Election 97

Selby


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Michael Alison (Retiring)
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 22,002 (39.1%)
Labour 97 25,838 (45.9%)
LibDem 97 6,778 (12.0%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,698 ( 3.0%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 75,141
Turnout 97 56,316 (74.9%)



1992 MP Michael Alison (Retiring)
Old constituency name Selby
Majority 92 8,987 (15.5%)
Conservative 92 29,739 (51.2%)
Labour 92 20,752 (35.7%)
LibDem 92 7,595 (13.1%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 72,159
Turnout 92 58,086 (80.5%)
Selby



Tory change -12.1%
Labour change +10.2%
Lib Dem change -1.0%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +3.0%
Electorate change +4.1%
Turnout Change -5.6%
Robert Waller wrote

A Conservative mining seat - can it be true? In fact the reasons for the strong Tory showing in North Yorkshire's Selby are not hard to find. The Selby coalfield is the most recent, most modern and possibly the last of its kind in Britain. But the advent of mining does not affect the political balance - many miners commute from other constituencies. There is a substantial Labour presence in the towns - (Selby itself, Tadcaster and Sherburn-in-Elmet), but a Tory majority of 9,000 seems like a pretty safe start for new candidate Kenneth Hind.


Super Profiles

2,596 7.05 9.03 78
8,546 23.21 11.17 208
7,480 20.32 11.25 181
5,613 15.25 14.70 104
0 0.00 10.45 0
2,411 6.55 2.81 233
1,745 4.74 8.01 59
4,937 13.41 15.25 88
2,614 7.10 7.13 100
438 1.19 10.17 12