is a
Constituency represented in the
House Of Commons of the
Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one
Member Of Parliament (MP) by the
First Past The Post system of election. It is traditionally been a safe Conservative seat although was briefly taken by
Liberal Elizabeth Shields following a Parliamentary by-election on
May 8th ,
1986 held following the death of MP John Spence.
In their current review of Parliamentary constituencies
The Boundary Commission For England has recommended that the Ryedale constituency and its neighbour
Vale Of York be abolished.
For the city of
York , see the successor seats
York Outer and
York Central
Ryedale forms a new
Thirsk And Malton constituency.
The constituency covers
Ryedale (including
Malton ,
Norton-on-Derwent ,
Helmsley and
Pickering ),
Filey and the north eastern suburbs of
York (including
Huntington ,
Strensall ,
Osbaldwick and
Heworth Without ).
Following its review of parliamentary representation of
North Yorkshire , Ryedale is to be abolished, with electoral wards being used to form a new
Thirsk And Malton seat.
The constituency was created in 1983 and was largely based on the previous
Thirsk And Malton constituency. The constituency experienced boundary changes in
1997 when the areas surrounding Easingwold and the York suburbs of
Haxby ,
Wigginton ,
New Earswick ,
Rawcliffe ,
Skelton and
Clifton Without were transferred into the new
Vale Of York constituency. At the same time, Osbaldwick and Heworth Without were added to the Ryedale seat from the
Selby constituency.
- ''Constituency created'' ( 1983 )
- , Conservative (previously MP for Thirsk and Malton)
- , Liberal.
- , Conservative
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Gordon Beever
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10,782
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244
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-117
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Labour Party (UK)
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Paul Blanchard
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9,148
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207
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+60
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Stephen Feaster
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1,522
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34
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+14
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Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
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John Clarke
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1,417
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32
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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+63
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Conservative Party (UK)
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John Greenway
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20,711
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472
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+34
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Keith Orrell
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15,836
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361
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+27
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Labour Party (UK)
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David Ellis
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6,470
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147
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-32
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Stephen Feaster
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882
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20
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+01
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