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List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

The county of North Yorkshire, together with the unitary authority of York, is divided into nine parliamentary constituencies: one borough constituency and eight county constituencies .

Constituencies

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Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map
Harrogate and Knaresborough CC 77,955 8,238   Tom Gordon¤   Andrew Jones†
 
Richmond and Northallerton CC 73,886 12,185   Rishi Sunak†   Tom Wilson‡
 
Scarborough and Whitby CC 74,558 5,408   Alison Hume‡   Roberto Weeden-Sanz†
 
Selby CC 78,043 10,195   Keir Mather‡   Charles Richardson†
 
Skipton and Ripon CC 79,251 1,650   Julian Smith†   Malcolm Birks‡
 
Thirsk and Malton CC 78,468 7,550   Kevin Hollinrake†   Lisa Banes‡
 
Wetherby and Easingwold CC 74,314 4,846   Alec Shelbrooke†   Ben Pickles‡
 
York Central BC 79,557 19,154   Rachael Maskell‡   Richard Hudson†
 
York Outer CC 76,228 9,391   Luke Charters‡   Julian Sturdy†
 

2024

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See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former name Boundaries 2010-2024 Current name Boundaries 2024–present
  1. Harrogate and Knaresborough CC
  2. Richmond (Yorks) CC
  3. Scarborough and Whitby CC
  4. Selby and Ainsty CC
  5. Skipton and Ripon CC
  6. Thirsk and Malton CC
  7. York Central BC
  8. York Outer CC
 
Constituencies in North Yorkshire (2010-2024)
  1. Harrogate and Knaresborough CC
  2. Richmond and Northallerton CC
  3. Scarborough and Whitby CC
  4. Selby CC
  5. Skipton and Ripon CC
  6. Thirsk and Malton CC
  7. Wetherby and Easingwold CC
  8. York Central BC
  9. York Outer CC
 
Constituencies in North Yorkshire (2024-present)

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine North Yorkshire with West Yorkshire as a sub-region of the Yorkshire and the Humber Region, resulting in the creation of two new cross-county boundary constituencies: Selby which comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Selby and Ainsty and includes the City of Leeds ward of Kippax and Methley; and a new constituency named Wetherby and Easingwold which includes the City of Leeds wards of Harewood and Weatherby. The commission also opted to rename Richmond (Yorks) to Richmond and Northallerton.[1][2]

The following constituencies resulted from the review:

Containing electoral wards from Craven

Containing electoral wards from Hambleton

Containing electoral wards from Harrogate

Containing electoral wards from Richmondshire

  • Richmond and Northallerton (part)

Containing electoral wards from Ryedale

  • Thirsk and Malton (part)

Containing electoral wards from Scarborough

Containing electoral wards from Selby

  • Selby (part also in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire)
  • Weatherby and Easingwold (part)1

Containing electoral wards from York

1 also contains parts in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire

2010

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Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided that North Yorkshire should continue to be divided into 8 constituencies for the 2010 general election, but the boundaries were extensively redrawn in the south-eastern part to accommodate exactly two seats wholly within the recently formed unitary authority of York. The Vale of York was abolished and a new constituency named York Outer created, with City of York being renamed York Central. Ryedale was succeeded by Thirsk and Malton, and Selby was renamed Selby and Ainsty.

Former name Boundaries 1997–2010 Current name Boundaries 2010–present
  1. City of York BC
  2. Harrogate and Knaresborough BC
  3. Richmond (Yorks) CC
  4. Ryedale CC
  5. Scarborough and Whitby CC
  6. Selby CC
  7. Skipton and Ripon CC
  8. Vale of York CC
 
Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire
  1. Harrogate and Knaresborough CC
  2. Richmond (Yorks) CC
  3. Scarborough and Whitby CC
  4. Selby and Ainsty CC
  5. Skipton and Ripon CC
  6. Thirsk and Malton CC
  7. York Central BC
  8. York Outer CC
 
Proposed Revised constituencies in North Yorkshire

Results history

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Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019[3]

2024

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The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising North Yorkshire, including the two cross-county constituencies of Selby and Wetherby and Easingwold in the 2024 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2019 Seats Change from 2019
Labour 148,199 33.4%  7.9% 4  3
Conservative 141,867 32.0%  24.4% 4  3
Liberal Democrats 53,460 12.0%  2.7% 1  1
Greens 26,381 5.9%  3.3% 0  
Reform 67,443 15.2%  14.9% 0  
Others 6,618 1.5%  1.0% 0  
Total 440,946 100.0 9  1

