Selby District Council elections
Local government elections in North Yorkshire, England
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Selby District Council was the local authority for the district of Selby in North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years.
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows:[1]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1974–1979 | |
| 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 from 2003 until the council's abolition were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Howson[2] | Labour | May 2003 | ||
| Mark Crane[3][4] | Conservative | May 2003 | Mar 2023 | |
Other leaders included Conservative councillor Arthur Cawood in the early 1990s,[5] and Labour councillor Geoff Lynch in the mid 1990s.[6]
Council elections
- 1973 Selby District Council election
- 1976 Selby District Council election
- 1979 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
- 1983 Selby District Council election
- 1987 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[8]
- 1991 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[9]
- 1995 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[10][11]
- 1999 Selby District Council election
- 2003 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[12]
- 2007 Selby District Council election
- 2011 Selby District Council election
- 2015 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)[13]
- 2019 Selby District Council election
Council composition
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Yorkshire | Independent | Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Labour | |
| 1999 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | No overall control | |
| 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
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
By-election results
1995-1999
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 hold | Swing |  6.4 |
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