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| Vale of York County constituency |
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| Vale of York shown within North Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Anne McIntosh |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | North Yorkshire |
| EP constituency: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Vale of York 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.
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Boundaries
This constituency covers the Vale of York and includes the north western suburbs of York and the market towns of Easingwold, Bedale, Boroughbridge and Thirsk.
The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Ryedale, Harrogate, Skipton and Ripon & Richmond, Yorks.
The reconfiguration of North Yorkshire's constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England has seen the creation of a York Central and a York Outer. This will see the Vale of York constituency abolished before the 2010 general election.
The populous York suburbs will become part of York Outer. Easingwold, Thirsk and surrounding villages will join rural Ryedale to form a new Thirsk and Malton constituency. Bedale will rejoin the Richmond constituency. Boroughbridge will become part of an enlarged Harrogate seat, while Skipton & Ripon will regain some of the surrounding villages. The enlarged Selby and Ainsty seat will now encompass Marston Moor and Spofforth.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1997 | Anne McIntosh | Conservative | |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see York Outer, Thirsk and Malton, Richmond (Yorks), Harrogate and Knaresborough and Skipton and Ripon | ||
Election results
| General Election 2005: Vale of York | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anne McIntosh | 26,025 | 51.7 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | David Scott | 12,313 | 24.4 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Wilcock | 12,040 | 23.9 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 13,712 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 50,378 | 66.3 | +0.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: Vale of York | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anne McIntosh | 25,033 | 51.6 | +6.9 | |
| Labour | Chris Jukes | 12,516 | 25.8 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Greg Stone | 9,799 | 20.2 | −3.6 | |
| UKIP | Peter Thornber | 1,142 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,517 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 48,490 | 66.1 | −9.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Vale of York | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anne McIntosh | 23,815 | 44.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Matt Carter | 14,094 | 26.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Charles Hall | 12,656 | 23.8 | &N/A | |
| Referendum Party | Clive Fairclough | 2,503 | 4.7 | N/A | |
| Social Democrat | Tony Pelton | 197 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,721 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 76.0 | N/A | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
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