City of York (UK Parliament constituency)
| City of York | |
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| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of City of York in North Yorkshire for the 2005 general election. |
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 Location of North Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | North Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | York |
| 1265–2010 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | York Central, York Outer |
The City of York was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
This constituency covered most of the city of York, though the outer parts of the city and local authority area fell within the Selby, Vale of York and Ryedale constituencies.
[edit] History
By virtue of its importance York was regularly represented in Parliament from an early date: it had been required to send delegates to the assembly of 1265, but no actual returns survive until the end of the 13th century.
A borough constituency consisting of the city of York has been represented in every Parliament since the Model Parliament of 1295. Until 1918, it returned two MPs; since then it has returned one. Until 1997, when its official name became City of York with no boundary changes,[1] the constituency was usually simply called York.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended the creation of two new seats for the City of York. Both the City of York and Vale of York seats were abolished in 2010 and replaced by two new constituencies, namely York Central and York Outer
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] 1265-1660
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- 1640: Sir Edward Osborne, Bt
- 1640: Sir Roger Jaques
- 1640-1653: Sir William Allanson (Parliamentarian)
- 1640-1650: Thomas Hoyle (Parliamentarian) - died, January 1650
- 1653: Thomas St. Nicholas
- 1654-1655: Sir Thomas Widdrington
- 1654-1655: Thomas Dickinson
Second Protectorate Parliament
- 1656: Sir Thomas Widdrington (Elected for more than one constituency, and did not sit for York in this Parliament)
- 1656-1658: Alderman Geldart
- 1656-1658: Thomas Dickinson
- 1659: Christopher Topham
- 1659: Thomas Dickinson
Long Parliament (restored)
- 1659-1660: Sir William Allanson; Thomas Hoyle, died, one seat vacant.
[edit] 1660-1918
[edit] 1918–2010
| Election | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | John George Butcher | Conservative | |
| 1923 | Sir John Marriott | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Frederick George Burgess | Labour | |
| 1931 | Roger Lumley | Conservative | |
| 1937 | Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood | Conservative | |
| 1945 | John Corlett | Labour | |
| 1950 | Sir Harry Hylton-Foster | Conservative | |
| 1959 | Charles Longbottom | Conservative | |
| 1966 | Alex Lyon | Labour | |
| 1983 | Conal Gregory | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Hugh Bayley | Labour | |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see York Central and York Outer | ||
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: City of York | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hugh Bayley | 21,836 | 46.9 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Clive Booth | 11,364 | 24.4 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Waller | 10,166 | 21.8 | +4.0 | |
| Green | Andy D'Agorne | 2,113 | 4.5 | +1.4 | |
| UKIP | Richard Jackson | 832 | 1.8 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Ken Curran | 121 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party | Damien Fleck | 93 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Andrew Hinkles | 72 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,472 | 22.5 | −6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 46,597 | 61.7 | +2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: City of York | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hugh Bayley | 25,072 | 52.3 | −7.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael McIntyre | 11,293 | 23.5 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Waller | 8,519 | 17.8 | +6.6 | |
| Green | Bill Shaw | 1,465 | 3.1 | +1.5 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Frank Ormston | 674 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| UKIP | Richard Bate | 576 | 1.2 | +0.7 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | G. Cambridge | 381 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 13,779 | 28.8 | |||
| Turnout | 47,980 | 59.0 | −14.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992:York[10] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hugh Bayley | 31,525 | 49.1 | +7.7 | |
| Conservative | Conal Gregory | 25,183 | 39.2 | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mrs KJ Anderson | 6,811 | 10.6 | -5.3 | |
| Green | SN Kenwright | 594 | 0.9 | -0.1 | |
| Natural Law | Mrs PS Orr | 54 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 6,342 | 9.9 | +9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 81.0 | +2.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.1 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies", BBC/ITN/PA News/Sky, 1995, p. 268.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb History and Antiquities of the city of York. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aUUtAAAAYAAJ&q=107#v=onepage&q=A%20CATALOGUE%20of%20the%20REPRESENTATIVES&f=false. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/constituencies/york. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/constituencies/york. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/constituencies/york. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"
- ^ Thompson died in 1683, but no election had been held to fill the vacancy before a new Parliament was summoned in 1685
- ^ Changed his name to George Fox-Lane during the 1747-1754 Parliament
- ^ Created a baronet as Sir Charles Turner, May 1782
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
