York Outer (UK Parliament constituency)

York Outer is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Luke Charters, representing Labour.[n 2]

York Outer
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of York Outer in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Electorate72,739 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsHuntington, Haxby, Rawcliffe, Clifton Without, Heslington
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentLuke Charters (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromRyedale,
Vale of York,
City of York,
Selby

Constituency profile

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The constituency is in the form of a ring surrounding the York Central constituency, and thus includes the outer areas of York itself and the surrounding rural areas. The Army's Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall, and the former RAF Elvington and RAF Rufforth lie in the constituency, as does the University of York.[2] Residents' health and wealth are around average for the UK.[3] The area is currently ranked in the top 10 least deprived constituencies in the UK.[4]

Boundaries

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The Boundary Commission for England reviewed parliamentary constituencies between 2000 and 2007. In York, taking into consideration that York had been enlarged and become a unitary authority in 1996, the Commission settled on two constituencies, one representing the urban constituency and one representing the rural constituency, named York Central and York Outer.[5]

2010–2024: The city of York wards of: Bishopthorpe; Copmanthorpe; Dringhouses and Woodthorpe; Fulford and Heslington; Haxby and Wigginton; Heworth Without; Hull Road (part); Huntington and New Earswick; Rural West York; Osbaldwick and Derwent; Rawcliffe and Clifton Without; Strensall; and Wheldrake.[6]

2024–present: Same as before but with changed ward boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[7] Party
2010 Julian Sturdy Conservative
2024 Luke Charters Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: York Outer[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luke Charters 23,161 45.3 +15.4
Conservative Julian Sturdy 13,770 26.9 −22.7
Reform UK John Crispin-Bailey 5,912 11.6 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hollyer 5,496 10.8 −7.9
Green Michael Kearney 2,212 4.3 +4.3
Yorkshire David Eadington 260 0.5 N/A
Independent Keith Hayden 141 0.3 N/A
Independent Hal Mayne 88 0.2 N/A
Independent Darren Burrows 66 0.1 N/A
Majority 9,391 18.4 N/A
Turnout 51,106 67.3 −8.3
Registered electors 76,228
Labour gain from Conservative Swing  19.1

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[10]
Party Vote %
Conservative 27,173 49.6
Labour 16,391 29.9
Liberal Democrats 10,222 18.7
Others 692 1.3
Brexit Party 263 0.5
Green 9 <0.1
Turnout 54,750 75.3
Electorate 72,720
General election 2019: York Outer[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Sturdy 27,324 49.4 –1.7
Labour Anna Perrett 17,339 31.3 –5.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Aspden 9,992 18.1 +7.8
Independent Scott Marmion 692 1.3 New
Majority 9,985 18.1 +3.7
Turnout 55,347 74.1 –1.6
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
General election 2017: York Outer[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Sturdy 29,356 51.1 +2.0
Labour Luke Charters-Reid 21,067 36.7 +11.9
Liberal Democrats James Blanchard 5,910 10.3 –1.3
Green Bethan Vincent 1,094 1.9 –2.8
Majority 8,289 14.4 –9.9
Turnout 57,427 75.7 +7.1
Conservative hold Swing –4.95
General election 2015: York Outer[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Sturdy 26,477 49.1 +6.1
Labour Joe Riches 13,348 24.8 +7.7
Liberal Democrats James Blanchard 6,269 11.6 –24.5
UKIP Paul Abbott 5,251 9.7 +7.6
Green Ginnie Shaw 2,558 4.7 New
Majority 13,129 24.3 +17.4
Turnout 53,903 68.6 –2.5
Conservative hold Swing –0.8
General election 2010: York Outer[17][18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Sturdy 22,912 43.0 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Madeleine Kirk 19,224 36.1 –0.7
Labour James Alexander 9,108 17.1 –9.9
UKIP Judith Morris 1,100 2.1 New
BNP Cathy Smurthwaite 956 1.8 New
Majority 3,688 6.9 +7.4
Turnout 53,300 71.1 +6.7
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A borough 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

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  1. ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. ^ "York Outer: Seat Details". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Deprivation in English constituencies, 2019". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. ^ Boundary Commission for England (2007). "Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies: Volume One" (PDF). pp. 476–479.
  6. ^ Maps Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine provided by City of York Council
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
  8. ^ "Parliamentary election results July 2024". City of York Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ "York Outer results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Parliamentary election results December 2019 : York Outer". City of York Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Election 2019 : York Outer Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Parliamentary election results June 2017". City of York Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  14. ^ "York Outer Parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Election 2015 : York Outer Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election 2010 - York Outer". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  19. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 2012 : Parliamentary constituencies as at 6 May 2010 General Election : York Outer. Bloomsbury Publishing. October 2011. p. 179. ISBN 978-1408130124. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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