David Skaith

David Robert Skaith (born December 1985) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who has served as the strategic authority mayor for York and North Yorkshire since May 2024.

Early life Skaith was born in December 1985. He was raised in Harrogate and was a keen cricketer in his youth before studying sport at York St John University.

Career He moved to Brighton while his future wife studied to be a teacher before returning to North Yorkshire where he started a small business, Winstons of York menswear store, in York in 2015 and, in the same year, joined the Labour Party.

Skaith resolved to get into politics after his father died during the Covid pandemic. Campaign pledges included turning the A1237 road into a dual carriageway, expanding affordable housing and more police and police community support officers.

Personal life Skaith is married to Alice, they have two children,