Editing Selby (section)

==Governance==
{{Infobox legislature
| name               = Selby Town Council
| coa_pic            = Coat of arms of Selby.png
| coa_caption        = Seal
| coa_res            = 90px
| coa_alt            =
| logo_res           = 
| logo_alt           =
| foundation         = 1974
| house_type         = Town Council
| leader1_type       = [[Mayors in England|Mayor]]
| leader1            = Wendy Nichols ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
| leader2_type       = [[Municipal clerk#United Kingdom|Town clerk]]
| leader2            = Gill Bell
| leader3_type       = [[Councillor]]s
| leader3            = {{collapsible list
|title = List of councillors
|frame_style=border:none; padding: 0;
|title_style =
|list_style   = text-align:left;display:none;
|1=Melanie Davis ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|2=[[Gavin Harding]] MBE ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|3=Fred Matthews ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|4=Keith Franks ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|5=Steve Shaw-Wright ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|6=Sue Andrew ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|7=Eva Lambert ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|8=Craig Laskey ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|9=J Proud ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|10=Wendy Nichols ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|11=Malik Rofidi ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|12=Lisa Rofidi ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
|13=Ian Lawton ([[Conservative Party (UK)|C]])
|14=Mary Fagan ([[Conservative Party (UK)|C]])
|15=Michael Dyson ([[Conservative Party (UK)|C]])
|16=Karl Arthur ([[Conservative Party (UK)|C]])
|17=Jennifer Shaw Wright ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
}}
| members            = 17 councillors <ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Your Councillors|url=https://selbytowncouncil.gov.uk/your-council/meet-your-councillors/|access-date=22 November 2021|website=Selby Town Council}}</ref>
| structure1         =
| structure1_res     = 250
| structure1_alt     = Selby Town Council composition
| seats1_title       = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| seats1             = {{composition bar|13|17|hex={{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}}}
| seats2_title       = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| seats2             = {{composition bar|4|17|hex={{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}}}
| voting_system1     = [[Plurality-at-large voting|Plurality-at-large]]
| last_election1     = 4 May 2023
| next_election1     = 6 May 2027
| website            = {{URL|http://selbytowncouncil.gov.uk}}
| meeting_place      = [[Selby Town Hall]]
| footnotes          =
}}
[[File:Selby Town Old Council Offices - geograph.org.uk - 108302.jpg|thumb|left|Former town council offices, Selby]]
[[File:Selby Town Hall (Taken by Flickr user 31st December 2015).jpg|thumb|left|[[Selby Town Hall]]]]
At the lowest level of governance is Selby Town Council. The town is divided into three electoral [[Wards of the United Kingdom|wards]], north, south, each represented by five councillors, and west, represented by seven councillors. These 17 councillors are responsible for burial grounds, allotments, play areas and some street lighting. Elections to the town council are held every four years. The Mayor of Selby is elected annually by the members of the town council.

From 1974 to 2023, Selby was administered as part of a two-tier council system by [[Selby District#Council|Selby District Council]]. The town was represented by seven councillors on the [[Districts of England|District Council]], two each for the west and south wards and three for the north ward.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.selby.gov.uk/wards.asp?pageid=51&menuid=2&pageid=608
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523055222/http://www.selby.gov.uk/wards.asp?pageid=51&menuid=2&pageid=608
|archive-date=23 May 2009
|title=Your 'Excellent' Council
|publisher=Selby District Council
|access-date=21 June 2009
}}
</ref>
On the [[North Yorkshire County Council]] the town was part of the Selby Barlby county division, which elected two representatives to the [[county council]].<ref>
{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10227
 |title       = Find my councillor
 |publisher   = North Yorkshire County Council
 |access-date  = 21 June 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090627194259/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10227
 |archive-date = 27 June 2009
}}
</ref>

In April 2023, both councils, along with all district councils in North Yorkshire, were replaced by [[North Yorkshire Council]].<ref>{{cite news |date=1 April 2023 |title=North Yorkshire Council: New local authority begins work |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-65140906 |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref> The [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] now provides all the services previously provided separately by the two councils.

In the United Kingdom Parliament, Selby formed part of the [[Selby (UK Parliament constituency)|Selby constituency]]. It has been represented by Labour MP [[Keir Mather]] since July 2023, after he won a by-election held in the predecessor constituency [[Selby and Ainsty (UK Parliament constituency)|Selby and Ainsty]].<ref>{{cite news |date=21 July 2023 |title=Big defeats for Tories but party holds on to Uxbridge |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66264317 |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref>