Selby District Council elections

Last updated

Selby District Council was the local authority for the district of Selby in North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years.

Contents

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows: [1]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1974–1979
Conservative 1979–1991
No overall control 1991–1995
Labour 1995–1999
No overall control 1999–2003
Conservative 2003–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2003 until the council's abolition were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Dean Howson [2] Labour May 2003
Mark Crane [3] [4] Conservative May 2003Mar 2023

Other leaders included Conservative councillor Arthur Cawood in the early 1990s, [5] and Labour councillor Geoff Lynch in the mid 1990s. [6]

Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Yorkshire Independent Council control
after election
1995 926105Labour
1999 1520105No overall control
2003 2314103Conservative
2007 299003Conservative
2011 2910002Conservative
2015 228001Conservative
2019 168043Conservative

Results maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Cawood with Wistow By-Election 30 January 1997
replacing Archie Paton (resigned)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Aston40848.2
Conservative John Cattanach39546.7
Liberal Democrats John Eastwood435.1
Majority 131.5
Turnout 84644.0
Labour hold Swing
Camblesforth By-Election 17 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Bedworth31759.7−0.7
Conservative Ann Spetch18033.9−6.0
Liberal Democrats John Eastwood346.4+6.4
Majority 13725.8
Turnout 53131.8
Labour hold Swing
Tadcaster West By-Election 30 April 1998
replacing William Parnaby (deceased)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Wilson20530.0+7.7
Independent Richard Sweeting20429.9+0.3
Conservative Terry Welsh17225.2+9.8
Liberal Democrats Roderic Parker10214.9−17.3
Majority 10.1
Turnout 683
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Hambleton By-Election 7 January 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Pearson27852.3+18.1
Labour J. Sutcliffe25447.7+5.2
Majority 244.6
Turnout 53229.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1999-2003

Fairburn & Brotherton By-Election 25 January 2001
replacing Geoff Lynch (deceased)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Wilson23980.2+2.9
Conservative Keith Bradley5919.8−2.9
Majority 18060.4
Turnout 29826.4
Labour hold Swing
Carlton By-Election 15 November 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rod Price28246.6−6.6
Conservative Margaret Hulme21134.9−11.9
Independent Maria Morris11218.5+18.5
Majority 7111.7
Turnout 60534.9
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

North Duffield By-Election 14 September 2006
replacing Maurice Patrick (deceased)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Inness31679.0
Labour Jean Bills8421.0
Majority 23258.0
Turnout 40028.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2015-2019

Byram and Brotherton By-Election 14 July 2016
replacing Jack Crawford (deceased) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryn Sage25144.3+11.7
Labour Steven Shaw-Wright22439.6−4.4
Yorkshire First Chris Whitwood9116.1+16.1
Majority 274.8
Turnout 566
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2019-2023

Camblesforth and Carlton By-Election 6 May 2021
replacing Paul Welburn (resigned) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Richardson99666.4+42.2
Labour David Bowgett34222.8−0.1
Green Barry Jones16210.8+10.8
Majority 65443.6
Turnout 1,500
Conservative gain from Yorkshire Swing
Byram and Brotherton By-Election 20 January 2022
replacing Eleanor Jordan (resigned) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Georgina Ashton21548.1+13.4
Labour Matthew Burton20746.3+26.2
Green Cherry Waters255.6+5.6
Majority 81.8
Turnout 447
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.4

References

  1. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put "Selby" in search box to see specific results.)
  2. ↑ "Tories celebrate success in Selby, Ryedale, Hambleton, Harrogate and Scarborough". York Press. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Selby leader blames cost of living and tax rises for Tory results". Northern Echo. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Joe (23 March 2023). "Selby District Councillors say farewell in last ever meeting". York Press. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Carberry, John (28 January 1994). "Hammering for 'crackpot' plans". Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Selby faces £1m funding shortfall
  7. ↑ The District of Selby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  8. ↑ The Humberside and North Yorkshire (Areas) Order 1984
  9. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  11. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North, South and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  12. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Selby (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  13. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Selby (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Byram and Brotherton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Camblesforth and Carlton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Byram and Brotherton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.