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 by the first past the post system of election. The constituency existed from 1983 to 2010 prior to reformation in 2024. It is currently held by Keir Mather of the Labour Party, who was first elected as an MP for the predecessor seat of Selby and Ainsty at a by-election in July 2023.

History

This was a safe Conservative seat from 1983 to 1997 then became a Labour marginal for the remainder of its first existence. It was a notional gain for Labour at the 2024 general election, on a swing of over 24%, slightly larger than the swing achieved in the by-election the previous year for its predecessor seat, Selby and Ainsty.

Boundaries

1983–2010

1983–1997: The District of Selby, and the District of Ryedale ward of Osbaldwick and Heworth.
The constituency covered the district of Selby and the south-eastern suburbs of the city of York. It included the University of York and the Drax and Eggborough power stations.
1997–2010: The District of Selby.

2007 Boundary Review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in York and North Yorkshire in the 2000s, the Boundary Commission for England created the new seat of Selby and Ainsty. This consisted of much of the former Selby constituency, minus the south-western suburbs of York which were included in the seat of York Outer, plus rural areas south and east of Harrogate formerly part of the abolished Vale of York constituency.

2023 Boundary Review

The 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, recommended re-establishment of the constituency primarily from the abolished Selby and Ainsty constituency 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.

Since 2024

Under the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
However, before the new boundaries came into effect, the District of Selby was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Yorkshire with effect from 1 April 2023. Consequently, the constituency now comprises 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

MPs since 2024

''Selby and Ainsty prior to 2024''

Elections

Elections in the 2020s