| Thirsk and Malton County constituency |
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| Thirsk and Malton shown within North Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 2010 |
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| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | North Yorkshire |
| EP constituency: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Thirsk and Malton will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect 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.
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Boundaries
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended the creation of a new seat of Thirsk and Malton. This takes electoral wards from Ryedale and Vale of York.
The electoral wards used in the new constituency will be:
- 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
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 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 - to be re-created at 2010 general election | ||
Candidates
| General Election 2010: Thirsk and Malton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Howard Keal | ||||
| Conservative | Anne McIntosh | ||||
| Green | Chris Newsam | ||||
| Labour | Jonathan Roberts | ||||
Election results
Thirsk and Malton will be contested for the first time at the 2010 General Election. ::For results prior to boundary changes, follow the above links to Ryedale or the Vale of York
On November 18, 2006, Thirsk and Malton Conservative Association unexpectedly [1] chose Anne McIntosh (sitting MP for Vale of York) as their candidate in preference to Ryedale's sitting MP John Greenway.
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire
- Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election
References
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Saffron Walden |
Constituency represented by the Father of the House 1965 – 1974 |
Succeeded by Vauxhall |
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