Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Wetherby and Easingwold
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Region:	England
Party:	Conservative

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.^[1]

Alec Shelbrooke, previously Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell, was elected as the first MP for the new constituency.^[2]

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.^[3]

It comprises the following areas:^[4]

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.^[5] 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).^[6]

Members of Parliament

Elmet and Rothwell prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[7]
Party		Vote	%
		37,091	68.2
		9,917	18.2
		4,305	7.9
		2,137	3.9
	Others	937	1.7
Turnout		54,397	76.1
Electorate		71,455

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yorkshire and the Humber . 20 June 2023 . Boundary Commission for England.
2. Web site: Greenwood . Darren . 6 April 2023 . Tories choose Alec Shelbrooke MP to stand in Wetherby and Easingwold . 30 July 2023 . York Press .
3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
4. Web site: New Seat Details – Wetherby and Easingwold . 30 July 2023 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
5. Web site: The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022 .
6. Web site: New Seat Details – Wetherby and Easingwold . 2024-04-15 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
7. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.