Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)
Former Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1585–2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Richmond (UK Parliament constituency)" redirects here. For the former constituency in greater London, see Richmond (Surrey) (UK Parliament constituency). For the current constituency in greater London, see Richmond Park (UK Parliament constituency). For the constituency that replaced Richmond (Yorks), see Richmond and Northallerton.
Richmond (Yorks) was a constituency[note 1] in North Yorkshire in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented from 1910 by members of the Conservative Party. The last MP for Richmond was Rishi Sunak, the former Prime Minister and Conservative leader from 2022 to 2024.[note 2][2]
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Richmond (Yorks) | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1585–1974 North Riding of Yorkshire 1974– North Yorkshire |
Electorate | 83,219 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Bedale, Catterick, Catterick Garrison, Great Ayton, Hawes, Leyburn, Middleham, Northallerton, Richmond, Stokesley |
1885–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | Richmond and Northallerton |
1585–1885 | |
Seats | 1585–1868: Two 1868–1885: One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to moderate boundary changes, it was reformed as Richmond and Northallerton, first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]