Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)

Wetherby and Easingwold is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, partly in North Yorkshire and partly in West Yorkshire. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[1]

Wetherby and Easingwold
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since
Boundary of Wetherby and Easingwold in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	North Yorkshire/West Yorkshire
Major settlements	Wetherby, Easingwold, Tadcaster, Boroughbridge
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Elmet and Rothwell (major part) Selby and Ainsty (part) Thirsk and Malton (part) Harrogate and Knaresborough (minor part) Skipton and Ripon (minor part)

Alec Shelbrooke, previously Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell, was elected as the first MP for the new constituency.^[2]

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: Easingwold; Huby; Raskelf & White Horse.
• The Borough of Harrogate wards of: Bishop Monkton & Newby; Boroughbridge; Marston Moor; Ouseburn; Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale.
• The City of Leeds wards of: Harewood; Wetherby.
• The District of Selby wards of: Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton; Tadcaster.^[3]

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.^[4] Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:^[5]

• The City of Leeds wards of: Harewood; Wetherby.
• The North Yorkshire electoral divisions of: Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton; Boroughbridge & Claro (part); Easingwold; Hillside & Raskelf (part); Huby & Tollerton; Ouseburn; Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith; Tadcaster; Wathvale & Bishop Monkton (part).

The seat was created from the following:^[5]

• In the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire:
  • The wards of Harewood and Wetherby from Elmet and Rothwell (now abolished)

• In the former Hambleton District in North Yorkshire:
  • Easingwold, Huby, Raskelf and Tollerton from Thirsk and Malton

• In the former Selby District in North Yorkshire:
  • Appleton Roebuck, Church Fenton and Tadcaster from Selby and Ainsty

• In the former Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire:
  • Boroughbridge from Harrogate and Knaresborough
  • Ouseburn, Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale and Tockwith from Selby and Ainsty
  • Bishop Monkton from Skipton and Ripon

Members of Parliament

Elmet and Rothwell prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Alec Shelbrooke	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wetherby and Easingwold^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alec Shelbrooke	20,597	39.4	−28.8
	Labour	Ben Pickles	15,751	30.1	+11.9
	Reform UK	Mike Jordan	7,288	13.9	N/A
	Green	Arnold Warneken[n 1]	4,529	8.7	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	James Monaghan	3,351	6.4	−1.5
	Yorkshire	John Hall	743	1.4	−0.3
Majority			4,846	9.3	−40.1
Turnout			52,259	70.3	−5.8
Registered electors			74,334
	Conservative hold		Swing	−20.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	37,091	68.2
	Labour	9,917	18.2
	Liberal Democrats	4,305	7.9
	Green	2,137	3.9
	Others	937	1.7
Turnout		54,397	76.1
Electorate		71,455

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire

Notes

1. Anna Jacobs was the original candidate for the Green Party, but withdrew a week before the close of nominations due to injuries sustained in a car accident.^[8]