York Central (UK Parliament constituency)

York Central
York Central
Borough constituency ; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of York Central in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	North Yorkshire
Electorate	69,608 (December 2019)
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Rachael Maskell (Labour Co-operative)
Seats	One
Created from	City of York

Last updated June 11, 2024

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, making it one of only three constituencies (including Middlesbrough and Selby and Ainsty) in North Yorkshire not currently represented by the Conservatives.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

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

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

Current

York Central is formed from electoral wards from within the city of York.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the 2024 United Kingdom general election will be unchanged, other than minor amendments to reflect modifications to ward boundaries.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[4]	Party
	2010	Sir Hugh Bayley	Labour
	2015	Rachael Maskell	Labour and Co-operative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: York Central ^[5]
Party		Candidate
	Reform UK	Cliff Bond
	Conservative	Richard Hudson
	Independent	Roger James
	Independent	Ruairi Kendall
	Green	Lars Kramm
	Independent	Alasdair Lord
	Labour Co-op	Rachael Maskell
	Independent	Leo Mayne
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Page
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: York Central^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	New
	Brexit Party	Nicholas Szkiler	1,479	3.0	New
	Yorkshire	Andrew Snedden	557	1.1	New
	SDP	Andrew Dunn	134	0.3	New
Majority			13,545	27.4	–7.6
Turnout			49,505	66.0	–3.7
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	–3.8

General election 2017: York Central^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General election 2015: York Central^[10]^[11]
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	New
	TUSC	Megan Ollerhead	288	0.6	New
Majority			6,716	14.1	+0.2
Turnout			47,677	63.3	+1.2
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+0.1

General election 2010: York Central^[12]^[13]
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	New
	UKIP	Paul Abbott	1,100	2.4	+0.3
	Monster Raving Loony	Eddie Vee	154	0.3	New
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

Notes

↑ 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.

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References

↑ "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
↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
↑ "PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION THURSDAY, 4 JULY 2024 YORK CENTRAL CONSTITUENCY STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL". City of York Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 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.

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[2] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[3] 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.

[1] "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[4] Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=York+Central

[5] "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.

[rayment-6] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"

[7] "PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION THURSDAY, 4 JULY 2024 YORK CENTRAL CONSTITUENCY STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL". City of York Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[8] "Parliamentary Election results December 2019 : York Central". City of York Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[9] "Election 2019 : York Central Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[10] "Parliamentary election results June 2017". City of York Council. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

[11] "York Central Parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" . Retrieved 9 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus-12] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2015_result-13] "York Central". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-14] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[15] "Election 2010 - York Central". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

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v t e Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (54)
Labour (30)	Barnsley Central Barnsley East Batley and Spen Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Doncaster Central Doncaster North Halifax Hemsworth Huddersfield Kingston upon Hull East Kingston upon Hull North Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle Leeds Central Leeds East Leeds North East Leeds North West Leeds West Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford Rotherham Selby and Ainsty Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Sheffield Central Sheffield Hallam Sheffield Heeley Sheffield South East Wakefield Wentworth and Dearne York Central
Conservative (24)	Beverley and Holderness Brigg and Goole Calder Valley Cleethorpes Colne Valley Dewsbury Don Valley East Yorkshire Elmet and Rothwell Great Grimsby Haltemprice and Howden Harrogate and Knaresborough Keighley Morley and Outwood Penistone and Stocksbridge Pudsey Richmond (Yorks) Rother Valley Scarborough and Whitby Scunthorpe Shipley Skipton and Ripon Thirsk and Malton York Outer
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