Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk and Malton | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Thirsk and Malton in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
County | North Yorkshire |
Electorate | 79,964 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Pickering, Filey, Thirsk, Easingwold, Malton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Ryedale (majority) Vale of York (part) |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Thirsk and Malton; preceded by North Riding of Yorkshire |
Replaced by | Ryedale, Richmond (Yorks), Selby and Skipton and Ripon[2] |
Thirsk and Malton is a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kevin Hollinrake, a Conservative.
History
[edit]2010–2015
[edit]Anne McIntosh, a Conservative, elected for Vale of York in 1997 then in Thirsk and Malton in 2010, having defeated fellow MP John Greenway in the selection, qualified as an advocate and worked for six years as political adviser to the European Democrats group in Brussels, then won election as an MEP for two terms. Since 2010, she chaired the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. In 2014, she was deselected as the Conservative candidate. In 2015, Kevin Hollinrake was elected as MP.
Political history
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Traditionally a safe Conservative seat, the main forerunner, Ryedale (abolished in 2010) was taken by Elizabeth Shields for the Liberal Party, following a by-election in 1986, held following the death of MP John Spence, and she held it for one year until the 1987 general election.
Robin Turton was the Minister of Health (note head of department in that era) from December 1955 to January 1957. He also became father of the House and was among the longest-serving MPs for a single constituency, representing his seat for 44 years and 9 months.
Boundaries
[edit]1918–1950: The Urban District of Malton, the Rural Districts of Easingwold, Flaxton, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Thirsk, and Wath, and part of the Rural District of Pickering.
1950–1974: The Urban District of Malton, the Rural Districts of Bedale, Easingwold, Flaxton, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Thirsk, and Wath, and part of the Rural District of Pickering.
1974–1983: The Urban District of Malton, and the Rural Districts of Bedale, Easingwold, Flaxton, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Thirsk, and Wath.
The constituency was abolished before 1983 elections
The constituency war re-established by 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
2010–2024: The District of Ryedale, the District of Hambleton wards of Easingwold, Helperby, Huby and Sutton, Shipton, Sowerby, Stillington, Thirsk, Thorntons, Tollerton, Topcliffe, White Horse, and Whitestonecliffe, and the Borough of Scarborough wards of Filey and Hertford.
2024–present: The District of Hambleton wards of: Bagby & Thorntons; Bedale; Sowerby & Topcliffe; Tanfield; Thirsk; the District of Ryedale: Amotherby; Ampleforth; Cropton; Dales; Derwent; Helmsley; Hovingham; Kirkbymoorside; Malton; Norton East; Norton West; Pickering East; Pickering West; Rillington; Ryedale South West; Sherburn; Sheriff Hutton; Sinnington; Thornton Dale Ryedale; and Wolds; and the Borough of Scarborough wards of: Filey; Hunmanby.[3]
2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the constituency described as following: In order to bring its electorate within the permitted range, the south-western part of the constituency, including Easingwold, will be included in the newly created constituency of Wetherby and Easingwold. To partly compensate, Bedale and Tanfield will be added from Richmond (Yorks) – to be renamed Richmond and Northallerton.
