Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)

Wetherby and Easingwold
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundaries since
Map of constituency
Boundary of Wetherby and Easingwold in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyNorth Yorkshire/West Yorkshire
Major settlementsWetherby, Easingwold, Tadcaster, Boroughbridge
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentAlec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from

Wetherby and Easingwold is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, partly in North Yorkshire and partly in West Yorkshire. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[1]

Alec Shelbrooke, previously Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell, was elected as the first MP for the new constituency.[2]

Boundaries

Under the 2023 review, the seat was defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

  • The District of Hambleton wards of: Easingwold; Huby; Raskelf & White Horse.
  • The Borough of Harrogate wards of: Bishop Monkton & Newby; Boroughbridge; Marston Moor; Ouseburn; Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale.
  • The City of Leeds wards of: Harewood; Wetherby.
  • The District of Selby wards of: Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton; Tadcaster.[3]

However, before the new boundaries came into effect, the second tier authorities in the county of North Yorkshire were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Yorkshire with effect from 1 April 2023.[4] Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:[5]

  • The City of Leeds wards of: Harewood; Wetherby.
  • The North Yorkshire electoral divisions of: Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton; Boroughbridge & Claro (part); Easingwold; Hillside & Raskelf (part); Huby & Tollerton; Ouseburn; Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith; Tadcaster; Wathvale & Bishop Monkton (part).

The seat was created from the following:[5]

Members of Parliament

Elmet and Rothwell prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Alec Shelbrooke Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wetherby and Easingwold [6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alec Shelbrooke 20,597 39.4 −28.8
Labour Ben Pickles 15,751 30.1 +11.9
Reform UK Mike Jordan 7,288 13.9 N/A
Green Arnold Warneken[n 1] 4,529 8.7 +4.8
Liberal Democrats James Monaghan 3,351 6.4 −1.5
Yorkshire John Hall 743 1.4 −0.3
Majority 4,846 9.3 –40.1
Turnout 52,259 70.3 −5.8
Registered electors 74,334
Conservative hold Swing –20.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
Party Vote %
Conservative 37,091 68.2
Labour 9,917 18.2
Liberal Democrats 4,305 7.9
Green 2,137 3.9
Others 937 1.7
Turnout 54,397 76.1
Electorate 71,455

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Anna Jacobs was the original candidate for the Green Party, but withdrew a week before the close of nominations due to injuries sustained in a car accident.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Yorkshire and the Humber". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ Greenwood, Darren (6 April 2023). "Tories choose Alec Shelbrooke MP to stand in Wetherby and Easingwold". York Press. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. ^ "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
  5. ^ a b "New Seat Details – Wetherby and Easingwold". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Notice of Result of Poll". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Notice of Result of Poll" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Green's Anna Jacobs quits fight for Wetherby and Easingwold". York Press. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  9. ^ "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.