Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)

Thirsk and Malton
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Thirsk and Malton in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyNorth Yorkshire
Electorate79,964 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsPickering, Filey, Thirsk, Easingwold, Malton
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentKevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromRyedale (majority)
Vale of York (part)
1885–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromThirsk and Malton; preceded by North Riding of Yorkshire
Replaced byRyedale, Richmond (Yorks), Selby and Skipton and Ripon[2]

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.

History

2010–2015

Anne McIntosh, a Conservative, was elected for Vale of York in 1997 and then in Thirsk and Malton in 2010, having defeated fellow MP John Greenway in the Conservative selection. From 2010 until 2015 she chaired the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. In 2014, she was deselected as the Conservative candidate with Kevin Hollinrake elected as MP in 2015.

Political history

Thirsk and Malton in North Yorkshire 1918–50

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

Map
Map of 2010–2024 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 Dale Ryedale; 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

Year Member[5] Party
1885 Lewis Payn Dawnay Conservative
1892 Sir John Lawson Conservative
1906 Charles Duncombe Conservative
1915 Sir Edmund Turton Unionist
1929 Sir Robin Turton Conservative
1974 John Spence Conservative
1983 Constituency abolished

MPs since 2010

Ryedale prior to 2010

Election Member Party
2010 Anne McIntosh Conservative
2015 Kevin Hollinrake Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Thirsk and Malton[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Hollinrake 19,544 39.2 −23.3
Labour Lisa Banes 11,994 24.1 +6.3
Reform UK Mark Robinson 8,963 18.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Steve Mason 5,379 10.8 −1.7
Green Richard McLane 2,986 6.0 +1.5
Yorkshire Luke Brownlee 931 1.9 +0.2
Majority 7,550 15.1 −29.6
Turnout 49,797 63.4 −4.7
Registered electors 78,484
Conservative hold Swing −14.8

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party Vote %
Conservative 32,624 62.5
Labour 9,287 17.8
Liberal Democrats 6,502 12.5
Green 2,348 4.5
Others 1,437 2.8
Turnout 52,198 68.1
Electorate 76,623
General election 2019: Thirsk and Malton[9][10]
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
General election 2017: Thirsk and Malton[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 2015: Thirsk and Malton[12][13]
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
General election 2010: Thirsk and Malton[14][15]
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

General election 1885: Thirsk and Malton [16][17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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)
General election 1886: Thirsk and Malton [16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Payn Dawnay Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

Reckitt
General election 1892: Thirsk and Malton [16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Lawson
General election 1895: Thirsk and Malton [16][17][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lawson Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Thirsk and Malton [16][17][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lawson Unopposed
Conservative hold
Helmsley
General election 1906: Thirsk and Malton [16][17]
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

General election January 1910: Thirsk and Malton [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election December 1910: Thirsk and Malton [16][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Duncombe Unopposed
Conservative hold
Nicholls

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;

1915 Thirsk and Malton by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Edmund Turton Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1918: Thirsk and Malton[21]
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

General election 1922: Thirsk and Malton[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Edmund Turton Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1923: Thirsk and Malton
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
General election 1924: Thirsk and Malton[21]
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
General election 1929: Thirsk and Malton[21]
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

General election 1931: Thirsk and Malton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Turton Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1935: Thirsk and Malton
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;

General election 1945: Thirsk and Malton
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

General election 1950: Thirsk and Malton
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
General election 1951: Thirsk and Malton
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
General election 1955: Thirsk and Malton
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
General election 1959: Thirsk and Malton
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

General election 1964: Thirsk and Malton
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
General election 1966: Thirsk and Malton
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

General election 1970: Thirsk and Malton
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
General election February 1974: Thirsk and Malton
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
General election October 1974: Thirsk and Malton
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
General election 1979: Thirsk and Malton
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
Further information: List of deaths of candidates during British general elections

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.[22][23][24] The constituent parties of the Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition government formed in the aftermath of the general election fielded competing candidates.[25]

In January 2014, Conservative Anne McIntosh — the MP at the time — was not re-selected by the local party.[26] McIntosh originally announced she would stand as an independent,[26] but withdrew in March 2015.[27]

See also

Notes and references

Notes
References
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  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. ^ "Thirsk and Malton: Seat Details". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
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  10. ^ "Parliamentary General Election – 12 December 2019 : Result 2019". Ryedale District Council. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  11. ^ "General Election 2017". Gazette & Herald. 11 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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  14. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Election 2010 | Constituency | Thirsk & Malton". BBC News.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 429. ISBN 9781349022984.
  17. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  18. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  19. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  20. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  21. ^ a b c d Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  22. ^ "Election delayed after the death of candidate". Malton & Pickering Mercury. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  23. ^ Stead, Mark (23 April 2010). "Thirsk and Malton election postponed after candidate John Boakes dies". The Press (York Press). Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  24. ^ "Funeral for UKIP election candidate John Boakes". BBC News. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  25. ^ Wainwright, Martin (12 May 2010). "Thirsk and Malton election to put coalition government to test". The Guardian. London.
  26. ^ a b "Malton MP To Stand As Independent After Deselection by Conservatives". Minister FM. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  27. ^ Reed, James (13 March 2015). "Deselected Tory Anne McIntosh brings down curtain on Commons career". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 15 March 2015.