Governance
Pickering is represented at European, national, county, district and town levels. The Members of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber are:
- Timothy Kirkhope (Conservative)
- Edward McMillan-Scott (Conservative)
- Richard Corbett (Labour)
- Linda McAvan (Labour)
- Diana Paulette Wallis (Liberal Democrat)
- Godfrey Bloom (UKIP)
The Member of the UK Parliament is
- Anne McIntosh (Conservative)
Until the 2010 general election Pickering was in the Ryedale constituency but due to boundary changes was moved to the new Thirsk and Malton constituency.
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—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)