York Central (UK Parliament constituency)

York Central
York Central
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundaries since
	Boundary of York Central in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	North Yorkshire
Electorate	69,608 (December 2019)
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Rachael Maskell (Labour)
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.^{[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. Until the 2024 boundary changes, Bath was entirely surrounded by North East Somerset. Since the 2024 boundary changes, Warwick and Leamington is surrounded by Kenilworth and Southam.

Boundaries

Map of 2010-2024 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^[3]	Party
	2010	Sir Hugh Bayley	Labour
	2015	Rachael Maskell	Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: York Central ^[4]^[5]
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^[6]
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^[7]^[8]
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^[9]^[10]
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^[11]^[12]
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^[13]^[14]
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

Notes

^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ 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

^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=York+Central
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
^ "Parliamentary election results July 2024". City of York Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "York Central results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Parliamentary Election results December 2019 : York Central". City of York Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ "Election 2019 : York Central Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ "Parliamentary election results June 2017". City of York Council. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
^ "York Central Parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "York Central". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Election 2010 - York Central". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

External links

UK Parliament map of the constituency boundary
York Central UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
York Central UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

53°57′25″N 1°04′55″W / 53.957°N 1.082°W / 53.957; -1.082

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

[3] 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.

[1] "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[4] Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=York+Central

[rayment-5] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"

[6] "Parliamentary election results July 2024". City of York Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[7] "York Central results". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[8] "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.

[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.

[electoralcalculus-13] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2015_result-14] "York Central". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

[electoralcalculus2010-15] "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.

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v t e Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (54)
Labour (41)	Barnsley North Barnsley South Bradford South Bradford West Calder Valley Colne Valley Doncaster Central Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme Doncaster North Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes Halifax Huddersfield Kingston upon Hull East Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice Leeds Central and Headingley Leeds North East Leeds North West Leeds South Leeds South West and Morley Leeds West and Pudsey Normanton and Hemsworth Ossett and Denby Dale Penistone and Stocksbridge Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Rother Valley Rotherham Scarborough and Whitby Scunthorpe Selby Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Sheffield Central Sheffield Hallam Sheffield Heeley Sheffield South East Shipley Spen Valley Wakefield and Rothwell York Central York Outer
Conservative (9)	Beverley and Holderness Bridlington and The Wolds Brigg and Immingham Goole and Pocklington Keighley and Ilkley Richmond and Northallerton Skipton and Ripon Thirsk and Malton Wetherby and Easingwold
Independent (3)	Bradford East Dewsbury and Batley Leeds East
Liberal Democrats (1)	Harrogate and Knaresborough