THE Selby branch of the Green Party was officially formed at a meeting at a meeting in the town this week.
Local Party Development Officer Martin Hemingway said Selby's new group echoed a trend across Yorkshire.
He said: "Within the last few months new Green parties have sprung up in Otley, Richmond, Ilkley and Barnsley, and it is great to see Selby joining in with these other towns."
"Along with established branches of the party in York and Leeds, membership of the Greens in Yorkshire has now soared by almost 30% since July this year to 1800."
Newly-elected chair of the Selby Green Party, Caroline Littler led discussions on how an active Green Party will make a difference in Selby.
She added: "We think there is a need for Green input on local matters like traffic calming to reduce casualties on the roads, regional matters like the need to bring forward the electrification of the railway from Leeds to Hull, along with the national scandal that is the abuse of property rights linked to fracking."
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