Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wetherby and Easingwold
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since
Yorkshire and the Humber - Wetherby and Easingwold constituency.svg
Boundary of Wetherby and Easingwold in Yorkshire and the Humber
County North Yorkshire/West Yorkshire
Major settlements Wetherby and Easingwold
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
SeatsOne
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Wetherby and Easingwold is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, partly in North Yorkshire and partly in West Yorkshire. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [1]

Contents

Alec Shelbrooke, previously Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell, was elected as the first MP for the new constituency. [2]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It comprises the following areas: [4]

From the former Hambleton District in North Yorkshire:

From the former Selby District in North Yorkshire:

From the former Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire:

From the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire:

With effect from 1 April 2023, the second tier authorities in the county of North Yorkshire were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Yorkshire. [5] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

Elmet and Rothwell prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Alec Shelbrooke Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wetherby and Easingwold [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alec Shelbrooke 20,597 39.4 −28.8
Labour Ben Pickles15,75130.1+11.9
Reform UK Mike Jordan7,28813.9N/A
Green Arnold Warneken [n 1] 4,5298.7+4.8
Liberal Democrats James Monaghan3,3516.4−1.5
Yorkshire John Hall7431.4−0.3
Majority4,8469.3–40.1
Turnout 52,25970.3−5.8
Registered electors 74,334
Conservative hold Swing –20.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
PartyVote %
Conservative 37,09168.2
Labour 9,91718.2
Liberal Democrats 4,3057.9
Green 2,1373.9
Others9371.7
Turnout54,39776.1
Electorate71,455

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Anna Jacobs was the original candidate for the Green Party, but withdrew a week before the close of nominations due to injuries sustained in a car accident. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yorkshire and the Humber". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Greenwood, Darren (6 April 2023). "Tories choose Alec Shelbrooke MP to stand in Wetherby and Easingwold". York Press. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. ↑ "New Seat Details – Wetherby and Easingwold". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
  6. ↑ "New Seat Details – Wetherby and Easingwold". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Notice of Result of Poll". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Notice of Result of Poll" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Green's Anna Jacobs quits fight for Wetherby and Easingwold". York Press. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "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.
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