Selby and Ainsty (UK Parliament constituency)

Selby and Ainsty is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Nigel Adams, a Conservative.[n 2]

Selby and Ainsty
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire
Location of North Yorkshire within England
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Electorate73,580 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsSelby
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentNigel Adams (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromSelby

History

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 which were moved to the new York Outer constituency, and rural areas south and east of Harrogate which were previously in the Vale of York constituency.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises:

Constituency profile

The constituency is mainly rural. The only towns are Selby and Tadcaster. 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.[2] At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 2.2% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 4.7%.[3] 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. In terms of tenure 75.0% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants as at the 2011 census across the Selby district.[4]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[5] Party
2010 Nigel Adams Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Selby and Ainsty[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nigel Adams 33,995 60.3 +1.5
Labour Malik Rofidi 13,858 24.6 -9.6
Liberal Democrats Katharine Macy 4,842 8.6 +4.5
Yorkshire Party Mike Jordan 1,900 3.4 N/A
Green Arnold Warneken 1,823 3.2 N/A
Majority 20,137 35.7 +10.2
Turnout 56,418 71.7 -2.4
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
General election 2017: Selby and Ainsty[7]
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[8][9]
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 N/A
TUSC Ian Wilson 137 0.3 N/A
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[10][11]
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 N/A
BNP Duncan Lorriman 1,377 2.7 N/A
English Democrat Graham Glynn 677 1.3 N/A
Majority 12,265 23.7 N/A
Turnout 51,728 71.1 +2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.7

See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
  3. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  4. "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
  6. "Selby & Ainsty Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. "Selby District Council: Notice of Poll"
  8. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. "Selby & Ainsty". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  10. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Selby & Ainsty". BBC News. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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