Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk and Malton is a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kevin Hollinrake, a Conservative.
Thirsk and Malton | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Thirsk and Malton in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
County | North Yorkshire |
Electorate | 79,964 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Pickering, Filey, Thirsk, Easingwold, Malton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Kevin Hollinrake |
Seats | One |
Created from | Ryedale (majority) Vale of York (part) |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Thirsk and Malton; preceded by North Riding of Yorkshire |
Replaced by | Ryedale, Richmond (Yorks), Selby and Skipton and Ripon[2] |
History
2010–2015
Anne McIntosh, a Conservative, elected for Vale of York in 1997 then in Thirsk and Malton in 2010, having defeated fellow MP John Greenway in the selection, qualified as an advocate and worked for six years as political adviser to the European Democrats group in Brussels, then won election as an MEP for two terms. Since 2010, she chaired the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. In 2014, she was deselected as the Conservative candidate. In 2015, Kevin Hollinrake was elected as MP.
Political history
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Traditionally a safe Conservative seat, the main forerunner, Ryedale (abolished in 2010) was taken by Elizabeth Shields for the Liberal Party, following a by-election in 1986, held following the death of MP John Spence, and she held it for one year until the 1987 general election.
Robin Turton was the Minister of Health (note head of department in that era) from December 1955 to January 1957. He also became father of the House and was among the longest-serving MPs for a single constituency, representing his seat for 44 years and 9 months.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The Urban District of Malton, the Rural Districts of Easingwold, Flaxton, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Thirsk, and Wath, and part of the Rural District of Pickering.
1950–1974: The Urban District of Malton, the Rural Districts of Bedale, Easingwold, Flaxton, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Thirsk, and Wath, and part of the Rural District of Pickering.
1974–1983: The Urban District of Malton, and the Rural Districts of Bedale, Easingwold, Flaxton, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Thirsk, and Wath.
The constituency was abolished before 1983 elections
The constituency war re-established by 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
2010–2024: The District of Ryedale, the District of Hambleton wards of Easingwold, Helperby, Huby and Sutton, Shipton, Sowerby, Stillington, Thirsk, Thorntons, Tollerton, Topcliffe, White Horse, and Whitestonecliffe, and the Borough of Scarborough wards of Filey and Hertford.
2024–present: The District of Hambleton wards of: Bagby & Thorntons; Bedale; Sowerby & Topcliffe; Tanfield; Thirsk; the District of Ryedale: Amotherby; Ampleforth; Cropton; Dales; Derwent; Helmsley; Hovingham; Kirkbymoorside; Malton; Norton East; Norton West; Pickering East; Pickering West; Rillington; Ryedale South West; Sherburn; Sheriff Hutton; Sinnington; Thornton DaleRyedale; and Wolds; and the Borough of Scarborough wards of: Filey; Hunmanby.[3]
2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the constituency described as following: In order to bring its electorate within the permitted range, the south-western part of the constituency, including Easingwold, will be included in the newly created constituency of Wetherby and Easingwold. To partly compensate, Bedale and Tanfield will be added from Richmond (Yorks) – to be renamed Richmond and Northallerton.
Constituency profile
The seat also includes Pickering and most of the North York Moors (its southern part), a mixed rugged crags and hillside National Park; its coastline in the seat at Filey is where the Moors meets the sea, with picturesque bays near to Scarborough.Electoral Calculus describes the seat as "Strong Right", characterised by support for socially conservative values and Brexit.[4]
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1983
Thirsk and Malton prior to 1885
MPs since 2010
Ryedale prior to 2010
Election | Member | Party | |
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2010 | Anne McIntosh | Conservative | |
2015 | Kevin Hollinrake | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Hollinrake | 19,544 | 39.2 | -23.8 | |
Labour | Lisa Banes | 11,994 | 24.1 | +5.6 | |
Reform UK | Mark Robinson | 8,963 | 18.0 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Mason | 5,379 | 10.8 | -1.2 | |
Green | Richard McLane | 2,986 | 6.0 | +2.0 | |
Yorkshire | Luke Brownlee | 931 | 1.9 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 7,550 | 15.1 | -29.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,797 | 63.4 | -6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 78,468 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.8 |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Hollinrake | 35,634 | 63.0 | +3.0 | |
Labour | David Yellen | 10,480 | 18.5 | -7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Di Keal | 6,774 | 12.0 | +5.1 | |
Green | Martin Brampton | 2,263 | 4.0 | +2.0 | |
Yorkshire | John Hall | 881 | 1.6 | New | |
Independent | Steve Mullins | 245 | 0.4 | New | |
Independent | Gordon Johnson | 184 | 0.3 | New | |
SDP | Michael Taylor | 127 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 25,154 | 44.5 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 56,588 | 69.9 | -1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kevin Hollinrake | 33,572 | 60.0 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Alan Avery | 14,571 | 26.1 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Di Keal | 3,859 | 6.9 | -2.1 | |
UKIP | Toby Horton | 1,532 | 2.7 | -12.2 | |
Green | Martin Brampton | 1,100 | 2.0 | -2.6 | |
Liberal | John Clark | 753 | 1.3 | -0.9 | |
Independent | Philip Tate | 542 | 1.0 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 19,001 | 33.9 | -3.3 | ||
Turnout | 55,929 | 71.1 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Hollinrake | 27,545 | 52.6 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Alan Avery | 8,089 | 15.4 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Toby Horton | 7,805 | 14.9 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Di Keal | 4,703 | 9.0 | -14.3 | |
Green | Chris Newsam | 2,404 | 4.6 | New | |
Liberal | John Clark | 1,127 | 2.2 | -1.5 | |
Independent | Philip Tate | 692 | 1.3 | New | |
