Selby and Ainsty
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire
Outline map
Location of North Yorkshire within England
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Electorate77,654 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsSelby
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentKeir Mather (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromSelby

Selby and Ainsty is a constituency[a] in North Yorkshire. It has been represented by Keir Mather from the Labour Party since 21 July 2023.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will involve the loss of the Ainsty area. As a consequence, it will revert to the name of Selby, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]

History

Further information: Ainsty

For 2010, the Boundary Commission recommended the creation of this seat following a review of parliamentary representation in York and North Yorkshire. The constituency was formed from the former Selby constituency, except for some villages near York that were moved to the new York Outer constituency and rural areas south and east of Harrogate previously in the Vale of York constituency.

As of the 2019 general election, the seat has been won by the Conservative Party by a successively larger set of majorities each time it has been contested, though the 2017 general election had the unusual result of the Conservatives slightly increasing their majority despite a slight swing towards the Labour Party, mostly due to a significantly higher turnout.

On 12 June 2023 the seat became vacant following the formal resignation of the incumbent, Nigel Adams.[3]

Boundaries

The constituency consists of:

Constituency profile

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Map of current boundaries

The constituency is mainly rural. The only towns are Selby, Tadcaster, and Sherburn in Elmet. The rural areas include parts of the ancient Wapentake of the Ainsty of York.

In statistics

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of two local government districts with similar characteristics: a working population whose income is close to the national average and lower than average reliance upon social housing.[4] At the end of 2012, 2.2% of the population were claiming jobseekers’ allowance, compared with the regional average of 4.7%.[5] The district contributing to the bulk of the seat has a low 14.5% of its population without a car, 21.2% of the population without qualifications, and a relatively high 26.1% with level 4 qualifications or above. 75.0% of homes were owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants as of the 2011 census across the Selby district.[6]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[7] Party
2010 Nigel Adams Conservative
2023 by-election Keir Mather Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

By-election 2023: Selby and Ainsty[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keir Mather 16,456 46.0 +21.4
Conservative Claire Holmes 12,295 34.3 -26.0
Green Arnold Warneken 1,838 5.1 +1.9
[b] Mike Jordan 1,503 4.2 +0.8
Reform UK Dave Kent 1,332 3.7 New
Liberal Democrats Matt Walker 1,188 3.3 -5.3
Independent Nick Palmer 342 1.0 New
SDP John Waterstone 314 0.9 New
Monster Raving Loony Sir Archibald Stanton 172 0.5 New
Heritage Guy Phoenix 162 0.5 New
[c] Andrew Gray 99 0.3 New
Independent Tyler Wilson-Kerr 67 0.2 New
Climate Luke Wellock 39 0.1 New
Majority 4,161 11.7 N/A
Turnout 35,807 44.8 -26.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +23.7

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Selby and Ainsty[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Adams 33,995 60.3 +1.6
Labour Malik Rofidi 13,858 24.6 -9.5
Liberal Democrats Katharine Macy 4,842 8.6 +4.5
Yorkshire Mike Jordan 1,900 3.4 New
Green Arnold Warneken 1,823 3.2 New
Majority 20,137 35.7 +10.1
Turnout 56,418 71.7 -2.4
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
General election 2017: Selby and Ainsty[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Adams 32,921 58.7 +6.2
Labour David Bowgett 19,149 34.1 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Callum Delhoy 2,293 4.1 +0.5
UKIP Tony Pycroft 1,713 3.1 -10.9
Majority 13,772 24.6 -1.1
Turnout 56,222 74.1 +4.7
Conservative hold Swing -0.5
General election 2015: Selby and Ainsty[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Adams 27,725 52.5 +3.1
Labour Mark Hayes 14,168 26.8 +1.1
UKIP Colin Heath 7,389 14.0 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Nicola Turner 1,920 3.6 -14.1
Green Ian Richards 1,465 2.8 New
TUSC Ian Wilson 137 0.3 New
Majority 13,557 25.7 +2.0
Turnout 52,804 69.4 -1.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
General election 2010: Selby and Ainsty[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Adams 25,562 49.4 +2.3
Labour Jan Marshall 13,297 25.7 −17.1
Liberal Democrats Tom Holvey 9,180 17.7 +7.7
UKIP Darren Haley 1,635 3.2 New
BNP Duncan Lorriman 1,377 2.7 New
English Democrat Graham Glynn 677 1.3 New
Majority 12,265 23.7 N/A
Turnout 51,728 71.1 +2.1
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ This candidate left the optional Description field blank on their registration form, but is standing for the Yorkshire Party
  3. ^ This independent candidate left the optional Description field blank on their registration form

References

  1. ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Nigel Adams formally resigns as Conservative MP". Sky News. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
  5. ^ "Unemployment claimants by constituency". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  6. ^ "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
  8. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Selby And Ainsty By-Election: The Result in Full". The Press. York. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Selby & Ainsty Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Selby District Council: Notice of Poll"
  12. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Selby & Ainsty". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Selby & Ainsty". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

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