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, two of which are partly in West Yorkshire.
Constituencies
ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionMapHarrogate and Knaresborough CC77,9558,238 Tom Gordon¤ Andrew Jones†Richmond and Northallerton CC73,88612,185 Rishi Sunak† Tom Wilson‡Scarborough and Whitby CC74,5585,408 Alison Hume‡ Roberto Weeden-Sanz†Selby CC (part)78,04310,195 Keir Mather‡ Charles Richardson†Skipton and Ripon CC79,2511,650 Julian Smith† Malcolm Birks‡Thirsk and Malton CC78,4687,550 Kevin Hollinrake† Lisa Banes‡Wetherby and Easingwold CC (part)74,3144,846 Alec Shelbrooke† Ben Pickles‡York Central BC79,55719,154 Rachael Maskell‡ Richard Hudson†York Outer CC76,2289,391 Luke Charters‡ Julian Sturdy†
2024 See 2023 review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Former nameBoundaries 2010–2024Current nameBoundaries 2024–present Harrogate and Knaresborough CC Richmond (Yorks) CC Scarborough and Whitby CC Selby and Ainsty CC Skipton and Ripon CC Thirsk and Malton CC York Central BC York Outer CC Harrogate and Knaresborough CC Richmond and Northallerton CC Scarborough and Whitby CC Selby CC Skipton and Ripon CC Thirsk and Malton CC Wetherby and Easingwold CC York Central BC York Outer CC
For the 2023 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 Wetherby. The commission also opted to rename Richmond (Yorks) to Richmond and Northallerton.
The following constituencies resulted from the review:
Containing electoral wards from Craven
Skipton and Ripon (part)
Containing electoral wards from Hambleton
Richmond and Northallerton (part) Thirsk and Malton (part) Weatherby and Easingwold (part)1
Containing electoral wards from Harrogate
Harrogate and Knaresborough Skipton and Ripon (part) Weatherby and Easingwold (part)1
Containing electoral wards from Richmondshire
Richmond and Northallerton (part)
Containing electoral wards from Ryedale
Thirsk and Malton (part)
Containing electoral wards from Scarborough
Scarborough and Whitby Thirsk and Malton CC (part)
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
York Central York Outer
1 also contains parts in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire
2010 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 nameBoundaries 1997–2010Current nameBoundaries 2010–present City of York BC Harrogate and Knaresborough BC Richmond (Yorks) CC Ryedale CC Scarborough and Whitby CC Selby CC Skipton and Ripon CC Vale of York CC Harrogate and Knaresborough CC Richmond (Yorks) CC Scarborough and Whitby CC Selby and Ainsty CC Skipton and Ripon CC Thirsk and Malton CC York Central BC York Outer CC
Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019
2024 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: PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Labour148,19933.4%7.9%43Conservative141,86732.0%24.4%43Liberal Democrats53,46012.0%2.7%11Greens26,3815.9%3.3%0Reform67,44315.2%14.9%0Others6,6181.5%1.0%0Total440,946100.091
Percentage votes Election year197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour38.316.319.023.632.829.627.919.022.234.125.533.4Conservative46.956.153.152.840.043.643.746.848.554.154.432.0Reform1 – – – – – – – – – –0.315.2Liberal Democrat213.927.427.522.923.023.524.727.89.27.314.712.0Green Party – –*****1.05.11.92.65.9UKIP – – – –***2.713.21.1**Other0.90.20.40.74.23.43.72.71.91.52.5 12019 – Brexit Party 21983 & 1987 – SDP–Liberal Alliance 1979 – Liberal 1979 – Historic county
* Included in Other
Seats Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative77644577774Labour00133211114Liberal Democrat100011100001Total77788888889 11983 & 1987 – SDP–Liberal Alliance
Maps
1885–1910 – North Riding of Yorkshire
1918–1945
1950–1979
1983–present – North Yorkshire
Historical representation by party 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
Constituency188518861892931895979800190002051906Jan 1910Dec 191015ClevelandH. PeaseA. PeaseSamuelMiddlesbrough I. WilsonJ. Wilson→SadlerJ. WilsonWilliamsRichmond (Yorks)MilbankElliotHuttonDyke AclandOrde-PowlettScarborough SitwellJ. RowntreeSitwellCompton-RickettReaThirsk and MaltonDawnayLawsonDuncombeTurtonWhitby E. BeckettBuxtonG. BeckettYorkA. PeaseButcherGreenwoodA. RowntreeLockwoodBeresfordFaberButcher
1918 to 1950
Constituency191819221923192428192931193119353740414519454849ClevelandGoffStarmerGoffMansfieldBowerWilleyMiddlesbrough EastWilliamsBrownWilliamsWilkinsonYoungEdwards→→Middlesbrough WestThomsonGriffithJohnstoneBennettCooperRichmond (Yorks)WilsonDugdaleScarborough and WhitbyBeckettHerbertLathamSpearmanThirsk and MaltonE. TurtonR. TurtonYorkButcherMarriottBurgessLumleyWoodCorlett
1950 to 1983
Constituency19501951521955195962196419661970Feb 1974Oct 1974197981Cleveland / Cleveland and Whitby (1974)WilleyPalmerProudfootTinnBrittanMiddlesbrough East / Middlesbrough (1974)MarquandBottomleyMiddlesbrough West / Thornaby (1974)CooperSimonBraySutcliffeWrigglesworth→RedcarTinnRichmond (Yorks)DugdaleKitsonScarborough and Whitby / Scarborough (1974)SpearmanShawThirsk and MaltonTurtonSpenceYorkHylton-FosterLongbottomLyon
1983 to present
Constituency19838619878919921997200120052010201520172019232024Harrogate / H'gate & Knaresborough (1997)BanksWillisJones GordonRichmond (Yorks) / R. & Northallerton (2024)BrittanHagueSunakRyedale / Thirsk and Malton (2010)SpenceShieldsGreenwayMcIntoshHollinrakeScarborough / Scarboro' & Whitby (1997)ShawSykesQuinnGoodwill HumeSelby1 / Selby and Ainsty (2010–2024)AlisonGroganAdamsMatherSkipton and RiponWatsonCurrySmithVale of York / York Outer (2010)McIntoshSturdy ChartersYork / York Central (2010)GregoryBayleyMaskellWetherby & Easingwold1 Shelbrooke 1also includes some parts of West Yorkshire since 2024
See also Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber List of parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland for those covering Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.
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