York Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 53°57′25″N 1°04′55″W / 53.957°N 1.082°W
| York Central | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of York Central in North Yorkshire. |
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 Location of North Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | North Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 75,656 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Hugh Bayley (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | City of York |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
York Central is a parliamentary constituency which is 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.
After the 2005 general election the parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire was reviewed by the Boundary Commission for England, which recommended the division of the former City of York constituency. This took effect at the 2010 general election, and there are now two constituencies entirely within the borders of the city of York: York Central and York Outer.
York Central is one of only two UK Parliament constituencies to be isolated within a single other constituency. York Central is surrounded by York Outer. The other 'islanded' constituency is Bath, which is surrounded by North East Somerset.
York Central is currently represented by Hugh Bayley from the Labour Party and is the only constituency in North Yorkshire not represented by the Conservatives.
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[edit] Boundaries
York Central is formed from electoral wards from within the city of York, namely:
- Acomb, Clifton, Fishergate, Guildhall, Heworth, Holgate, Hull Road, Micklegate,and Westfield.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hugh Bayley | Labour | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: York Central[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hugh Bayley* | 18,573 | 40.0 | −8.9 | |
| Conservative | Susan Wade-Weeks | 12,122 | 26.1 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Christian Vassie | 11,694 | 25.2 | +5.0 | |
| Green | Andy Chase | 1,669 | 3.6 | −1.7 | |
| BNP | Jeff Kelly | 1,171 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| UKIP | Paul Abbott | 1,100 | 2.4 | +0.3 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Eddie Vee | 154 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 6,451 | 13.9 | −12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 46,483 | 62.1 | +1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −6.0 | |||
- * Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y" [self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ BBC - Election 2010 - York Central
