| Richmond and Northallerton | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse 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) |
Richmond and Northallerton is aconstituency of theHouse of Commons in theUK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the2024 general election, when it was won byRishi Sunak, who was at the time leader of theConservative Party andPrime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sunak previously represented the predecessor seat ofRichmond (Yorks) from 2015 to 2024.
The constituency is named after theNorth Yorkshire towns ofRichmond andNorthallerton.[3]
Under the 2023 review, the seat was defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
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 the2024 general election:
It comprises the bulk of the abolishedRichmond (Yorks) constituency, excludingBedale andTanfield, which were transferred toThirsk and Malton.[7]
The constituency is mostly rural, with several relatively densely populated settlements, such asRichmond,Catterick Garrison,Colburn,Catterick,Northallerton,Stokesley andGreat Ayton. Themarket towns of Richmond and Northallerton give the constituency its name, with the latter being largest population centre in the constituency. Notably, this constituency includesCatterick 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 forBrexit, which was 55% back in 2016, anddeprivation, 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 the2024 election, Richmond and Northallerton re-electedRishi Sunak, at the time leader of theConservative Party andPrime 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.
For elections prior to 2024, seeRichmond (Yorks).
| Election | Portrait | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | .jpg) | Rishi Sunak | Conservative | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | −10.9 | |||
| 2019notional 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 | ||
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Constituency represented by the prime minister 4–5 July 2024 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Constituency represented by theleader of the opposition 5 July – 2 November 2024 | Succeeded by |
