Selby District was a local government district of

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, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse. At the 2021 Census, it had a population of 17,193. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire; from 1974 until 2023, ...

. The district had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost district of North Yorkshire, it bordered the

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in North Yorkshire, the

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and

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districts in

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, the

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, and the ceremonial county of the

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History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Selby Urban District, Selby Rural District and parts of Derwent Rural District, Hemsworth Rural District, Osgoldcross Rural District and Tadcaster Rural District. Of them, Derwent Rural District was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, while the rest were in the

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. On 1 April 1996, the parishes of Acaster Malbis, Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Bishopthorpe,

Copmanthorpe Copmanthorpe () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of York in the English county of North Yorkshire, south-west of York, west of Bishopthorpe and close to Acaster Malbis, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard. Accord ...

, Deighton, Dunnington, Elvington, Fulford,

Heslington Heslington is a suburban village and civil parish within the City of York district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, south-east of the centre of York. Before 1974, it was a village in the Derwent Rural District, which was ...

, Kexby, Naburn and

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were all transferred from the district to form part of the new

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area. According to the 2001 census, those parishes had a population of 22,873.

Towns and villages

Settlements in the district of Selby included: Selby Town Old Council Offices - geograph

: Balne, Barlby, Barlow, Biggin, Bilbrough, Bolton Percy,

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Burton Salmon Burton Salmon is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with West Yorkshire, and approximately north from Knottingley, on the A162 road. According to the 2001 Census the parish had a populatio ...

, Brayton, Brotherton : Camblesforth, Carlton, Cawood, Church Fenton, Cliffe, Chapel Haddlesey, Cridling Stubbs : Drax : Eggborough,

Escrick Escrick is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 has come under North Yorkshire. It is approximately equidistant between Selby and York on what is now the A19 road ...

: Fairburn : Gateforth : Hambleton, Hemingbrough, Hensall, Hillam, Hirst Courtney : Kelfield, Kellington,

Kirk Smeaton Kirk Smeaton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located at the southern end of the county, close to South Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire. Historically, the village was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire ...

: Long Drax, Lumby :

Monk Fryston Monk Fryston is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby District, Selby, i ...

: Newthorpe, North Duffield : Osgodby : Riccall :

, Sherburn in Elmet,

Skipwith Skipwith is a village and civil parish about north-east of Selby and south-east of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the East Riding of Yorkshire. After the 1974 local government reorganisation Skipwith was in the Se ...

, Stutton, South Milford, Stillingfleet :

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, Temple Hirst, Thorganby, Thorpe Willoughby, Towton : Ulleskelf : Walden Stubbs, West Haddlesey, Whitley, Wistow, Womersley

Council

In the final elections to the council in

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, the Conservative Party held a majority on the council, with Labour in opposition.

Abolition

In July 2021 the

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announced that in April 2023, the non-metropolitan county would be reorganised into a

. Selby District Council was abolished and its functions were transferred to a new single authority for the non-metropolitan county of

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