Vale of York was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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. It elected one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

History

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Ryedale

Ryedale (UK Parliament constituency)

Ryedale was a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

, Harrogate

Harrogate and Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)

Harrogate and Knaresborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

, Skipton and Ripon, & Richmond (Yorks)

Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)

Richmond is a constituency located in North Yorkshire, which elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting....

. It was abolished in 2010.

Boundaries

This constituency covered the Vale of York

Vale of York

The Vale of York is an area of flat land in the north-east of England. The vale is a major agricultural area and serves as the main north-south transport corridor for northern England....

 and included the north western suburbs of York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

 and the market towns of Easingwold

Easingwold

Easingwold is a small market town and a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 4,233.It is located north of York, at the foot of the Howardian Hills....

, Bedale

Bedale

Bedale is a market town and civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Leeds, southwest of Middlesbrough, and south west of the county town of Northallerton...

, Boroughbridge

Boroughbridge

Boroughbridge is a small town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of York. Until its bypass was built, it was on the main A1 road from London to Edinburgh...

 and Thirsk

Thirsk

Thirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The local travel links are located a mile from the town centre to Thirsk railway station and to Durham Tees Valley Airport...

. The three largest settlements were from the York suburbs.

The reconfiguration of North Yorkshire's constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England

Boundary Commission (United Kingdom)

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 saw the creation of a York Central and a York Outer. The populous York suburbs became part of York Outer. Easingwold

Easingwold

Easingwold is a small market town and a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 4,233.It is located north of York, at the foot of the Howardian Hills....

, Thirsk

Thirsk

Thirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The local travel links are located a mile from the town centre to Thirsk railway station and to Durham Tees Valley Airport...

 and surrounding villages joined rural Ryedale to form a new Thirsk and Malton

Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)

Thirsk and Malton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....

 constituency. Bedale rejoined the Richmond constituency. Boroughbridge

Boroughbridge

Boroughbridge is a small town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of York. Until its bypass was built, it was on the main A1 road from London to Edinburgh...

 became part of an enlarged Harrogate seat, while Skipton & Ripon regained some of the surrounding villages. The enlarged Selby and Ainsty

Selby and Ainsty (UK Parliament constituency)

Selby and Ainsty is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....

 seat now encompasses Marston Moor and Spofforth.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...	Anne McIntosh Anne McIntosh Anne Caroline Ballingall McIntosh is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. She is the Member of Parliament for the Thirsk and Malton constituency, having previously been MP for Vale of York from 1997 to 2010, and a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999.-Early...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	2010	constituency abolished: see York Outer, Thirsk and Malton Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency) Thirsk and Malton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... , Richmond (Yorks) Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency) Richmond is a constituency located in North Yorkshire, which elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting.... , Harrogate and Knaresborough Harrogate and Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency) Harrogate and Knaresborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... , Selby and Ainsty Selby and Ainsty (UK Parliament constituency) Selby and Ainsty is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....  & Skipton and Ripon

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s