Vale of York (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:UK constituency infobox Vale of York 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.

Boundaries

This constituency covers the Vale of York and includes the north western suburbs of York and the market towns of Easingwold, Bedale, Boroughbridge and Thirsk.

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Ryedale, Harrogate, Skipton and Ripon & Richmond, Yorks.

The reconfiguration of North Yorkshire's constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England has seen the creation of a York Central and a York Outer. This will see the Vale of York constituency abolished before the next general election.

The populous York suburbs will become part of York Outer. Easingwold, Thirsk and surrounding villages will join rural Ryedale to form a new Thirsk and Malton constituency. Bedale will rejoin the Richmond constituency. Boroughbridge will become part of an enlarged Harrogate seat, while Skipton & Ripon will regain some of the surrounding villages. The enlarged Selby and Ainsty seat will now encompass Marston Moor and Spofforth.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1997	Anne McIntosh	Conservative

Election results

General Election 2005: Vale of York

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne McIntosh	26,025	51.7	+0.1
	Labour	David Scott	12,313	24.4	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Wilcock	12,040	23.9	+3.7
Majority			13,712	27.2
Turnout			50,378	66.3	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.7

General Election 2001: Vale of York

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne McIntosh	25,033	51.6	+6.9
	Labour	Chris Jukes	12,516	25.8	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Stone	9,799	20.2	−3.6
	UKIP	Peter Thornber	1,142	2.4	N/A
Majority			12,517	25.8
Turnout			48,490	66.1	−9.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Vale of York

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne McIntosh	23,815	44.7	N/A
	Labour	Matt Carter	14,094	26.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Hall	12,656	23.8	&N/A
	Referendum	Clive Fairclough	2,503	4.7	N/A
	SDP	Tony Pelton	197	0.4	N/A
Majority			9,721		N/A
Turnout				76.0	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire