Meet your Councillors

The Town Council have a training policy for staff and Councillors. There is a training budget which is approved annually by Council. The Mayor, Cllr Steve Shaw-Wright was elected at the Annual Council meeting held on the 18 May 2026.

North Ward

Cllr Steve Shaw-Wright

Member of:

  • Land & Property Committee
  • Finance & Staffing Committee
  • Town Hall Management Committee

Party: Labour

 

Cllr Keith Franks

Member of:

  •  Land & Property
  • Markets Working Group
  • Health, Safety and Welfare Working Group

Party: Labour

Cllr Fred Matthews

Member of:

  • Chair of Finance & Staffing Committee
  • Environment Committee
  • Land & Property Committee
  • Chair of Town Hall Management Committee

Party: Labour

 

Cllr Andrea Stephenson

Party: Labour

 

Cllr Richard Harrison

Member of:

  • Land and Property Committee
  • Environment Committee

Party: Labour

South Ward

Cllr Mrs Wendy Nichols

Member of:

  • Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Party: Labour

Cllr J Proud

Member of:

  • Health, Safety and Welfare Group
  • Finance and Staffing Committee
  • Land and Property Committee
  • Environment Committee

Party: Labour

Cllr Sue Andrew

Member of:

  • Land and Property Committee
  • Finance and Staffing Committee
  • Environment Committee

Party: Labour

Cllr Melanie Davis

Member of:

  • Finance & Staffing Committee
  • Chair of Land & Property Committee
  • Digital Working Group
  • Market Working Group
  • Chair of Environment Committee

Party: Labour

Cllr Holly Davis

Member of:

  • Environment Committee

Party: Labour

Cllr Thomas Beharrell

Member of:

  • Finance & Staffing Committee
  • Market Working Group
  • Digital Working Group
  • Environment Committee

Party: Green

West Ward

Cllr Charlotte Middlebrook

Party: Conservative

Cllr Craig Laskey

Member of:

  • Finance & Staffing Committee
  • Health, Safety & Welfare Working Group
  • Digital Working Group
  • Town Hall Management Committee

Party: Labour

 

Cllr Maxine Lawton

Member of:

 

Party: Conservative

Cllr Ian Lawton

Member of:

  • Land & Property Committee
  • Environment Committee

Party: Conservative

Cllr Michael Dyson

Member of:

  • Member of Land & Property Committee
  • Member of Finance & Staffing Committee

Party: Conservative

Cllr Karl Arthur

Member of:

  • Markets Working Group

Party: Reform

St James Ward

North Yorkshire Council consists of 90 Councillors, each elected member representing the residents of one of the county’s electoral divisions.

Selby County Division is made up of the following wards: Selby East &  Selby West.

You can find out who represents you on the link below: –

Councillors information | North Yorkshire Council

 

North Yorkshire Council

Member of Parliament

Keir Mather MP for Selby

Keir Mather MP for Selby