Selby District Council was the local authority for the district of Selby from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years.
Political control
editParty in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1979 | |
Conservative | 1979–1991 | |
No overall control | 1991–1995 | |
Labour | 1995–1999 | |
No overall control | 1999–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2023 |
Leadership
editThe leaders of the council have included:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Cawood | Conservative | 1979 | 1995 | |
Geoff Lynch[1] | Labour | 1995 | 2000 | |
Dean Howson[2] | Labour | 2000 | 2003 | |
Mark Crane[3] | Conservative | 2003 | 2023 |
Council elections
edit- 1973 Selby District Council election
- 1976 Selby District Council election
- 1979 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 1983 Selby District Council election
- 1987 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- 1991 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- 1995 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[7][8]
- 1999 Selby District Council election
- 2003 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[9]
- 2007 Selby District Council election
- 2011 Selby District Council election
- 2015 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[10]
- 2019 Selby District Council election
Council composition
editYear | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Yorkshire | Independent | Council control after election | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Conservative | |
2007 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Conservative | |
2011 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
2015 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | |
2019 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Conservative |
Results maps
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
By-election results
edit1995-1999
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Aston | 408 | 48.2 | ||
Conservative | John Cattanach | 395 | 46.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Eastwood | 43 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 13 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 846 | 44.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Bedworth | 317 | 59.7 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | Ann Spetch | 180 | 33.9 | −6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Eastwood | 34 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 137 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 531 | 31.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Wilson | 205 | 30.0 | +7.7 | |
Independent | Richard Sweeting | 204 | 29.9 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Terry Welsh | 172 | 25.2 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roderic Parker | 102 | 14.9 | −17.3 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 683 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Pearson | 278 | 52.3 | +18.1 | |
Labour | J. Sutcliffe | 254 | 47.7 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 24 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 532 | 29.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
1999-2003
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Wilson | 239 | 80.2 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Keith Bradley | 59 | 19.8 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 180 | 60.4 | |||
Turnout | 298 | 26.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rod Price | 282 | 46.6 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | Margaret Hulme | 211 | 34.9 | −11.9 | |
Independent | Maria Morris | 112 | 18.5 | +18.5 | |
Majority | 71 | 11.7 | |||
Turnout | 605 | 34.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2003-2007
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Inness | 316 | 79.0 | ||
Labour | Jean Bills | 84 | 21.0 | ||
Majority | 232 | 58.0 | |||
Turnout | 400 | 28.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
2015-2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bryn Sage | 251 | 44.3 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Steven Shaw-Wright | 224 | 39.6 | −4.4 | |
Yorkshire First | Chris Whitwood | 91 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
Majority | 27 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 566 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
2019-2023
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Richardson | 996 | 66.4 | +42.2 | |
Labour | David Bowgett | 342 | 22.8 | −0.1 | |
Green | Barry Jones | 162 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Majority | 654 | 43.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,500 | ||||
Conservative gain from Yorkshire | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Georgina Ashton | 215 | 48.1 | +13.4 | |
Labour | Matthew Burton | 207 | 46.3 | +26.2 | |
Green | Cherry Waters | 25 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 8 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 447 | ||||
Conservative gain from Yorkshire | Swing |
References
edit- ^ Selby faces £1m funding shortfall
- ^ Selby in depth
- ^ "LGA Governance". Local Governance Association. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ The District of Selby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ The Humberside and North Yorkshire (Areas) Order 1984
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The North, South and West Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Selby (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Selby (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Byram and Brotherton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Camblesforth and Carlton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Byram and Brotherton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2022.