The county

Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England

Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of subdivisions of England used for the purposes of local government outside Greater London. As originally constituted, the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties each consisted of multiple districts, had a county council and...

 of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

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together with the unitary authority

Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...

 of
York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

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is divided into 8 Parliamentary constituencies

United Kingdom constituencies

In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...

- 2 Borough constituencies
and 6 County constituencies.
These divisions were drawn up when the district of York
occupied a smaller area than the current unitary authority, and was allocated one seat.

Constituencies

ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.	Electorate	MajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.	Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...		Nearest opposition		Map
Harrogate and Knaresborough CC Harrogate and Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency) Harrogate and Knaresborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	73,962	1,039		Andrew Jones Andrew Jones (politician) Andrew Hanson Jones is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency since 7 May 2010. He has been a member of Harrogate Borough Council for the High Harrogate ward since 2003. In 2007, he gained more than half of the...		Claire Kelley
Richmond (Yorks) CC Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency) Richmond is a constituency located in North Yorkshire, which elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting....	74,434	23,336		William Hague William Hague William Jefferson Hague is the British Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State. He served as Leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001...		Lawrence Meredith
Scarborough and Whitby CC	76,572	8,130		Robert Goodwill Robert Goodwill Robert Goodwill is a British farmer and Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby and a former Member of the European Parliament .-Early life:...		Annajoy David
Selby and Ainsty CC Selby and Ainsty (UK Parliament constituency) Selby and Ainsty is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	67,709	12,265		Nigel Adams Nigel Adams Nigel Adams is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire.-Early life:...		Jan Marshall
Skipton and Ripon CC	75,532	9,950		Julian Smith Julian Smith (politician) Julian Richard Smith is the Conservative Member of Parliament for the constituency of Skipton and Ripon. He was elected at the general election of 2010 with 27,685 votes , giving him a majority of 9,950....		Helen Flynn
Thirsk and Malton CC Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency) Thirsk and Malton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	73,534	11,281		Anne McIntosh Anne McIntosh Anne Caroline Ballingall McIntosh is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. She is the Member of Parliament for the Thirsk and Malton constituency, having previously been MP for Vale of York from 1997 to 2010, and a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999.-Early...		Howard Keal
York Central BC	71,160	6,451		Hugh Bayley Hugh Bayley Hugh Bayley is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for York Central. He held the City of York seat from 1992 to the 2010 general election, when boundary changes took effect.-Early life:...		Susan Wade-Weeks
York Outer CC	71,613	3,688		Julian Sturdy Julian Sturdy Julian Charles Sturdy is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as Member of Parliament for York Outer.-Education:The son of Robert Sturdy Conservative Party MEP for the East of England...		Madeline Kirk

Boundary changes

Former name	City of York BC City of York (UK Parliament constituency) The City of York was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... Harrogate and Knaresborough BC Harrogate and Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency) Harrogate and Knaresborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... Richmond (Yorks) CC Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency) Richmond is a constituency located in North Yorkshire, which elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting.... Ryedale CC Ryedale (UK Parliament constituency) Ryedale was a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... Scarborough and Whitby CC Selby CC Selby (UK Parliament constituency) Selby was a parliamentary constituency in North Yorkshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... Skipton and Ripon CC Vale of York CC Vale of York (UK Parliament constituency) 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 by the first past the post system of election.-History:...

The Boundary Commission for England recommended that the area continue to be
divided into 8 constituencies, but extensively redrawn in the south-eastern part to accommodate exactly two seats in what is now York.
These changes were implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.

Current name	Harrogate and Knaresborough CC Harrogate and Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency) Harrogate and Knaresborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... Richmond (Yorks) CC Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency) Richmond is a constituency located in North Yorkshire, which elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting.... Scarborough and Whitby CC Selby and Ainsty CC Selby and Ainsty (UK Parliament constituency) Selby and Ainsty is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... Skipton and Ripon CC Thirsk and Malton CC Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency) Thirsk and Malton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... York Central BC York Outer CC

Results

2005	2010

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland for those covering Middlesbrough
  Middlesbrough
  Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
  
  , Redcar and Cleveland
  Redcar and Cleveland
  The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotton, Eston, Skelton and Loftus. It had a resident population of 139,132 in 2001, and is part of the Tees...
  
   and Stockton-on-Tees
  Stockton-on-Tees
  Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...
  
   in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.