Selby (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Selby
Map1 = Selby
Type = County
Map2 = NorthYorkshire
Entity = North Yorkshire
County = North Yorkshire
Year = 1983
MP = John Grogan
Party = Labour
EP = Yorkshire and the Humber

Selby is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the district of Selby and the southern suburbs of the city of York. It includes the University of York and the Drax and Eggborough power stations.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in York and North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new seat of Selby and Ainsty. The new seat will lose the southern suburbs of York to the (also newly-created) seat of York Outer.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: SelbyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Grogan
votes = 22,623
percentage = 43.1
change = −2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Menzies
votes = 22,156
percentage = 42.2
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Cuthbertson
votes = 7,770
percentage = 14.8
change = +3.7Election box majority
votes = 467
percentage = 0.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 52,549
percentage = 65.4
change = +0.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -1.7Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: SelbyElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Grogan
votes = 22,652
percentage = 45.1
change = −0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Mitchell
votes = 20,514
percentage = 40.8
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Wilcock
votes = 5,569
percentage = 11.1
change = −1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Helen Kenwright
votes = 902
percentage = 1.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Bob Lewis
votes = 635
percentage = 1.3
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 2,138
percentage = 4.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 50,272
percentage = 65.0
change = −9.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire