Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards

Wetherby and Easingwold
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since
Boundary of Wetherby and Easingwold in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	North Yorkshire/West Yorkshire
Major settlements	Wetherby, Easingwold, Tadcaster, Boroughbridge
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Elmet and Rothwell (major part) Selby and Ainsty (part) Thirsk and Malton (part) Harrogate and Knaresborough (minor part) Skipton and Ripon (minor part)

Wetherby and Easingwold is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, partly in North Yorkshire and partly in West Yorkshire. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Alec Shelbrooke, previously Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell, was elected as the first MP for the new constituency.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The District of Hambleton wards of: Easingwold; Huby; Raskelf & White Horse.
The Borough of Harrogate wards of: Bishop Monkton & Newby; Boroughbridge; Marston Moor; Ouseburn; Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale.
The City of Leeds wards of: Harewood; Wetherby.
The District of Selby wards of: Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton; Tadcaster.

It comprises the following areas:

From the former Hambleton District in North Yorkshire:

Easingwold, Huby, Raskelf and White Horse from Thirsk and Malton

From the former Selby District in North Yorkshire:

Appleton Roebuck, Church Fenton and Tadcaster from Selby and Ainsty

From the former Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire:

Boroughbridge from Harrogate and Knaresborough
Marston Moor and Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale from Selby and Ainsty
Bishop Monkton and Newby from Skipton and Ripon

From the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire:

Harewood and Wetherby from Elmet and Rothwell

With effect from 1 April 2023, the second tier authorities in the county of North Yorkshire were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Yorkshire. The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

The City of Leeds wards of: Harewood; Wetherby.
The North Yorkshire electoral divisions of: Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton; Boroughbridge & Claro (part); Easingwold; Hillside & Raskelf (part); Huby & Tollerton; Ouseburn; Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith; Tadcaster; Wathvale & Bishop Monkton (part).

Members of Parliament

Elmet and Rothwell prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Alec Shelbrooke	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wetherby and Easingwold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alec Shelbrooke	20,597	39.4	−28.8
	Labour	Ben Pickles	15,751	30.1	+11.9
	Reform UK	Mike Jordan	7,288	13.9	N/A
	Green	Arnold Warneken	4,529	8.7	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	James Monaghan	3,351	6.4	−1.5
	Yorkshire	John Hall	743	1.4	−0.3
Majority			4,846	9.3	–40.1
Turnout			52,259	70.3	−5.8
Registered electors			74,334
	Conservative hold		Swing	–20.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	37,091	68.2
	Labour	9,917	18.2
	Liberal Democrats	4,305	7.9
	Green	2,137	3.9
	Others	937	1.7

Turnout		54,397	76.1
Electorate		71,455

Notes

Anna Jacobs was the original candidate for the Green Party, but withdrew a week before the close of nominations due to injuries sustained in a car accident.

References

"Yorkshire and the Humber". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
Greenwood, Darren (6 April 2023). "Tories choose Alec Shelbrooke MP to stand in Wetherby and Easingwold". York Press. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
"New Seat Details – Wetherby and Easingwold". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
"The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
"New Seat Details – Wetherby and Easingwold". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
"Notice of Result of Poll". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
"Notice of Result of Poll" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
"Green's Anna Jacobs quits fight for Wetherby and Easingwold". York Press. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
"Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

Wetherby and Easingwold UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Independent (3)	Bradford East Dewsbury and Batley Leeds East
Liberal Democrats (1)	Harrogate and Knaresborough

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