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

Constituency[nb 1]	Electorate	Majority[nb 2]	Member of Parliament		Nearest opposition		Map
Harrogate and Knaresborough CC	73,962	1,039		Andrew Jones		Claire Kelley
Richmond (Yorks) CC	74,434	23,336		William Hague		Lawrence Meredith
Scarborough and Whitby CC	76,572	8,130		Robert Goodwill		Annajoy David
Selby and Ainsty CC	67,709	12,265		Nigel Adams		Jan Marshall
Skipton and Ripon CC	75,532	9,950		Julian Smith		Helen Flynn
Thirsk and Malton CC	73,534	11,281		Anne McIntosh		Howard Keal
York Central BC	71,160	6,451		Hugh Bayley		Susan Wade-Weeks
York Outer CC	71,613	3,688		Julian Sturdy		Madeline Kirk

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

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland for those covering Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.

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