# 2019 Selby District Council election

The 2019 Selby District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Selby District Council in England. It was the final election to the authority before its dissolution in 2023, and subsequent subsumption into the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The election saw the Conservative Party maintain overall control of the District Council with a reduced majority.
The election was noted for the surprise success of the Yorkshire Party, who won four seats on the council, which remains their best performance to date in a local authority election. However, two of the four councillors elected for the party would rejoin the Conservative Party the following year, a third would resign with their seat being won by the Conservatives in the ensuing by-election, while the fourth would eventually join the Labour Party, leaving the Yorkshire Party with no representation on the council by 2022.

## Background

At the previous Selby District Council election, 22 seats were won by the Conservative Party, 8 seats were won by the Labour Party, and one independent candidate, Mary McCartney, was elected in the Eggborough ward. Over the next four years, the following seat changes occurred:
* Jack Crawford, elected as a Labour Party councillor for Byram and Brotherton, died in early 2016. The resulting by-election was won by Bryn Sage of the Conservative Party.
* Donald Bain-Mackay, elected as a Conservative Party councillor for Tadcaster, resigned from the Conservatives early in 2017 in order to run as an independent candidate for North Yorkshire County Council at that year's election.
* Michael Jordan, elected as a Conservative Party councillor for Camblesforth and Carlton, defected to the Yorkshire Party in July 2018.

## Results summary

Selby District Council election, 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 26 | 16 | | | 6 | 51.6% | 47.9% | 15,156 | 6.8% |
| | Labour | 24 | 8 | | | | 25.8% | 33.2% | 10,496 | 0.2% |
| | Yorkshire | 5 | 4 | | | 4 | 12.9% | 9.5% | 3,023 | N/A |
| | Independent | 3 | 3 | | | 2 | 9.7% | 8.7% | 2,764 | 4.2% |
| | Socialist Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0% | 0.7% | 216 | N/A |
| | UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0% | 0.3% | 106 | 5.2% |

## Results by Ward
### Appleton Roebuck and Church Fenton

Appleton Roebuck and Church Fenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Musgrave | 1,072 | 64.6 |
| | Conservative | Keith Ellis | 1,036 | 62.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Lowe | 489 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | John Rushby | 465 | 28.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,729 | 37.71 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Barlby Village

Barlby Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephanie Duckett | 295 | 52.7 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Ian Lawton | 265 | 47.3 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 589 | 24.58 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brayton

Brayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Crane | 898 | 61.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Chilvers | 879 | 59.9 |
| | Labour | Eva Lambert | 553 | 37.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,506 | 30.85 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Byram and Brotherton

Byram and Brotherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yorkshire | Eleanor Jordan | 320 | 45.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Bryn Sage | 245 | 34.7 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Craig Laskey | 142 | 20.1 | −23.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 719 | 31.69 | |
| | Yorkshire gain from Labour | Yorkshire gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Camblesforth and Carlton

Camblesforth and Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Yorkshire | Paul Welburn | 799 | 55.3 |
| | Yorkshire | Michael Jordan | 702 | 48.6 |
| | Conservative | Craig Blakey | 365 | 25.3 |
| | Labour | David Leake | 345 | 23.9 |
| | Conservative | Connor Brocklesby | 330 | 22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,469 | 31.85 |
| | Yorkshire gain from Conservative | Yorkshire gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Yorkshire gain from Conservative | Yorkshire gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Cawood and Wistow

Cawood and Wistow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Cattanach | 582 | 75.1 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Andrew | 193 | 24.9 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 805 | 33.06 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Derwent

Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Topping | 781 | 64.2 |
| | Conservative | Karl Arthur | 657 | 54.0 |
| | Labour | Neal Seargent | 407 | 33.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,276 | 29.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eggborough

Eggborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mary McCartney | 673 | 84.4 | +23.2 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Bruce | 124 | 15.6 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 815 | 34.49 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Escrick

Escrick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Reader | 471 | 67.1 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Kevin Riley | 231 | 32.9 | +15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 731 | 38.09 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hambleton

Hambleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Pearson | 383 | 49.4 | −19.5 |
| | Yorkshire | Scott Conor | 277 | 35.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Anne Riley | 116 | 14.9 | −16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 779 | 36.30 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Monk Fryston

Monk Fryston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mackman | 590 | 77.5 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Claire Stephenson | 171 | 22.5 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 788 | 33.43 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Riccall

Riccall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Duggan | 357 | 50.3 | +24.7$^1$ |
| | Conservative | Charles Richardson | 353 | 49.7 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 731 | 36.98 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
    $^1$ - Swing is compared to the Labour Party's performance in 2015, rather than Duggan's performance as an independent candidate that year.

### Selby East

Selby East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wendy Nichols | 570 | 58.3 |
| | Labour | Steven Shaw-Wright | 529 | 54.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Welch | 520 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | Joshua Crane | 365 | 37.4 |
| | Conservative | Conor Dickinson | 355 | 36.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,032 | 19.09 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Selby West

Selby West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Judith Chilvers | 875 | 49.6 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Shaw-Wright | 847 | 48.0 |
| | Labour | Keith Franks | 798 | 45.2 |
| | Labour | Malik Mohd Rofidi | 677 | 38.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Ian Wilson | 216 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,833 | 24.68 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sherburn In Elmet

Sherburn In Elmet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Yorkshire | David Brook | 925 | 52.4 |
| | Conservative | David Buckle | 816 | 46.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Packham | 769 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Tant-Brown | 682 | 38.7 |
| | Labour | Dennis Baillie | 521 | 29.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,778 | 29.78 |
| | Yorkshire gain from Conservative | Yorkshire gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### South Milford

South Milford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Grogan | 426 | 67.4 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Tracey Woods | 206 | 32.6 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 666 | 32.42 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Tadcaster

Tadcaster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Donald Bain-Mackay | 1,526 | 72.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Sweeting | 1,056 | 50.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lee | 801 | 38.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen Cobb | 611 | 29.1 |
| | Labour | David Bowgett | 454 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,108 | 35.54 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Thorpe Willoughby

Thorpe Willoughby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clifford Lunn | 480 | 67.6 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Gavin Harding | 230 | 32.4 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 742 | 29.76 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Whitley

Whitley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John McCartney | 565 | 60.1 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative | Laura Watkinson-Teo | 269 | 28.6 | −15.2 |
| | UKIP | Neil Lockwood | 106 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 940 | 39.97 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Seat changes and By-elections

In-between this election and the council's dissolution, the following seat changes took place:
* Eleanor Jordan and Michael Jordan, elected as Yorkshire Party councillors for Byram and Brotherton and Camblesforth and Carlton respectively, both defected to the Conservative Party in August 2020.
* John Cattanach, elected as a Conservative Party councillor for Cawood and Wistow, was expelled from the party in April 2022 for declaring as an independent candidate at the 2022 North Yorkshire Council election, and subsequently sat as an independent.
* Neil Reader, elected as a Conservative Party councillor for Escrick, resigned from the party in May 2022, and subsequently sat as an independent.
* David Brook, elected as a Yorkshire Party councillor for Sherburn in Elmet, defected to the Labour Party in May 2022.

### Camblesforth & Carlton

Camblesforth & Carlton: 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 43.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 32.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Yorkshire | Conservative gain from Yorkshire | Swing | | |

### Byram & Brotherton

Byram & Brotherton: 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 448 | 19.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.4 | |