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Selby (UK Parliament constituency)

Selby is a parliamentary constituency in North Yorkshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency existed from 1983 to 2010 prior to reformation in 2024.[2]

Selby
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Selby in Yorkshire and the Humber
County
Major settlementsSelby, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Kippax
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentKeir Mather (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from
1983–2010
Created fromBarkston Ash, Howden, Goole and Thirsk & Malton[1]
Replaced bySelby and Ainsty, York Outer

History

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This was a safe Conservative seat from 1983 to 1997 then became a Labour marginal for the remainder of its existence.

Boundaries

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1983–2010

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1983–1997: The District of Selby, and the District of Ryedale ward of Osbaldwick and Heworth.

1997–2010: The District of Selby.

The constituency covered the district of Selby and the south-eastern suburbs of the city of York (namely the parishes of Fulford, Heslington and Osbaldwick and Heworth Without[3]). It included the University of York and the Drax and Eggborough power stations.

2007 Boundary Review

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Following its review of parliamentary representation in York and North Yorkshire in the 2000s, the Boundary Commission for England created a new seat of Selby and Ainsty. The new seat consists of much of the former Selby constituency, minus the south-western suburbs of York which are included in the (also newly created) seat of York Outer, plus rural areas south and east of Harrogate formerly part of the Vale of York constituency.

2023 Boundary Review

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2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies recommended re-establishment of the constituency primarily from the constituency of Selby and Ainsty (which was abolished itself) in North Yorkshire - excluding the Ainsty area and the North Yorkshire Council wards of Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton and Tadcaster, and with the addition of the City of Leeds ward of Kippax and Methley in West Yorkshire in time for be contested for the first time in the 2024 election.[4]

Since 2024

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2024–present: The City of Leeds ward of: Kippax & Methley; and the District of Selby wards of: Barlby Village; Brayton; Byram & Brotherton; Camblesforth & Carlton; Cawood & Wistow; Derwent; Eggborough; Escrick; Hambleton; Monk Fryston; Riccall; Selby East; Selby West; Sherburn in Elmet; South Milford; Thorpe Willoughby; and Whitley.[5]

Members of Parliament

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MPs 1983–2010

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Election Member[6] Party
1983 Michael Alison Conservative
1997 John Grogan Labour
2010 constituency abolished: see Selby and Ainsty & York Outer

MPs since 2024

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Selby and Ainsty prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Keir Mather Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Selby [7] [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keir Mather 22,788 46.3 +16.5
Conservative Charles Richardson 12,593 25.6 −32.4
Reform UK David John Burns 9,565 19.4 N/A
Green Angela Oldershaw 2,484 5.0 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Christian Vassie 1,792 3.6 −2.4
Majority 10,195 20.7 N/A
Turnout 49,222 63.1 −7.5
Registered electors 78,055
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +24.5

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[9]
Party Vote %
Conservative 30,575 58.0
Labour 15,737 29.8
Liberal Democrats 3,165 6.0
Others 1,678 3.2
Green 1,602 3.0
Turnout 52,757 70.6
Electorate 74,761

Election results 1983–2010

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Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Selby[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Alison 26,712 56.7
Liberal Wilfred Whitaker 10,747 22.8
Labour Shirley Haines 9,687 20.6
Majority 15,965 33.9
Turnout 47,146 72.1
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Selby[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Alison 28,611 51.6 −5.1
Labour John Grogan 14,832 26.7 +6.1
Liberal James Longman 12,010 21.7 −1.1
Majority 13,779 24.9 −9.0
Turnout 55,453 77.69 +5.6
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Selby[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Alison 31,067 50.2 −1.4
Labour John Grogan 21,559 34.8 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Edward Batty 9,244 14.9 −6.8
Majority 9,508 15.4 −9.5
Turnout 61,870 80.2 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing −4.7
General election 1997: Selby[14][15][16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Grogan 25,838 45.9 +11.0
Conservative Ken Hind 22,002 39.1 −11.1
Liberal Democrats Edward Batty 6,778 12.0 −2.9
Referendum David Walker 1,162 2.1 New
UKIP P. Spence 536 1.0 New
Majority 3,836 6.8 N/A
Turnout 56,316 74.7 −5.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.1

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2001: Selby[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Grogan 22,652 45.1 −0.8
Conservative Michael Mitchell 20,514 40.8 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Wilcock 5,569 11.1 −0.9
Green Helen Kenwright 902 1.8 New
UKIP Graham Lewis 635 1.3 +0.3
Majority 2,138 4.3 −2.5
Turnout 50,272 65.0 −9.7
Labour hold Swing −1.25
General election 2005: Selby[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Grogan 22,623 43.1 −2.0
Conservative Mark Menzies 22,156 42.2 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Cuthbertson 7,770 14.8 +3.7
Majority 467 0.9 −3.4
Turnout 52,549 65.4 +0.4
Labour hold Swing −1.7

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "'Selby', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ The ward of Osbaldwick and Heworth Without was moved to the Selby constituency in 1997
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - Selby". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
  7. ^ "Selby results". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Notice of Result of Poll" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  14. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  16. ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.145 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  17. ^ The 1997 election result has swings relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
  18. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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