Constituency profile
[edit]The seat also includes Pickering and most of the North York Moors (its southern part), a mixed rugged crags and hillside National Park; its coastline in the seat at Filey is where the Moors meets the sea, with picturesque bays near to Scarborough. Electoral Calculus describes the seat as "Strong Right", characterised by support for socially conservative values and Brexit.[4]
Members of Parliament
[edit]MPs 1885–1983
[edit]Thirsk and Malton prior to 1885
Year | Member[5] | Party | |
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1885 | Lewis Payn Dawnay | Conservative | |
1892 | Sir John Lawson | Conservative | |
1906 | Charles Duncombe | Conservative | |
1915 | Sir Edmund Turton | Unionist | |
1929 | Sir Robin Turton | Conservative | |
1974 | John Spence | Conservative | |
1983 | Constituency abolished |
MPs since 2010
[edit]Ryedale prior to 2010
Election | Member | Party | |
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2010 | Anne McIntosh | Conservative | |
2015 | Kevin Hollinrake | Conservative |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Hollinrake | 19,544 | 39.2 | −23.3 | |
Labour | Lisa Banes | 11,994 | 24.1 | +6.3 | |
Reform UK | Mark Robinson | 8,963 | 18.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Mason | 5,379 | 10.8 | −1.7 | |
Green | Richard McLane | 2,986 | 6.0 | +1.5 | |
Yorkshire | Luke Brownlee | 931 | 1.9 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 7,550 | 15.1 | −29.6 | ||
Turnout | 49,797 | 63.4 | −4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 78,484 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −14.8 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019 notional result[8] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 32,624 | 62.5 | |
Labour | 9,287 | 17.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6,502 | 12.5 | |
Green | 2,348 | 4.5 | |
Others | 1,437 | 2.8 | |
Turnout | 52,198 | 68.1 | |
Electorate | 76,623 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Hollinrake | 35,634 | 63.0 | +3.0 | |
Labour | David Yellen | 10,480 | 18.5 | −7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Di Keal | 6,774 | 12.0 | +5.1 | |
Green | Martin Brampton | 2,263 | 4.0 | +2.0 | |
Yorkshire | John Hall | 881 | 1.6 | New | |
Independent | Steve Mullins | 245 | 0.4 | New | |
Independent | Gordon Johnson | 184 | 0.3 | New | |
SDP | Michael Taylor | 127 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 25,154 | 44.5 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 56,588 | 69.9 | −1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Hollinrake | 33,572 | 60.0 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Alan Avery | 14,571 | 26.1 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Di Keal | 3,859 | 6.9 | −2.1 | |
UKIP | Toby Horton | 1,532 | 2.7 | −12.2 | |
Green | Martin Brampton | 1,100 | 2.0 | −2.6 | |
Liberal | John Clark | 753 | 1.3 | −0.9 | |
Independent | Philip Tate | 542 | 1.0 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 19,001 | 33.9 | −3.3 | ||
Turnout | 55,929 | 71.1 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Hollinrake | 27,545 | 52.6 | −0.3 | |
Labour | Alan Avery | 8,089 | 15.4 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Toby Horton | 7,805 | 14.9 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Di Keal | 4,703 | 9.0 | −14.3 | |
Green | Chris Newsam | 2,404 | 4.6 | New | |
Liberal | John Clark | 1,127 | 2.2 | −1.5 | |
Independent | Philip Tate | 692 | 1.3 | New | |
Majority | 19,456 | 37.2 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 52,365 | 67.6 | +17.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne McIntosh | 20,167 | 52.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Howard Keal | 8,886 | 23.3 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Jonathan Roberts | 5,169 | 13.6 | −9.8 | |
UKIP | Toby Horton | 2,502 | 6.6 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | John Clark | 1,418 | 3.7 | New | |
Majority | 11,281 | 29.6 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 38,142 | 50.0 | −15.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Election results 1885–1983
[edit]Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lewis Payn Dawnay | 5,966 | 57.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edmund Turton | 4,503 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,463 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,469 | 82.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,637 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lewis Payn Dawnay | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Lawson | 5,890 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Harold Reckitt | 3,541 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,349 | 25.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,431 | 77.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,220 | ||||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lawson | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lawson | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Duncombe | 5,848 | 53.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | John J Brigg | 5,044 | 46.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 804 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,892 | 84.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,888 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Duncombe | 6,382 | 55.1 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | John J Brigg | 5,197 | 46.9 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 1,185 | 10.2 | 2.8 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Duncombe | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Edmund Turton
- Liberal: George Nicholls
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edmund Turton | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Edmund Turton | 9,656 | 69.1 | N/A |
