List of Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

The county of North Yorkshire, together with the unitary authority of York, is divided into 8 Parliamentary constituencies - 2 Borough constituencies and 6 County constituencies. These divisions were drawn up when the district of York occupied a smaller area than the current unitary authority, and was allocated one seat.

Constituencies

† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat UKIP

Constituency^{[nb 1]}	Electorate	Majority^{[nb 2]}
Harrogate and Knaresborough CC	76,408	16,371	Andrew Jones†	Helen Flynn ¤
Richmond (Yorks) CC	79,062	19,550	Rishi Sunak†	Matthew Cooke
Scarborough and Whitby CC	74,891	6,200	Robert Goodwill†	Ian Mcinnes‡
Selby and Ainsty CC	76,082	13,557	Nigel Adams†	Mark Hayes‡
Skipton and Ripon CC	76,645	20,761	Julian Smith†	Malcolm Birks‡
Thirsk and Malton CC	77,451	19,456	Kevin Hollinrake†	Alan Avery‡
York Central BC	75,351	6,716	Rachael Maskell‡	Robert McIlveen†
York Outer CC	78,561	13,129	Julian Sturdy†	Joe Riches‡

Boundary changes

Former name	Former boundaries
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

The Boundary Commission for England recommended that the area continue to be divided into 8 constituencies, but extensively redrawn in the south-eastern part to accommodate exactly two seats in what is now York. These changes were implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.

Current name	Current boundaries
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

2005	2010	2015

Notes

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

References

Ceremonial county of North Yorkshire

Yorkshire Portal

Unitary authorities	Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees (part) City of York

Boroughs or districts	Craven Hambleton Harrogate Richmondshire Ryedale Scarborough Selby

Major settlements	Bedale Bentham Boroughbridge Catterick Garrison Colburn Easingwold Eston Filey Grassington Guisborough Harrogate Hawes Haxby Helmsley Ingleby Barwick Kirkbymoorside Knaresborough Leyburn Loftus Malton Masham Middleham Middlesbrough Northallerton Norton-on-Derwent Pateley Bridge Pickering Redcar Richmond Ripon Saltburn-by-the-Sea Scarborough Selby Settle Skelton-in-Cleveland Skipton South Bank Stokesley Tadcaster Thirsk Thornaby-on-Tees Whitby Yarm York See also: List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire

Rivers	Aire Derwent Esk Foss Leven Ouse Ribble Swale Tees Ure Wharfe

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