Skipton and Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)

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Skipton and Ripon County constituency
Skipton and Ripon shown within North Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	David Curry
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	North Yorkshire
EP constituency:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Skipton and Ripon 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. It is one of the safest seats in England, with a vast majority of its population voting Conservative.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the whole of the Craven district including the towns of Skipton, Bentham and Settle. It also covers the northern and western parts of the borough of Harrogate including the towns of Ripon, Pateley Bridge, and Masham.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended only minor changes to the existing Skipton and Ripon constituency.

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

• The Harrogate wards of Bishop Monkton, Kirkby Malzeard, Lower Nidderdale, Mashamshire, Newby, Nidd Valley, Pateley Bridge, Ripon Minster, Ripon Moorside, Ripon Spa, Washburn and Wathvale

[edit] History

The constituency was created in 1983 from the West Riding constituencies of Skipton (constituency created 1885) and Ripon (had sent members to Parliament as a borough in 1295, 1307 and continually since 1553). The constituency experienced boundary changes in 1997 when Boroughbridge, Aldborough, Dishforth and the immediately surrounding areas were transferred to the new Vale of York constituency.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1983)
• 1983 — 1987: John Watson, Conservative (previously MP for Skipton)
• 1987 — present: David Curry, Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Skipton and Ripon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Curry	25,100	49.7	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul English	13,480	26.7	+0.6
	Labour	Paul Baptie	9,393	18.6	+1.2
	UK Independence	Ian Bannister	2,274	4.5	+0.3
	Virtue Currency Cognitive Appraisal Party	Robert Leakey	274	0.5	N/A
Majority			11,620	23.0
Turnout			50,521	72.6	+6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Skipton and Ripon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Curry	25,736	52.4	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Bateman	12,806	26.1	+0.9
	Labour	Michael Dugher	8,543	17.4	−5.0
	UK Independence	Nancy Holdsworth	2,041	4.2	N/A
Majority			12,930	26.3
Turnout			49,126	66.1	−8.6
	Conservative hold		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)

[edit] References