Selby (UK Parliament constituency)

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Selby
County constituency

Selby shown within North Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire shown within England
Created: 1983
MP: John Grogan
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: North Yorkshire
EP constituency: 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.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1983 Michael Alison Conservative
1997 John Grogan Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Selby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Grogan 22,623 43.1 −2.0
Conservative Mark Menzies 22,156 42.2 +1.4
Liberal Democrat Ian Cuthbertson 7,770 14.8 +3.7
Majority 467 0.9
Turnout 52,549 65.4 +0.4
Labour hold Swing -1.7
General Election 2001: Selby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Grogan 22,652 45.1 −0.8
Conservative Michael Mitchell 20,514 40.8 +1.7
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Wilcock 5,569 11.1 −1.0
Green Helen Kenwright 902 1.8 N/A
UK Independence Bob Lewis 635 1.3 +0.3
Majority 2,138 4.3
Turnout 50,272 65.0 −9.8
Labour hold Swing

[edit] See also

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Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour
Barnsley Central • Barnsley East and Mexborough • Barnsley West and Penistone • Batley and Spen • Bradford North • Bradford South • Bradford West • Brigg and Goole • Calder Valley • City of York • Cleethorpes • Colne Valley • Dewsbury • Don Valley • Doncaster Central • Doncaster North • Elmet • Great Grimsby • Halifax • Hemsworth • Huddersfield • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • Keighley • Leeds Central • Leeds East • Leeds North East • Leeds West • Morley and Rothwell • Normanton • Pontefract and Castleford • Pudsey • Rother Valley • Rotherham • Scunthorpe • Selby • Sheffield Attercliffe • Sheffield Brightside • Sheffield Central • Sheffield Heeley • Sheffield Hillsborough • Wakefield • Wentworth
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) • Conservative (2) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1)


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