Liberal | Samuel S Lockwood | 4,317 | 30.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,339 | 38.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Unionist hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edmund Turton | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edmund Turton | 11,545 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Haughton Sessions | 6,939 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,606 | 25.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 18,484 | N/A | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edmund Turton | 13,564 | 65.7 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | William Haughton Sessions | 7,072 | 34.3 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 6,492 | 31.4 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 20,636 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Turton | 16,084 | 59.2 | −6.5 | |
Liberal | Thomas Sunley | 11,069 | 40.8 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 5,015 | 18.5 | −13.0 | ||
Turnout | 27,153 | 73.7 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Election in the 1940s
[edit]General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Robert Turton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 20,483 | 60.15 | N/A | |
Common Wealth | Edward Moeran | 13,572 | 39.85 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,911 | 20.29 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 65.55 | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 26,324 | 65.41 | ||
Labour | Ivan Ernest Geffen | 11,480 | 28.53 | N/A | |
Liberal | Harry Aldam | 2,441 | 6.07 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,844 | 36.88 | |||
Turnout | 81.51 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 27,854 | 72.26 | ||
Labour | Arnold John Parkinson | 10,692 | 27.74 | ||
Majority | 17,162 | 44.52 | |||
Turnout | 77.41 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 25,467 | 69.11 | ||
Labour | George R Mitton | 11,382 | 30.89 | ||
Majority | 14,085 | 38.22 | |||
Turnout | 73.39 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 27,413 | 69.00 | ||
Labour | Jeremy Bray | 12,318 | 31.00 | ||
Majority | 15,095 | 37.99 | |||
Turnout | 75.65 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 28,272 | 66.39 | ||
Labour | Daniel Lorden Hussey | 14,315 | 33.61 | ||
Majority | 13,957 | 32.77 | |||
Turnout | 73.81 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 25,089 | 61.59 | ||
Labour | Richard A Wilson | 15,647 | 38.41 | ||
Majority | 9,442 | 23.18 | |||
Turnout | 70.27 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 30,892 | 66.86 | ||
Labour | Jonathan Bradshaw | 15,309 | 33.14 | ||
Majority | 15,583 | 33.73 | |||
Turnout | 72.34 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Spence | 27,580 | 53.44 | ||
Liberal | Michael Brooks | 13,172 | 25.52 | ||
Labour | MD Coupe | 10,855 | 21.03 | ||
Majority | 14,408 | 27.92 | |||
Turnout | 81.46 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Spence | 24,779 | 53.24 | ||
Liberal | Rodney Kent | 10,917 | 23.46 | ||
Labour | RK Illingworth | 10,842 | 23.30 | ||
Majority | 13,862 | 29.79 | |||
Turnout | 72.88 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Spence | 32,520 | 59.15 | ||
Labour | EJ Roberts | 11,924 | 21.69 | ||
Liberal | Rex North | 10,533 | 19.16 | ||
Majority | 20,596 | 37.46 | |||
Turnout | 76.46 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Thirsk and Malton was originally scheduled to be contested for the first time at the general election on 6 May 2010. However, the death of UKIP candidate John Boakes from a suspected heart attack, announced on 22 April 2010, caused the poll in the constituency to be postponed until 27 May 2010. Under the Electoral Administration Act, UKIP were allowed to select a replacement candidate, but new nominations by other parties were not permitted.[22][23][24] The constituent parties of the Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition government formed in the aftermath of the general election fielded competing candidates.[25]
In January 2014, Conservative Anne McIntosh — the MP at the time — was not re-selected by the local party.[26] McIntosh originally announced she would stand as an independent,[26] but withdrew in March 2015.[27]
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
Notes and references
[edit]- Notes
- References
- ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "'Thirsk and Malton', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^ "Thirsk and Malton: Seat Details". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- ^ "Thirsk and Malton – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Notice of Result of Poll" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Thirsk & Malton Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Parliamentary General Election – 12 December 2019 : Result 2019". Ryedale District Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "General Election 2017". Gazette & Herald. 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Thirsk & Malton". BBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election 2010 | Constituency | Thirsk & Malton". BBC News.
- ^ a b c d e f g Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 429. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ a b c d Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ "Election delayed after the death of candidate". Malton & Pickering Mercury. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ Stead, Mark (23 April 2010). "Thirsk and Malton election postponed after candidate John Boakes dies". The Press (York Press). Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Funeral for UKIP election candidate John Boakes". BBC News. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Wainwright, Martin (12 May 2010). "Thirsk and Malton election to put coalition government to test". The Guardian. London.
- ^ a b "Malton MP To Stand As Independent After Deselection by Conservatives". Minister FM. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Reed, James (13 March 2015). "Deselected Tory Anne McIntosh brings down curtain on Commons career". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
External links
[edit]- Thirsk and Malton Conservatives
- Thirsk and Malton Liberal Democrats
- Thirsk and Malton Liberals
- Thirsk and Malton Labour Party
- Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK