York Central | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since | |
![]() Boundary of York Central in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
County | North Yorkshire |
Electorate | 69,608 (December 2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Rachael Maskell (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | City of York |
York Central is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] which is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Rachael Maskell of the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.[n 2]
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat covers the historic centre of York which is a significant tourist destination, and surrounding suburbs including Acomb, Clifton and Fishergate. Residents' health and wealth are slightly above the UK averages.[2]
Creation
[edit]After the 2005 general election the parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire was reviewed by the Boundary Commission for England, which recommended the division of the former City of York constituency before the 2010 general election leading to two constituencies within the borders of the city of York - York Central is entirely surrounded by York Outer.
York Central is one of only two UK Parliament constituencies to be surrounded by another constituency. The other constituency, Bath, is entirely surrounded by North East Somerset.
Boundaries
[edit]2010–2024: The city of York wards of: Acomb; Clifton; Fishergate; Guildhall; Heworth; Holgate; Hull Road; Micklegate; and Westfield.
2024–present: Same as before but with changed ward boundaries.
Members of Parliament
[edit]City of York prior to 2010
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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2010 | Sir Hugh Bayley | Labour | |
2015 | Rachael Maskell | Labour Co-op |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Rachael Maskell | 24,537 | 56.6 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Richard Hudson | 5,383 | 12.4 | −15.4 | |
Green | Lars Kramm | 5,185 | 12.0 | +7.8 | |
Reform UK | Cliff Bond | 4,721 | 10.9 | +8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Page | 3,051 | 7.0 | −0.8 | |
Independent | Alasdair Lord | 133 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Roger James | 131 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Ruairi Kendall | 98 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Leo Mayne | 84 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 19,154 | 44.2 | +15.6 | ||
Turnout | 43,551 | 54.7 | −12.4 | ||
Registered electors | 79,557 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019 notional result[6] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 28,260 | 56.4 | |
Conservative | 13,918 | 27.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3,919 | 7.8 | |
Green | 2,098 | 4.2 | |
Brexit Party | 1,216 | 2.4 | |
Others | 691 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 50,102 | 66.9 | |
Electorate | 74,854 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Rachael Maskell | 27,312 | 55.2 | –10.0 | |
Conservative | Fabia Tate | 13,767 | 27.8 | –2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Blanchard | 4,149 | 8.4 | +3.7 | |
Green | Tom Franklin | 2,107 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Brexit Party | Nicholas Szkiler | 1,479 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Yorkshire | Andrew Snedden | 557 | 1.1 | N/A | |
SDP | Andrew Dunn | 134 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,545 | 27.4 | –7.6 | ||
Turnout | 49,505 | 66.0 | –3.7 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | –3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Rachael Maskell | 34,594 | 65.2 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | Ed Young | 16,019 | 30.2 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Love | 2,475 | 4.7 | –3.3 | |
Majority | 18,575 | 35.0 | +20.9 | ||
Turnout | 53,301 | 69.7 | +5.4 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +10.45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Rachael Maskell | 20,212 | 42.4 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Robert McIlveen | 13,496 | 28.3 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Ken Guest | 4,795 | 10.1 | +7.7 | |
Green | Jonathan Tyler | 4,791 | 10.0 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Love | 3,804 | 8.0 | –17.2 | |
Yorkshire First | Chris Whitwood | 291 | 0.6 | N/A | |
TUSC | Megan Ollerhead | 288 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,716 | 14.1 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,677 | 63.3 | +1.2 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hugh Bayley* | 18,573 | 40.0 | –8.9 | |
Conservative | Susan Wade-Weeks | 12,122 | 26.1 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christian Vassie | 11,694 | 25.2 | +5.0 | |
Green | Andy Chase | 1,669 | 3.6 | –1.7 | |
BNP | Jeff Kelly | 1,171 | 2.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | Paul Abbott | 1,100 | 2.4 | +0.3 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Eddie Vee | 154 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,451 | 13.9 | –12.0 | ||
Turnout | 46,483 | 62.1 | +1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | –6.0 |
- * Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
Notes
[edit]- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
[edit]- ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=York+Central
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
- ^ "Parliamentary election results July 2024". City of York Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "York Central results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Parliamentary Election results December 2019 : York Central". City of York Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Election 2019 : York Central Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Parliamentary election results June 2017". City of York Council. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "York Central Parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "York Central". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election 2010 - York Central". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- UK Parliament map of the constituency boundary
- York Central UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- York Central UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK