Harrogate and Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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Harrogate and Knaresborough Borough constituency

Harrogate and Knaresborough shown within North Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire shown within England
Created:	1950
MP:	Phil Willis
Party:	Liberal Democrat
Type:	House of Commons
County:	North Yorkshire
EP constituency:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Harrogate and Knaresborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Boundary review
2 History
3 Members of Parliament
4 Election results
5 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency includes the towns of Harrogate and Knaresborough. An affluent seat which was once considered a safe Tory area, Harrogate has moved the way of other famous spa towns in England (Bath, Cheltenham) by now returning Liberal Democrat MPs.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in York and North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended alterations to the existing Harrogate and Knaresborough seat.

The newly drawn constituency is formed from the following electoral wards:

Bilton, Boroughbridge, Claro, Granby, Harlow Moor, High Harrogate, Hookstone, Killinghall, Knaresborough East, Knaresborough King James, Knaresborough Scriven Park, Low Harrogate, New Park, Pannal, Rosett, Saltergate, Starbeck, Stray and Woodfield.

[edit] History

The constituency was created as 'Harrogate' in 1950. At the 1997 general election the name was changed to 'Harrogate and Knaresborough'.

[edit] Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1950	Christopher York	Conservative
1954	James Edward Ramsden	Conservative
1974	Robert Banks	Conservative
1997	Phil Willis	Liberal Democrats

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Harrogate and Knaresborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Willis	24,113	56.3	+0.7
	Conservative	Maggie Punyer	13,684	31.9	-2.7
	Labour	Lorraine Ferris	3,627	8.5	+1.1
	UK Independence	Chris Royston	845	2.0	+0.2
	British National	Colin Banner	466	1.1	N/A
	Alliance for Change	John Allman	123	0.3	N/A
Majority			10,429	24.3
Turnout			42,858	65.3	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Harrogate and Knaresborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Willis	23,445	55.6	+4.0
	Conservative	Andrew Jones	14,600	34.6	-3.8
	Labour	Alastair MacDonald	3,101	7.4	-1.4
	UK Independence	Bill Brown	761	1.8	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	John Cornforth	272	0.6	N/A
Majority			8,845	21.0
Turnout			42,179	64.6	-8.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Harrogate and Knaresborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Willis	24,558	51.5	N/A
	Conservative	Norman Lamont	18,322	38.5	N/A
	Labour	Barbara Boyce	4,151	8.7	N/A
	Loyal Conservative	J. Blackburn	614	1.3	N/A
Majority			6,236	13.0	N/A
Turnout			47,645	73.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

[edit] See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour	Barnsley Central \| Barnsley East and Mexborough \| Barnsley West and Penistone \| Batley and Spen \| Bradford North \| Bradford South \| Bradford West \| Brigg and Goole \| Calder Valley \| City of York \| Cleethorpes \| Colne Valley \| Dewsbury \| Don Valley \| Doncaster Central \| Doncaster North \| Elmet \| Great Grimsby \| Halifax \| Hemsworth \| Huddersfield \| Keighley \| Hull East \| Hull North \| Hull West and Hessle \| Leeds Central \| Leeds East \| Leeds North East \| Leeds West \| Morley and Rothwell \| Normanton \| Pontefract and Castleford \| Pudsey \| Rother Valley \| Rotherham \| Scunthorpe \| Selby \| Sheffield Attercliffe \| Sheffield Brightside \| Sheffield Central \| Sheffield Heeley \| Sheffield Hillsborough \| Wakefield \| Wentworth
Conservative	Beverley and Holderness \| East Yorkshire \| Haltemprice and Howden \| Richmond (Yorks) \| Ryedale \| Scarborough and Whitby \| Shipley \| Skipton and Ripon \| Vale of York
Liberal Democrat	Harrogate and Knaresborough \| Leeds North West \| Sheffield Hallam
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) \| Conservative (2) \| Liberal Democrats (1) \| UKIP (1)