Vale of York (UK Parliament constituency)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vale of York County constituency

Vale of York shown within North Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire shown within England
Created:	1997
MP:	Anne McIntosh
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	North Yorkshire
EP constituency:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Vale of York 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
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

This constituency covers the Vale of York and includes the north western suburbs of York and the market towns of Easingwold, Bedale, Boroughbridge and Thirsk.

The seat was formed in 1997 from parts of the old Ryedale, Harrogate, Skipton & Ripon and Richmond (Yorkshire) constituencies.

The reconfiguration of North Yorkshire's constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England has seen the creation of a York Central and a York Outer. This will see the Vale of York constituency abolished. The populous York suburbs will become part of York Outer. Easingwold, Thirsk and surrounding villages will join rural Ryedale to form a new Thirsk and Malton constituency. Bedale will rejoin the Richmond constituency. Boroughbridge will become part of an enlarged Harrogate seat, while Skipton & Ripon will regain some of the surrounding villages. The enlarged Selby and Ainsty seat will now encompass Marston Moor and Spofforth.

[edit] Members of Parliament

1997 – present: Anne McIntosh, Conservative

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Vale of York
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne McIntosh	26,025	51.7	+0.1
	Labour	David Scott	12,313	24.4	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Wilcock	12,040	23.9	+3.7
Majority			13,712	27.2
Turnout			50,378	66.3	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

General Election 2001: Vale of York
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne McIntosh	25,033	51.6	+6.9
	Labour	Chris Jukes	12,516	25.8	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Stone	9,799	20.2	−3.6
	UK Independence	Peter Thornber	1,142	2.4	N/A
Majority			12,517	25.8
Turnout			48,490	66.1	−9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Vale of York
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne McIntosh	23,815	44.7	N/A
	Labour	Matt Carter	14,094	26.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Hall	12,656	23.8	&N/A
	Referendum Party	Clive Fairclough	2,503	4.7	N/A
	Social Democrat	Tony Pelton	197	0.4	N/A
Majority			9,721		N/A
Turnout				76.0	N/A
	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)