Richmond and Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards
Richmond and Northallerton
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Richmond and Northallerton in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Electorate72,744 (June 2023)[1]
Major settlementsRichmond, Northallerton, and Catterick Garrison
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentRishi Sunak (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromRichmond (Yorks)

Richmond and Northallerton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The constituency is named after the North Yorkshire towns of Richmond and Northallerton.[3]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of Hambleton wards of: Appleton Wiske & Smeatons; Great Ayton; Hutton Rudby; Morton-on-Swale; Northallerton North & Brompton; Northallerton South; Osmotherley & Swainby; Romanby; Stokesley.
  • The District of Richmondshire.[4]

It comprised the majority of the abolished Richmond (Yorks) constituency in North Yorkshire, excluding Bedale and Tanfield, which were transferred to Thirsk and Malton.[5]

With effect from 1 April 2023, the second tier authorities in the county of North Yorkshire were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Yorkshire.[6] The constituency comprises the following electoral divisions of North Yorkshire from the 2024 general election onwards:

  • Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale; Great Ayton; Hipswell & Colburn; Leyburn & Middleham; Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske; North Richmondshire; Northallerton North & Brompton; Northallerton South; Richmond; Romanby; Scotton & Lower Wensleydale; Stokesley; Upper Dales.[7]

Constituency profile

The constituency is mostly rural, with several relatively densely populated settlements, such as Richmond, Catterick Garrison, Colburn, Catterick, Northallerton, Stokesley and Great Ayton. The market towns of Richmond and Northallerton give the constituency its name, with the latter being largest population centre in the constituency. Notably, this constituency includes Catterick Garrison, the largest British Army garrison in the world.

Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as being part of the "Centrists" demographic, those who generally have average opinions on the economy, nationalism and social issues, although tend slightly to the right on the economy. Other metrics include support for Brexit, which was 55% back in 2016, and deprivation, in terms of employment, income and education, which is 45%, according to the site. For general statistics, the average age is 54.0, at least 88% of the local population owns a car, whilst 67% own a home, and the gross household income is £44,155.[8]

At the 2024 election, Richmond and Northallerton re-elected Rishi Sunak, at the time leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He held the seat by 25.1%, the largest margin of any Tory MP at that election, technically making it the safest Conservative seat by majority in the country.

Members of Parliament

For elections prior to 2024, see Richmond (Yorks).

Election Member Party
2024 Rishi Sunak Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Richmond and Northallerton [9] [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rishi Sunak 23,059 47.5 −15.8
Labour Tom Wilson 10,874 22.4 +6.0
Reform UK Lee Taylor 7,142 14.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Daniel Callaghan 4,322 8.9 −3.6
Green Kevin Foster 2,058 4.2 0.4
Count Binface Party Count Binface 308 0.6 N/A
Independent Brian Richmond 222 0.5 N/A
Independent Niko Omilana 160 0.3 N/A
Yorkshire Rio Goldhammer 132 0.3 −1.8
Monster Raving Loony Sir Archibald Stanton 99 0.2 N/A
Workers Party Louise Dickens 90 0.2 N/A
Independent Angie Campion 33 0.1 N/A
Independent Jason Barnett 27 0.1 N/A
Majority 12,185 25.1 −22.1
Turnout 48,526 65.7 −5.6
Registered electors 73,888
Conservative hold Swing −10.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[11]
Party Vote %
Conservative 32,861 63.3
Labour 8,530 16.4
Liberal Democrats 6,475 12.5
Others 2,038 4.0
Green 1,976 3.8
Turnout 51,880 71.3
Electorate 72,744

See also

References

  1. ^ "Richmond and Northallerton CC" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The part of North Yorkshire that could be about to lose Rishi Sunak as MP". The Northern Echo. 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Richmond and Northallerton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  6. ^ "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
  7. ^ "New Seat Details - Richmond and Northallerton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  8. ^ "The Electoral Calculus' profile of Richmond and Northallerton". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Notice of Result of Poll" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Richmond and Northallerton results". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  • Richmond and Northallerton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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