Wetherby and Easingwold
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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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]
| Wetherby and Easingwold | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Wetherby and Easingwold in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | North Yorkshire/West Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Wetherby, Easingwold, Tadcaster, Boroughbridge |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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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]
- In the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire:
- The wards of Harewood and Wetherby from Elmet and Rothwell (now abolished)
- In the former Hambleton District in North Yorkshire:
- Easingwold, Huby, Raskelf and Tollerton from Thirsk and Malton
- In the former Selby District in North Yorkshire:
- Appleton Roebuck, Church Fenton and Tadcaster from Selby and Ainsty
- In the former Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire:
- Boroughbridge from Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Ouseburn, Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale and Tockwith from Selby and Ainsty
- Bishop Monkton from Skipton and Ripon
Members of Parliament
Elmet and Rothwell prior to 2024
| Election | Party | Portrait | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Conservative |  |
Alec Shelbrooke | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alec Shelbrooke | 20,597 | 39.4 |  28.8 | |
| Labour | Ben Pickles | 15,751 | 30.1 |  11.9 | |
| Reform | Mike Jordan | 7,288 | 13.9 | New | |
| 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 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 171 | 0.3 | |||
| Total votes | 52,430 | 100.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 74,334 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 20.4 |
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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 | |
| Yorkshire | 937 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | 54,397 | 76.1 | |
| Electorate | 71,455 | ||