Ryedale (UK Parliament constituency)

Ryedale
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Ryedale in North Yorkshire for the 2005 general election.

Location of North Yorkshire within England.
County North Yorkshire
Major settlements Malton, Helmsley, Pickering
1983 (1983)–2010 (2010)
Number of members One
Replaced by Thirsk and Malton
Created from Thirsk and Malton

Ryedale was a constituency in North Yorkshire 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 was created in 1983 and abolished in 2010.

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History

This has traditionally been a safe Conservative seat, although it was briefly taken by Elizabeth Shields for the Liberal Party, following a by-election in 1986 held following the death of MP John Spence.

Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1983 and was largely based on the previous Thirsk and Malton constituency. The constituency underwent the only boundary changes of its 17-year existence for the 1997 general election, when the areas surrounding Easingwold and the York suburbs of Haxby, Wigginton, New Earswick, Rawcliffe, Skelton and Clifton Without were transferred to the new Vale of York constituency, as well as Osbaldwick and Heworth Without ward being added from the Selby constituency.

At the time of its abolition in 2010, the constituency covered Ryedale (including Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, Helmsley and Pickering), Filey and the north eastern suburbs of York (including Huntington, Strensall, Osbaldwick and Heworth Without).

Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation of North Yorkshire, Ryedale constituency was abolished, with its electoral wards being used to form a new Thirsk and Malton seat. These changes were implemented in 2010.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[1] Party Notes
1983 John Spence Conservative previously MP for Thirsk and Malton
1986 by-election Elizabeth Shields Liberal
1987 John Greenway Conservative
2010 constituency abolished: see Thirsk and Malton

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Ryedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Greenway 21,251 48.2 +1.0
Liberal Democrat Gordon Beever 10,782 24.4 -11.7
Labour Paul Blanchard 9,148 20.7 +6.0
UKIP Stephen Feaster 1,522 3.4 +1.4
Liberal John Clark 1,417 3.2 N/A
Majority 10,469 23.7
Turnout 44,120 65.1 -0.6
Conservative hold Swing +6.3
General Election 2001: Ryedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Greenway 20,711 47.2 +3.4
Liberal Democrat Keith Orrell 15,836 36.1 +2.7
Labour David Ellis 6,470 14.7 -3.2
UKIP Stephen Feaster 882 2.0 +0.1
Majority 4,875 11.1
Turnout 43,899 65.7 -9.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Ryedale[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Greenway 21,351 43.8 −11.6
Liberal Democrat J Orrell 16,293 33.4 +3.4
Labour A Hiles 8,762 18.0 +3.3
Referendum Party J Mackfall 1,460 3.0 N/A
UKIP S Feaster 917 1.9 N/A
Majority 5,038 10.4 −15.0
Turnout 48,783 74.8
Conservative hold Swing −7.5
General Election 1992: Ryedale[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Greenway 39,888 56.1 +2.7
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Shields 21,449 30.1 −8.4
Labour John Healy 9,812 13.8 +5.7
Majority 18,439 25.9 +11.1
Turnout 71,149 81.7 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1980s

Ryedale by-election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal) Elizabeth Shields 27,612
Conservative Neil Balfour 22,672
Labour Shirley Haines 4,633
Majority 4,940
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 19%[6]
General Election 1983: Ryedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Spence 33,312
SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal) Elizabeth Shields 17,170
Labour P Bloom
Majority 16,142 -
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  2. ^ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/507.htm General Election 1997, Ryedale
  3. ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.142 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  4. ^ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010. 
  6. ^ Chris Cook and John Ramsden (eds.), By-elections in British Politics (Routledge, 1997), p. 11.
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