Selby (UK Parliament constituency)

Selby
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Selby in North Yorkshirefor the 2005 general election
Location of North Yorkshire within England
County	North Yorkshire
Major settlements	Selby, Tadcaster, Sherburn-in-Elmet
1983–2010
Seats	One
Created from	Barkston Ash, Howden, Goole and Thirsk & Malton [1]
Replaced by	Selby and Ainsty, York Outer

Selby was a parliamentary constituency in North Yorkshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency existed from 1983 to 2010.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the 2024 general election, straddling both North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. ^[2]

History

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

Boundaries

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

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.

Proposed

Map of boundaries from 2024

The re-established constituency will be composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Leeds ward of Kippax & Methley.
• 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; Whitley. ^[4]

It will be formed primarily from the (to be abolished) constituency of Selby and Ainsty 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. ^[5]

With effect from 1 April 2023, the District of Selby was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Yorkshire. ^[6] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

• The City of Leeds ward of Kippax & Methley.
• The North Yorkshire electoral divisions of: Barlby & Riccall; Brayton & Barlow; Camblesforth & Carlton; Cawood & Escrick; Cliffe & North Duffield; Monk Fryston & South Milford; Osgoldcross; Selby East; Selby West; Sherburn in Elmet; Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton. ^[7]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [8]	Party
	1983	Michael Alison	Conservative
	1997	John Grogan	Labour
	2010	constituency abolished: see Selby and Ainsty & York Outer

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Selby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform UK	David Kent [9]
	Labour	Keir Mather [10]
	Green	Angela Oldershaw [11]
	Conservative	Charles Richardson [12]
	Liberal Democrats	Christian Vassie
	SDP	John Waterston [13]
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Selby ^[14]

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

General election 2001: Selby ^[15]

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

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Selby ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Grogan	25,838	45.9	+11.0
	Conservative	Ken Hind	22,002	39.1	−11.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. 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

General election 1992: Selby ^{[20] [21]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Alison	31,067	50.2	−1.4
	Labour	John Grogan	21,559	34.8	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. 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

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Selby ^[22]

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		Swing

General election 1983: Selby ^[23]

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)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

Notes and references

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. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
5. "New Seat Details - Selby". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
6. "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
7. "New Seat Details - Selby". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
8. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
9. "Selby Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
10. "Charles Richardson to take on Keir Mather MP in 2024 General Election". York Press . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
11. "Selby District Green Party announce Angela Oldershaw as their Parliamentary Candidate for Selby". Harrogate News. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
12. "Charles Richardson to take on Keir Mather MP in 2024 General Election". The York Press . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
13. "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
14. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
15. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
16. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
17. "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
18. C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.145 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
19. The 1997 election result has swings relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
20. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
21. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
22. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
23. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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