# Selby District Council elections

Selby District Council was the local authority for the district of Selby from 1974 to 2023. It was elected every four years.

## Political control

| Party in control | Years |
| No overall control | 1973–1979 |
| 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 have included:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Arthur Cawood | Conservative | 1979 | 1995 |
| Geoff Lynch | Labour | 1995 | 2000 |
| Dean Howson | Labour | 2000 | 2003 |
| Mark Crane | Conservative | 2003 | 2023 |

## Council elections

* 1973 Selby District Council election
* 1976 Selby District Council election
* 1979 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Selby District Council election
* 1987 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Selby District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 Selby District Council election
* 2003 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Selby District Council election
* 2011 Selby District Council election
* 2015 Selby District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 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

* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Cawood with Wistow By-Election 30 January 1997 replacing Archie Paton (resigned) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Aston | 408 | 48.2 |
| | Conservative | John Cattanach | 395 | 46.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Eastwood | 43 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 846 | 44.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Camblesforth By-Election 17 July 1997 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 137 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 531 | 31.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tadcaster West By-Election 30 April 1998 replacing William Parnaby (deceased) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 683 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Hambleton By-Election 7 January 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Pearson | 278 | 52.3 | +18.1 |
| | Labour | J. Sutcliffe | 254 | 47.7 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 532 | 29.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Fairburn & Brotherton By-Election 25 January 2001 replacing Geoff Lynch (deceased) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Wilson | 239 | 80.2 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Bradley | 59 | 19.8 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 60.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 298 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carlton By-Election 15 November 2001 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 71 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 605 | 34.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

North Duffield By-Election 14 September 2006 replacing Maurice Patrick (deceased) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Inness | 316 | 79.0 |
| | Labour | Jean Bills | 84 | 21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 58.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 400 | 28.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2015-2019

Byram and Brotherton By-Election 14 July 2016 replacing Jack Crawford (deceased) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 27 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 566 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Camblesforth and Carlton By-Election 6 May 2021 replacing Paul Welburn (resigned) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 654 | 43.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,500 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Yorkshire | Conservative gain from Yorkshire | Swing | | |
Byram and Brotherton By-Election 20 January 2022 replacing Eleanor Jordan (resigned) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 447 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.4 | |