Local government elections in North Yorkshire, England
Selby District Council was the local authority for the district of Selby from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years.
Political control
Party 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
The leaders of the council have included:
Councillor | Party | From | To |
Dean Howson[1] | | Labour | 1995 | 2003 |
Mark Crane[2] | | Conservative | 2003 | 2023 |
Council elections
- 1973 Selby District Council election
- 1976 Selby District Council election
- 1979 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1983 Selby District Council election
- 1987 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1991 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- 1995 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6][7]
- 1999 Selby District Council election
- 2003 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]
- 2007 Selby District Council election
- 2011 Selby District Council election
- 2015 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[9]
- 2019 Selby District Council election
Council composition
Year | 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
1995-1999
Cawood with Wistow By-Election 30 January 1997 Party | 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 | | |
Camblesforth By-Election 17 July 1997 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 | | |
Tadcaster West By-Election 30 April 1998 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 | | |
Hambleton By-Election 7 January 1999 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
Fairburn & Brotherton By-Election 25 January 2001 Party | 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 | | |
Carlton By-Election 15 November 2001 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
North Duffield By-Election 14 September 2006 Party | 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
Byram and Brotherton By-Election 14 July 2016[10] Party | 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
Camblesforth and Carlton By-Election 6 May 2021[11] Party | 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 | | |
Byram and Brotherton By-Election 20 January 2022[12] 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
- ^ 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.
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