Percentage votes

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Election year 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Labour 38.3 16.3 19.0 23.6 32.8 29.6 27.9 19.0 22.2 34.1 25.5 33.4
Conservative 46.9 56.1 53.1 52.8 40.0 43.6 43.7 46.8 48.5 54.1 54.4 32.0
Reform1 – – – – – – – – – – 0.3 15.2
Liberal Democrat2 13.9 27.4 27.5 22.9 23.0 23.5 24.7 27.8 9.2 7.3 14.7 12.0
Green Party – – * * * * * 1.0 5.1 1.9 2.6 5.9
UKIP – – – – * * * 2.7 13.2 1.1 * *
Other 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.7 4.2 3.4 3.7 2.7 1.9 1.5 2.5

12019 – Brexit Party
21983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance 1979 – Liberal
1979 – Historic county

* Included in Other

Seats

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Conservative 7 7 6 4 4 5 7 7 7 7 4
Labour 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 4
Liberal Democrat1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9

11983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

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1885–1910 – North Riding of Yorkshire

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1918–1945

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1950–1979

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1983–present – North Yorkshire

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Historical representation by party

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Data given here is for the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1983, and includes the city of York throughout. A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

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  Conservative   Independent Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour

Constituency 1885 1886 1892 93 1895 97 98 00 1900 02 05 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 15
Cleveland H. Pease A. Pease Samuel
Middlesbrough I. Wilson J. Wilson → Sadler J. Wilson Williams
Richmond (Yorks) Milbank Elliot Hutton Dyke Acland Orde-Powlett
Scarborough Sitwell J. Rowntree Sitwell Compton-Rickett Rea
Thirsk and Malton Dawnay Lawson Duncombe Turton
Whitby E. Beckett Buxton G. Beckett
York A. Pease Butcher Greenwood A. Rowntree
Lockwood Beresford Faber Butcher

1918 to 1950

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  Conservative   Independent   Labour   Liberal

Constituency 1918 1922 1923 1924 28 1929 31 1931 1935 37 40 41 45 1945 48 49
Cleveland Goff Starmer Goff Mansfield Bower Willey
Middlesbrough East Williams Brown Williams Wilkinson Young Edwards → →
Middlesbrough West Thomson Griffith Johnstone Bennett Cooper
Richmond (Yorks) Wilson Dugdale
Scarborough and Whitby Beckett Herbert Latham Spearman
Thirsk and Malton E. Turton R. Turton
York Butcher Marriott Burgess Lumley Wood Corlett

1950 to 1983

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  Conservative   Labour   Social Democratic

Constituency 1950 1951 52 1955 1959 62 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 81
Cleveland / Cleveland and Whitby (1974) Willey Palmer Proudfoot Tinn Brittan
Middlesbrough East / Middlesbrough (1974) Marquand Bottomley
Middlesbrough West / Thornaby (1974) Cooper Simon Bray Sutcliffe Wrigglesworth →
Redcar Tinn
Richmond (Yorks) Dugdale Kitson
Scarborough and Whitby / Scarborough (1974) Spearman Shaw
Thirsk and Malton Turton Spence
York Hylton-Foster Longbottom Lyon

1983 to present

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  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Democrats

Constituency 1983 86 1987 89 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 23 2024
Harrogate / H'gate & Knaresborough ('97) Banks Willis Jones Gordon
Richmond (Yorks) / R. & Northallerton ('24) Brittan Hague Sunak
Ryedale / Thirsk and Malton (2010) Spence Shields Greenway McIntosh Hollinrake
Scarborough / Scarboro' & Whitby ('97) Shaw Sykes Quinn Goodwill Hume
Selby1 / Selby and Ainsty (2010-24) Alison Grogan Adams Mather
Skipton and Ripon Watson Curry Smith
Vale of York / York Outer (2010) McIntosh Sturdy Charters
York / York Central (2010) Gregory Bayley Maskell
Wetherby & Easingwold1 Shelbrooke

1also includes some parts of West Yorkshire since 2024

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

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  1. ^ "The new Yorkshire borders that could create 18 new constituencies by next General Election". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report". Boundary Commission for England. paras 1421–1450. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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