England · Constituency
Selby
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Photograph shows Selby. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Keir Mather
LabourLabour won Selby at the 2024 general election with a majority of 10,195 votes, or 20.7 points. A swing of 10.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 449 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 201.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 20.7 points, which is larger than 449 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 10,195 votes.
Majority
10,195
20.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
63.1%
+3.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
49,222 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keir MatherElected | Labour | 22,788 | 46.3% | +12.6 |
| Charles Richardson | Conservative | 12,593 | 25.6% | +1.9 |
| David Burns | Reform UK | 9,565 | 19.4% | +5.1 |
| Angela Oldershaw | Green Party | 2,484 | 5.0% | -1.3 |
| Christian Vassey | Liberal Democrat | 1,792 | 3.6% | -8.6 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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