history.

Governance

Pannal was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

As a result of the transfer of the village to the municipal borough of Harrogate in 1938, Pannal had no parish council