Richmond and Northallerton

Richmond and Northallerton
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Richmond and Northallerton in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Electorate72,744 (June 2023)[1]
Major settlementsRichmond, Northallerton, Catterick Garrison, Hawes, Leyburn
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentRishi Sunak (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromRichmond (Yorks)

Richmond and Northallerton is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Rishi Sunak, who was at the time leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sunak previously represented the predecessor seat of Richmond (Yorks) from 2015 to 2024.

The constituency is named after the North Yorkshire towns of Richmond and Northallerton.[3]

Constituency profile

Richmond

Richmond and Northallerton is a constituency in North Yorkshire in England. It is named after its two main towns, Richmond and Northallerton. Northallerton is the largest of the two; when taken with its contiguous village of Romanby, the town has a population of around 18,000.[4] Other settlements include the small market towns of Leyburn, Middleham, Colburn, Hawes and Stokesley and the villages of Catterick and Great Ayton.

This is a large, rural and sparsely-populated constituency that stretches between the Yorkshire Dales in the west and the North York Moors in the east. The towns of Richmond and Northallerton are historic market towns and centres for local agricultural trade. The constituency contains many small villages, hamlets and farms and is generally affluent, with the market towns being the wealthiest parts.[5] Catterick Garrison, located just south of Richmond, is the largest British Army garrison in the world and is home to around 14,000 military personnel and associates. Most residents live in detached or semi-detached homes.[6] House prices are generally higher than the rest of Yorkshire but lower than the UK average.[7]

Richmond and Northallerton has a large retired population and a low proportion of younger adults.[8] Residents have high levels of income and average rates of homeownership.[7] The child poverty rate is below-average.[9] Residents are more religious than the rest of the country and have average levels of education.[7] A high proportion of residents work in the agriculture, defence and tourism sectors and the percentage claiming unemployment benefits is very low.[10][9] White people made up 96% of the population at the 2021 census.[11]

At the local council, almost all seats in the constituency are represented by Conservatives. An estimated 55% of voters in Richmond and Northallerton supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, marginally higher than the UK-wide figure of 52%.[7]

Boundaries

Under the 2023 review, the seat was defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

  • The District of Hambleton wards of: Appleton Wiske & Smeatons; Great Ayton; Hutton Rudby; Morton-on-Swale; Northallerton North & Brompton; Northallerton South; Osmotherley & Swainby; Romanby; Stokesley.
  • The District of Richmondshire.[12]

However, before the new boundaries came into effect, the second tier authorities in the county of North Yorkshire were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Yorkshire with effect from 1 April 2023.[13] Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

  • The District of North Yorkshire electoral districts of: Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale; Great Ayton; Hipswell & Colburn; Leyburn & Middleham; Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske; North Richmondshire; Northallerton North & Brompton; Northallerton South; Richmond; Romanby; Scotton & Lower Wensleydale; Stokesley; Upper Dales.[14]

It comprises the bulk of the abolished Richmond (Yorks) constituency, excluding Bedale and Tanfield, which were transferred to Thirsk and Malton.[15]

Members of Parliament

For elections prior to 2024, see Richmond (Yorks).

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Rishi Sunak Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Richmond and Northallerton[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rishi Sunak 23,059 47.5 −15.8
Labour Tom Wilson 10,874 22.4 +6.0
Reform Lee Taylor 7,142 14.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Daniel Callaghan 4,322 8.9 −3.6
Green Kevin Foster 2,058 4.2 +0.4
Binface Count Binface 308 0.6 N/A
Independent Brian Richmond 222 0.5 N/A
Independent Niko Omilana 160 0.3 N/A
Yorkshire Rio Goldhammer 132 0.3 −1.8
Monster Raving Loony Sir Archibald Stanton 99 0.2 N/A
Workers Party Louise Dickens 90 0.2 N/A
Independent Angie Campion 33 0.1 N/A
Independent Jason Barnett 27 0.1 N/A
Majority 12,185 25.1 −22.1
Turnout 48,526 65.7 −5.6
Registered electors 73,886
Conservative hold Swing −10.9
2019 notional result[18]
Party Vote %
Conservative32,86163.3
Labour8,53016.4
Liberal Democrats6,47512.5
Others2,0384.0
Green1,9763.8
Turnout 51,880 71.3
Electorate 72,744

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Richmond and Northallerton CC" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "The part of North Yorkshire that could be about to lose Rishi Sunak as MP". The Northern Echo. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Yorkshire and the Humber". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Accommodation type - Census Maps, ONS". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Seat Details - Richmond and Northallerton". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Constituency data: Population, by age". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  13. ↑ "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
  14. ↑ "New Seat Details – Richmond and Northallerton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "New Seat Details – Richmond and Northallerton". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Notice of Result of Poll" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Richmond and Northallerton results". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "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.

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