Gazette & Herald. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  13. "Conservatives make historic pledge on fracking in ryedale". York Press. 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  14. "Tories face rift by opposing fracking". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  15. "Why North Yorkshire needs East and West approach in council shake-up". Yorkshire Post. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  16. "The election results are in for Ryedale's division for North Yorkshire County Council". Ryedale Council News. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  17. "North Yorkshire County Council unveils new executive ahead of biggest local government overhaul in 50 years". The Scarborough News. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  18. Connell, Dylan (15 July 2023). "Keane Duncan Conservative candidate for Mayor of York". The York Press. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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