Editing Haxby (section)

==Governance==
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| name               = Haxby Town Council
| coa_pic            = Coat of arms of Haxby.png
| coa_caption        = Arms of Haxby Town Council
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| logo_res           = 
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| foundation         = 1992
| house_type         = [[Parish councils in England|Parish council]]
| leader1_type       = Chairman
| leader1            = Ruth Pearson
| leader2_type       = [[Municipal clerk#United Kingdom|Town Clerk]]
| leader2            = Alan Draper
| members            = 14 Councillors (1 vacancy)
| structure1         =
| structure1_res     = 
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| seats1_title       = [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
| seats1             = {{composition bar|7|14|hex={{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}}}
| seats2_title       = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| seats2             = {{composition bar|3|14|hex={{party color|Independent}}}}
| seats3_title       = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| seats3             = {{composition bar|2|14|hex={{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}}}
| seats4_title       = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| seats4             = {{composition bar|1|14|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|https://www.haxbytowncouncil.gov.uk/}}
| meeting_place      = Haxby Memorial Hall or the Oaken Grove Community Centre
| footnotes          =
}}

''' Haxby Town Council '''

Haxby has a Town Council,<ref>{{cite web|title=Haxby Town Council – Haxby Town Council|url=https://www.haxbytowncouncil.gov.uk/|access-date=7 December 2021|website=www.haxbytowncouncil.gov.uk}}</ref> which is represented by (up to) 14 Councillors<ref>{{cite web|title=Haxby Town Council – Councillors|url=https://www.haxbytowncouncil.gov.uk/councillors|access-date=7 December 2021|website=www.haxbytowncouncil.gov.uk}}</ref> from four Wards (North, East, Central, and South West) which align with the four polling districts. The Town Council office is located at Haxby Memorial Hall, and Town Council meetings are traditionally held there; though since 2021 a number of meetings now take place at the Oaken Grove Community Centre.

The Town Council is responsible<ref>{{cite web|title=Haxby Town Council – Activities and Responsibilities|url=https://www.haxbytowncouncil.gov.uk/activities-and-responsibilities|access-date=7 December 2021|website=www.haxbytowncouncil.gov.uk}}</ref> for maintenance of the Village Green along both sides of The Village, including Wyre Pond (Haxby Duck Pond), maintaining Ethel Ward Memorial Playing Fields and Mancroft Recreational Open Space (including the Ethel Ward Pavilion and children's play areas/equipment), and community assets such as bus shelters, benches, and noticeboards.

The Town Council also administers the Allotment gardens on Station Road, and is jointly responsible for Haxby and Wigginton Cemetery (along with Wigginton Parish Council). Haxby Town Council also organises the annual Haxby Carnival.

''' Haxby and Wigginton Ward Committee (City of York Council) '''

The town lies within the Haxby and Wigginton Ward of the [[City of York Council]] (a Unitary Authority). Haxby and Wigginton Ward<ref>{{cite web|title=Haxby and Wigginton Ward|url=https://www.york.gov.uk/HaxbyAndWiggintonWard|access-date=7 December 2021|website=City of York Council}}</ref> is represented by three City of York Council Members, and these three Members constitute the local Ward Committee;<ref>{{cite web|date=7 December 2021|title=Browse meetings – Haxby and Wigginton Ward Committee|url=https://democracy.york.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=570&Year=0|access-date=7 December 2021|website=democracy.york.gov.uk}}</ref> which has a small budget for local highways improvements and grants for local organisations. Elections to the City Council are held every four years. As of the last election in May 2023 Haxby and Wigginton Ward was represented by Councillors Ian Cuthbertson, Andrew Hollyer and Edward Pearson, though Edward Pearson stood down in 2024 and was replaced after a by-election by Richard Watson, all of whom are members of the Liberal Democrat Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://democracy.york.gov.uk/mgFindCouncillor.aspx?XXR=0&AC=WARD&WID=354|title=Local councillors|access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref>

City of York Council is responsible for a number of statutory local services, including adult social care, children and education, waste services (such as household waste and recycling bin collections), transport and highways (such as local roads and adopted footpaths), library services etc.

''' York Outer Member of Parliament '''

Haxby was in the [[Vale of York (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of York]] parliamentary constituency until the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] when it was transferred to the newly created constituency of [[York Outer (UK Parliament constituency)|York Outer]]. In that election the Conservative Party candidate, Julian Sturdy, was elected with 43% of the vote and a majority of 3,688 over the Liberal Democrat candidate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/f38.stm|title=Election result|access-date=20 November 2010 | work=BBC News}}</ref> Sturdy has retained the seat in subsequent elections in 2015, 2017, and 2019.

''' Elections '''

Elections for the three City Council seats and fourteen Town Council seats are held every four years with the last elections having been held in May 2023 and the next elections due in May 2027. There are four polling districts in Haxby and polling stations are located at the Memorial Hall, the Scout Hut, and St Margaret Clitherow's Church.

Contested elections were held in May 2023 for both Central and South West Wards of Haxby Town Council. Town Councillors in the North and East Wards of Haxby Town Council were elected unopposed due to there being fewer candidates than seats. Historically, Haxby Town Councillors have been elected unopposed or co-opted due to there being an equal or lower number of candidates to seats. However, a casual vacancy to Haxby North Ward arose on the Town Council in late 2021 due to a resignation; and a contested by-election was held in November 2021.