York Outer
County
Parliamentuk
Caption 2Boundary of York Outer in Yorkshire and the Humber
Year2010
Elects howmanyOne
PreviousRyedale,
Vale of York,
City of York,
Selby
Electorate72,739 (December 2019)[1]
RegionEngland
CountyNorth Yorkshire
TownsHuntington, Haxby, Rawcliffe, Clifton Without, Heslington
MpLuke Charters
PartyLabour

York Outer is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Luke Charters of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Constituency profile

The constituency is in the form of a ring surrounding the York Central constituency, and thus includes the outer areas of York itself and the surrounding rural areas. The Army's Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall, and the former RAF Elvington and RAF Rufforth lie in the constituency, as did the University of York.[2] Residents' health and wealth are around average for the UK.[3] The area is currently ranked in the top 10 least deprived constituencies in the UK.[4]

Boundaries

The Boundary Commission for England reviewed parliamentary constituencies between 2000 and 2007. In York, taking into consideration that York had been enlarged and become a unitary authority in 1996, the Commission settled on two constituencies, one representing the urban constituency and one representing the rural constituency, named York Central and York Outer.[5]

2010–2024: The City of York Council wards of: Bishopthorpe; Derwent; Dringhouses and Woodthorpe; Fulford, Haxby and Wigginton; Heslington; Heworth Without; Huntington and New Earswick; Osbaldwick; Rural West York; Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without; Strensall; and Wheldrake as they existed on 12 April 2005.[6]

2024–present: The City of York Council wards of: Bishopthorpe; Copmanthorpe; Dringhouses & Woodthorpe; Fulford & Heslington; Haxby & Wigginton; Heworth Without; Huntington & New Earswick; Osbaldwick & Derwent; Rawcliffe & Clifton Without; Rural West York; Strensall; and Wheldrake as they existed on 1 December 2020.[7]

Minor changes due to revised ward boundaries.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[8]Party
2010Julian SturdyConservative
2024Luke ChartersLabour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
PartyVote%
Conservative27,17349.6
Labour16,39129.9
Liberal Democrats10,22218.7
Others6921.3
Brexit Party2630.5
Green9<0.1
Turnout54,75075.3
Electorate72,720

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. ^ "York Outer: Seat Details". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Deprivation in English constituencies, 2019". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. ^ Boundary Commission for England (2007). "Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies: Volume One". pp. 476–479.
  6. ^ Maps Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine provided by City of York Council
  7. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  8. ^
  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.