Richmond and Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

Richmond and Northallerton
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Richmond and Northallerton in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	North Yorkshire
Electorate	72,744 (June 2023)[1]
Major settlements	Richmond, Northallerton, Catterick Garrison, Hawes, Leyburn
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Richmond (Yorks)

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

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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

It comprises the bulk of the abolished Richmond (Yorks) constituency, excluding Bedale and Tanfield, which were transferred to Thirsk and Malton.^[7]

Constituency profile

The constituency is mostly rural, with several relatively densely populated settlements, such as Richmond, Catterick Garrison, Colburn, Catterick, Northallerton, Stokesley and Great Ayton. The market towns of Richmond and Northallerton give the constituency its name, with the latter being largest population centre in the constituency. Notably, this constituency includes Catterick Garrison, the largest British Army garrison in the world.

Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as being part of the "Centrists" demographic, those who generally have average opinions on the economy, nationalism and social issues, although tend slightly to the right on the economy. Other metrics include support for Brexit, which was 55% back in 2016, and deprivation, in terms of employment, income and education, which is 45%, according to the site. For general statistics, the average age is 54.0, at least 88% of the local population owns a car, whilst 67% own a home, and the gross household income is £44,155.^[8]

At the 2024 election, Richmond and Northallerton re-elected Rishi Sunak, at the time leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He held the seat by 25.1%, the largest margin of any Tory MP at that election, technically making it the safest Conservative seat by majority in the country.

Members of Parliament

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

Election		Portrait	Member	Party
	2024		Rishi Sunak	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Richmond and Northallerton ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rishi Sunak	23,059	47.5	−15.8
	Labour	Tom Wilson	10,874	22.4	+6.0
	Reform UK	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
	Count Binface Party	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[11]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	32,861	63.3
	Labour	8,530	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	6,475	12.5
	Others	2,038	4.0
	Green	1,976	3.8
Turnout		51,880	71.3
Electorate		72,744

See also

• Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)