Majority | 19,456 | 37.2 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 52,365 | 67.6 | +17.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne McIntosh | 20,167 | 52.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Howard Keal | 8,886 | 23.3 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Jonathan Roberts | 5,169 | 13.6 | -9.8 | |
UKIP | Toby Horton | 2,502 | 6.6 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | John Clark | 1,418 | 3.7 | New | |
Majority | 11,281 | 29.6 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 38,142 | 50.0 | -15.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Election results 1885–1983
Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lewis Payn Dawnay | 5,966 | 57.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edmund Turton | 4,503 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,463 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,469 | 82.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,637 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lewis Payn Dawnay | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Lawson | 5,890 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Harold Reckitt | 3,541 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,349 | 25.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,431 | 77.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,220 | ||||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Lawson | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lawson | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Duncombe | 5,848 | 53.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | John J Brigg | 5,044 | 46.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 804 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,892 | 84.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,888 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Duncombe | 6,382 | 55.1 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | John J Brigg | 5,197 | 46.9 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 1,185 | 10.2 | 2.8 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Duncombe | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Edmund Turton
- Liberal: George Nicholls
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edmund Turton | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Edmund Turton | 9,656 | 69.1 | N/A |
Liberal | Samuel S Lockwood | 4,317 | 30.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,339 | 38.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Unionist hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Edmund Turton | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edmund Turton | 11,545 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Haughton Sessions | 6,939 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,606 | 25.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 18,484 | N/A | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edmund Turton | 13,564 | 65.7 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | William Haughton Sessions | 7,072 | 34.3 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 6,492 | 31.4 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 20,636 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Turton | 16,084 | 59.2 | -6.5 | |
Liberal | Thomas Sunley | 11,069 | 40.8 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 5,015 | 18.5 | -13.0 | ||
Turnout | 27,153 | 73.7 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Election in the 1940s
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Robert Turton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 20,483 | 60.15 | N/A | |
Common Wealth | Edward Moeran | 13,572 | 39.85 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,911 | 20.29 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 65.55 | N/A | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 26,324 | 65.41 | ||
Labour | Ivan Ernest Geffen | 11,480 | 28.53 | N/A | |
Liberal | Harry Aldam | 2,441 | 6.07 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,844 | 36.88 | |||
Turnout | 81.51 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 27,854 | 72.26 | ||
Labour | Arnold John Parkinson | 10,692 | 27.74 | ||
Majority | 17,162 | 44.52 | |||
Turnout | 77.41 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 25,467 | 69.11 | ||
Labour | George R Mitton | 11,382 | 30.89 | ||
Majority | 14,085 | 38.22 | |||
Turnout | 73.39 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 27,413 | 69.00 | ||
Labour | Jeremy Bray | 12,318 | 31.00 | ||
Majority | 15,095 | 37.99 | |||
Turnout | 75.65 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 28,272 | 66.39 | ||
Labour | Daniel Lorden Hussey | 14,315 | 33.61 | ||
Majority | 13,957 | 32.77 | |||
Turnout | 73.81 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 25,089 | 61.59 | ||
Labour | Richard A Wilson | 15,647 | 38.41 | ||
Majority | 9,442 | 23.18 | |||
Turnout | 70.27 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Turton | 30,892 | 66.86 | ||
Labour | Jonathan Bradshaw | 15,309 | 33.14 | ||
Majority | 15,583 | 33.73 | |||
Turnout | 72.34 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Spence | 27,580 | 53.44 | ||
Liberal | Michael Brooks | 13,172 | 25.52 | ||
Labour | MD Coupe | 10,855 | 21.03 | ||
Majority | 14,408 | 27.92 | |||
Turnout | 81.46 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Spence | 24,779 | 53.24 | ||
Liberal | Rodney Kent | 10,917 | 23.46 | ||
Labour | RK Illingworth | 10,842 | 23.30 | ||
Majority | 13,862 | 29.79 | |||
Turnout | 72.88 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Spence | 32,520 | 59.15 | ||
Labour | EJ Roberts | 11,924 | 21.69 | ||
Liberal | Rex North | 10,533 | 19.16 | ||
Majority | 20,596 | 37.46 | |||
Turnout | 76.46 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Thirsk and Malton was originally scheduled to be contested for the first time at the general election on 6 May 2010. However, the death of UKIP candidate John Boakes from a suspected heart attack, announced on 22 April 2010, caused the poll in the constituency to be postponed until 27 May 2010. Under the Electoral Administration Act, UKIP were allowed to select a replacement candidate, but new nominations by other parties were not permitted.[21][22][23] The constituent parties of the Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition government formed in the aftermath of the general election fielded competing candidates.[24]
In January 2014, Conservative Anne McIntosh — the MP at the time — was not re-selected by the local party.[25] McIntosh originally announced she would stand as an independent,[25] but withdrew in March 2015.[26]
See also
Notes and references
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