Vale of York (UK Parliament constituency)

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Vale of York
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Vale of York in North Yorkshirefor the 2005 general election
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Location of North Yorkshire within England
County North Yorkshire
Major settlements Haxby, Rawcliffe, Clifton Without, Thirsk, Bedale, Easingwold
19972010
SeatsOne
Created from Ryedale, Richmond, Yorks, Harrogate, Skipton and Ripon
Replaced bySee text

Vale of York was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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History

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Ryedale, Harrogate, Skipton and Ripon, & Richmond (Yorks). It was abolished in 2010.

Boundaries

The District of Hambleton wards of Bedale, Carlton Miniott, Crakehall, Crayke, Easingwold, Helperby, Hillside, Huby-Sutton, Leemming, Shipton, Sowerby, Stillington, Tanfield, The Thorntons, Thirsk, Tollerton, Topcliffe, and Whitestonecliffe, the District of Ryedale wards of Clifton Without, Haxby North East, Haxby West, New Earswick, Rawcliffe, Skelton, and Wigginton, and the Borough of Harrogate wards of Boroughbridge, Claro, Marston Moor, Nether Poppleton, Newby, Ouseburn, Spofforth, Upper Poppleton, and Wathvale.

This constituency covered the more northerly parts of the Vale of York and included the north-western suburbs of York and the market towns of Easingwold, Bedale, Boroughbridge and Thirsk. The three largest settlements were from the York suburbs.

The reconfiguration of North Yorkshire's constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England saw the creation of a York Central and a York Outer. The populous York suburbs became part of York Outer. Easingwold, Thirsk and surrounding villages joined rural Ryedale to form a new Thirsk and Malton constituency. Bedale rejoined the Richmond constituency. Boroughbridge became part of an enlarged Harrogate seat, while Skipton & Ripon regained some of the surrounding villages. The enlarged Selby and Ainsty seat now encompasses Marston Moor and Spofforth.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1997 Anne McIntosh Conservative
2010 constituency abolished: see York Outer, Thirsk and Malton, Richmond (Yorks),
Harrogate and Knaresborough, Selby and Ainsty & Skipton and Ripon

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Vale of York [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne McIntosh 26,025 51.7 +0.1
Labour David Scott12,31324.41.4
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Wilcock12,04023.9+3.7
Majority13,71227.3+1.5
Turnout 50,37866.3+0.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
General election 2001: Vale of York [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne McIntosh 25,033 51.6 +6.9
Labour Chris Jukes12,51625.80.7
Liberal Democrats Greg Stone9,79920.23.6
UKIP Peter Thornber1,1422.4New
Majority12,51725.8+7.6
Turnout 48,49066.19.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Vale of York [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne McIntosh 23,815 44.7
Labour Matt Carter 14,09426.5
Liberal Democrats Charles Hall12,65623.8
Referendum Clive Fairclough2,5034.7
SDP Tony Pelton1970.4
Majority9,72118.2
Turnout 53,26576.0
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "V"
  2. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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