Local Government & MP
Pocklington Town Council is here to serve our local community. They have 13 councillors.
PTC are responsible for the Cemetery, the closed Churchyard at All Saints Church, Pocklington Arts Centre, the Allotments, West Green, Broadmanor park, Victoria Road park, the benches and waste bins around Pocklington, the hanging baskets and planters around Pocklington and Pocklington Christmas lights.
PTC run a Summer Event, Fireworks Display, Festival of Christmas and Carols with the Mayor.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is the local authority of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.
Pocklington Provincial Ward Councillors.
Three councillors represent the Pocklington Provincial district on East Riding of Yorkshire Council. They are:
Cllr Andrew Cousins (Liberal Democrat)
Committees: Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
Health, Care and Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
E mail: [email protected]
Tel: 07725445733
Cllr Dale Needham (Liberal Democrat)
Committees: Licensing Act 2003 Committee
Western Area Planning Sub-Committee
E mail: [email protected]
Cllr Gareth Shephard (Liberal Democrat)
Committees: Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
E mail: [email protected]
Tel: 07811145620
Member of Parliament for the Goole & Pocklington Constituency.
Sir David Davis.
Constituency Office Address
83 Pasture Road
Goole
DN14 6BP
Parliamentary Office Address
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Telephone
020 7219 5900
The Right Honourable Sir David Davis KCB (born 23 December 1948) has served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Goole and Pocklington since 2024, following boundary changes that created the constituency. Prior to this, he represented Haltemprice and Howden from 1997 to 2024 and Boothferry from 1987 to 1997. Sir David has held the position of Shadow Justice Secretary, Shadow Home Secretary, and served as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
In the 2024 General Election, Davis was elected as the MP for Goole and Pocklington, securing 18,981 votes, which accounted for 38% of the vote share.
