Editing Driffield (section)

==Governance==
The town is a major part of the Driffield and Rural [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]]. This ward stretches north-west to [[Sledmere]] with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 15,199.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=1237321350|title=Driffield and Rural Ward (as of 2011)|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref> It is part of the [[Bridlington and the Wolds (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridlington and the Wolds]] constituency for elections to Westminster.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 May 2024 |title=The new Hull and East Riding constituencies for the general election following boundary shake-up |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hull-east-riding-constituencies-general-150618373.html |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=Yahoo News }}</ref> [[Driffield Town Hall]] is no longer used for public events and was acquired by The Bell Hotel in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://driffieldtowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Town-Trail-publisher-V3.pdf  |title=Town Trail|publisher=Driffield Town Council|access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>