Government
Tubas serves as the muhfaza ("capital" or "seat") of the Tubas Governorate. Since 1995, Tubas has been located in Area A, giving the PNA full control over its security, administration and civilian affairs.
Tubas has been governed by a municipal council since 1953, when it was granted permission to do so by Jordanian authorities who controlled the West Bank at the time. The council is made up of 15 members including the mayor, and is headquartered in the municipal hall in the center of the town. The municipality has over 60 employees. Responsibilities of the municipality include civil administration, urban planning and development, social development services, distribution of social services, the issuing of building permits and infrastructural maintenance: water, electricity and solid waste collection.
Auqab Daraghmeh was succeeded by Jamal Abdel Fattah Mahmoud Abu Mohsin, an independent candidate, elected in the 2005 Palestinian municipal elections. During the elections women won two seats, and though Tubas is normally a Fatah stronghold, all seats were won by independent political lists. The elected members of the Tubas municipal council are listed in the following table.
| Rank | List | Candidate name |
| 1 | Independent | Jamal Abu Mohsin |
| 2 | Independent | Ahmad al-Masa'eed |
| 3 | Independent | Jamal Dbabat |
| 4 | Independent | Khaled Sawafta |
| 5 | Independent | Mujahid Sawafta |
| 6 | Independent | Ahmad Mslamani |
| 7 | Independent | Izat Khalil Sawafta |
| 8 | Independent | Zayad Sawafta |
| 9 | Independent | Iman Abdullah Daraghmeh |
| 10 | Independent | Majli Jamil Sawafta |
| 11 | Independent | Ahmad Dababat |
| 12 | Independent | Hasan Abu al-Ailah |
| 13 | Independent | Iqab Daraghmeh |
| 14 | Independent | Ahmad Fayez Sawafta |
| 15 | Independent | Iman Mustafa Daraghmeh |
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