York Central (UK Parliament constituency)

York Central
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of York Central in North Yorkshire
Location of North Yorkshire within England
County	North Yorkshire
Electorate	69,608 (December 2019) [1]
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Rachael Maskell (Labour Co-operative)
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, 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

Map of current boundaries

Current

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

• Acomb
• Clifton
• Fishergate
• Guildhall
• Heworth
• Holgate
• Hull Road
• Micklegate
• Westfield

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Hudson [5]
	Green	Lars Kramm [6]
	Labour	Rachael Maskell [7]
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Page [8]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: York Central ^{[9] [10]}

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 ^{[11] [12]}

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 ^{[13] [14]}

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 ^{[15] [16]}

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

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

Notes

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

1. "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
2. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=York+Central
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
5. Greenwood, Darren (23 May 2024). "Tough road ahead for car man Richard Hudson in York Central". York Press. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
6. Greenwood, Darren (22 May 2024). "GENERAL ELCTION 2024: York and Yorkshire candidates". York Press. Retrieved 23 May 2024. The Greens have chosen former Green city councillor Lars Kramm as their candidate.
7. Rachael Maskell [@RachaelMaskell] (20 May 2022). "It is a huge honour to be reselected to represent the @UKLabour and @CoopParty at the next General Election and I am grateful to the Labour Party, Co-operative Party, Trade Unions and Socialist Societies for their overwhelming support" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. Greenwood, Darren (26 February 2024). "Alan Page to stand for Liberal Democrats in York Central". York Press. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
9. "Parliamentary Election results December 2019 : York Central". City of York Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
10. "Election 2019 : York Central Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
11. "Parliamentary election results June 2017". City of York Council. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
12. "York Central Parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" . Retrieved 9 June 2017.
13. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
14. "York Central". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
15. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
16. "Election 2010 - York Central". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

External links

• UK Parliament map of the constituency boundary

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