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Selby

Every general election in Selby since 1983. Latest: Keir Mather, Labour, majority 10,195.

Official portrait of Keir Mather

Member of Parliament

Keir Mather

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 10,195

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Keir Mather Elected sitting MPLabour22,78846.3%
Charles RichardsonConservative12,59325.6%
David BurnsReform UK9,56519.4%
Angela OldershawGreen2,4845.1%
Christian VasseyLiberal Democrats1,7923.6%
Valid votes49,222
Majority10,19520.7%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 63.1% of 78,043 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052024Conservative, 1983: 56.7%Conservative, 1987: 51.6%Conservative, 1992: 50.2%Conservative, 1997: 39.1%Conservative, 2001: 40.8%Conservative, 2005: 42.2%Conservative, 2024: 25.6%Labour, 1983: 20.6%Labour, 1987: 26.8%Labour, 1992: 34.9%Labour, 1997: 45.9%Labour, 2001: 45.1%Labour, 2005: 43.1%Labour, 2024: 46.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 14.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 12.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 3.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.7%Reform UK, 2024: 19.4%
Vote share in Selby at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Selby lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Keir MatherCon10,19520.763.1%Lab gain from Con
2005LabCon4670.967.4%
2001LabCon2,1384.365.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon3,8366.874.7%
1992ConLab9,50815.480.2%Con hold
1987ConLab13,77924.977.7%Con hold
1983ConAlliance15,96533.971.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Selby?

Keir Mather (Labour) won Selby at the 2024 general election with a majority of 10,195.

Which parties have won Selby?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 4, Conservative 3.

Which region is Selby in?

Selby is in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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