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 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.

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). 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

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.

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.

With effect from 1 April 2023, the District of Selby was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Yorkshire. 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.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

Notes and references

1. Selby and Ainsty (UK Parliament constituency)
2. York Central (UK Parliament constituency)
3. Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)
4. Grantham and Bourne (UK Parliament constituency)
5. Selby (disambiguation)
6. 2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election
7. Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
8. Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
9. Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)
10. Tynemouth (UK Parliament constituency)
11. Selby
12. List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2024–present) by region
13. Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)
14. York Outer (UK Parliament constituency)
15. Nigel Adams
16. Mid Dorset and North Poole (UK Parliament constituency)
17. Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)
18. Candidates in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
19. 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
20. Keir Mather