Governance
Settle is served by a town council made up of 11 councillors. The mayor, Joe Lord, was elected on 21 May 2012 for a one year term. There was no election in 2010 as exactly 11 people put their names forward.
Settle is in the Settle and Ribblebank ward of Craven District council. There are two councillors both Conservative representatives. The town is in the Ribblesdale division of North Yorkshire, where it is represented by a Conservative party councillor. It is twinned with the French Mediterranean seaside town of Banyuls-sur-Mer.
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