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York Central (UK Parliament Constituency)
York Central is a parliamentary constituency which is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Rachael Maskell of the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party.

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.

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

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

City of York prior to 2010

Election Member Party
2010 Sir Hugh Bayley Labour
2015 Rachael Maskell Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: York Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 +7.8

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result
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
General election 2019: York Central
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 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
General election 2017: York Central
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
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
General election 2010: York Central
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

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. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
  4. ^ "Parliamentary election results July 2024". City of York Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "York Central results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Parliamentary Election results December 2019 : York Central". City of York Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Election 2019 : York Central Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Parliamentary election results June 2017". City of York Council. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  10. ^ "York Central Parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ^ "York Central". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Election 2010 - York Central". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

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