Plans to redraw council wards in parts of North Yorkshire are to go out to a fresh public consultation.

The Local Government Boundary Commission is to ask people for their views on the boundaries of 25 divisions in the central and western parts of the county. It said it was not seeking submissions about other wards, with boundaries for 62 others already established.

A full set of final recommendations for the authority is scheduled to be published on 14 January.

Andrew Scallan CBE, deputy chair of the commission, said: "We want to make sure these new electoral arrangements reflect communities. We also want them to be easy to understand and convenient for local people."