Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)

Thirsk and Malton
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Thirsk and Malton in North Yorkshire.
Location of North Yorkshire within England.
County	North Yorkshire
Electorate	77,230 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Pickering, Filey, Thirsk, Easingwold, Malton
Current constituency
Created	2010 (2010)
Member of Parliament	Anne McIntosh
Number of members	One
Created from	Ryedale, Vale of York
1885 (1885)–1983 (1983)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Ryedale
Created from	North Riding of Yorkshire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Yorkshire and the Humber

Thirsk and Malton 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.

A previous Thirsk and Malton constituency existed from 1885 to 1983.

Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended the creation of a new seat of Thirsk and Malton for the 2010 general election. This took electoral wards from the former Ryedale and Vale of York constituencies.

The electoral wards contained in the constituency are:

• The entire district of Ryedale
• The Scarborough wards of Filey and Hertford
• The Hambleton wards of Easingwold, Helperby, Huby with Sutton, Shipton, Sowerby, Stillington, Thirsk, Thorntons, Tollerton, Topcliffe, White Horse, and Whitestonecliffe

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885-1974

Thisk & Malton 1918-1948

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Lewis Payn Dawnay	Conservative
	1892	Sir John Lawson	Conservative
	1906	Viscount Helmsley	Conservative
	1915 by-election	Sir Edmund Turton	Conservative
	1918		Coalition Conservative
	1922		Conservative
	1929	Sir Robin Turton	Conservative
	Feb 1974	John Spence	Conservative
	1983	Constituency abolished

MPs since 2010

Election		Member	Party
	2010	Anne McIntosh	Conservative

2010 general election

Death of candidate and postponement

Further information: List of deaths of candidates during British general elections

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. The constituent parties of the Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition government formed in the aftermath of the general election fielded competing candidates.

Elections

For results prior to boundary changes, see Ryedale and Vale of York

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Thirsk and Malton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne McIntosh	20,167	52.9	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	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	N/A
Majority			11,281	29.6	+1.1
Turnout			38,142	50.0	−15.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.4

* Due to the death of the UKIP candidate John Boakes the election date for this constituency was postponed.

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

External links

• Thirsk and Malton Conservatives
• Thirsk and Malton Liberal Democrats
• New Labour Jonathan Roberts
• Thirsk and Malton Liberals

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Saffron Walden	Constituency represented by the Father of the House 1965–1974	Succeeded by Vauxhall