Skipton and Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)

Skipton and Ripon
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Skipton and Ripon in North Yorkshire
Location of North Yorkshire within England
County	North Yorkshire
Electorate	77,541 (December 2019)^[1]
Major settlements	Masham, Ripon, Settle, Skipton
Current constituency
Created	1983
Member of Parliament	Julian Smith (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Skipton, Ripon, Harrogate, Thirsk & Malton, Keighley, Barkston Ash and Richmond (Yorks)^[2]

Skipton and Ripon is a constituency^[n 1] in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Julian Smith, a Conservative.^[n 2]

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Constituency profile

The constituency covers a mainly rural area of the Yorkshire Dales. The largest settlements are the town of Skipton and the city of Ripon. Smaller towns in the constituency are Bentham, Settle, Pateley Bridge and Masham.

It is one of the safest seats in England, formed on an area with a long history of Conservative representation and with a large majority of its electorate having in the last election voted Conservative. It was also the constituency in 1992 that when declared, saw the Conservatives gain the 4th straight majority since 1979 and John Major re-elected as Prime Minister.

At 1.6%, Skipton and Ripon had significantly lower than national average unemployment (3.8%) in November 2012.^[3]

Boundaries

Map of current boundaries

1983–1997: The District of Craven, and the Borough of Harrogate wards of Almscliffe, Bishop Monkton, Boroughbridge, Fountains, Killinghall, Kirkby Malzeard, Lower Nidderdale, Mashamshire, Newby, Nidd Valley, Pateley Bridge, Ripon East, Ripon West, Wathvale, and Wharfedale Moors.

1997–2010: The District of Craven, and the Borough of Harrogate wards of Almscliffe, Bishop Monkton, Fountains, Killinghall, Kirkby Malzeard, Lower Nidderdale, Mashamshire, Nidd Valley, Pateley Bridge, Ripon East, Ripon West, and Wharfedale Moors.

2010–present: The District of Craven, and the Borough of Harrogate wards of Bishop Monkton, Kirkby Malzeard, Lower Nidderdale, Mashamshire, Newby, Nidd Valley, Pateley Bridge, Ripon Minster, Ripon Moorside, Ripon Spa, Washburn, and Wathvale.

This area of the Yorkshire Dales covers the whole of the Craven district and the northern and western parts of the Borough of Harrogate district.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The District of Craven.
The Borough of Harrogate wards of: Fountains & Ripley; Masham & Kirkby Malzeard; Nidd Valley; Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Moors; Ripon Minster; Ripon Moorside; Ripon Spa; Ripon Ure Bank; Washburn; Wathvale.^[4]

Minor changes to take account of changes to ward boundaries in the Borough of Harrogate.

History

The constituency was created in 1983 from the parts of the former seats of Skipton and Ripon within the county of North Yorkshire.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[5]	Party
1983	John Watson	Conservative
1987	David Curry	Conservative
2010	Julian Smith	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Skipton and Ripon
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Green	Andy Brown^[6]
	Reform UK	Simon Garvey^[7]
	Conservative	Julian Smith^[8]
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Skipton and Ripon^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Smith	34,919	59.5	―3.2
	Labour	Brian McDaid	11,225	19.1	―9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Murday	8,701	14.8	New
	Green	Andy Brown	2,748	4.7	―1.7
	Yorkshire	Jack Render	1,131	1.9	―0.7
Majority			23,694	40.4	+6.0
Turnout			58,724	74.6	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.0

General election 2017: Skipton and Ripon^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Smith	36,425	62.7	+7.3
	Labour	Alan Woodhead	16,440	28.3	+10.9
	Green	Andy Brown	3,734	6.4	+0.7
	Yorkshire	Jack Render	1,539	2.6	New
Majority			19,985	34.4	―3.6
Turnout			58,138	74.4	+6.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	―1.8

In 2017, the Liberal Democrats stood aside and endorsed the Green Party.^[11]

General election 2015: Skipton and Ripon^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Smith	30,248	55.4	+4.8
	Labour	Malcolm Birks	9,487	17.4	+7.4
	UKIP	Alan Henderson	7,651	14.0	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jacquie Bell	4,057	7.4	―25.0
	Green	Andy Brown	3,116	5.7	New
Majority			20,761	38.0	+19.8
Turnout			54,559	71.6	+0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	―1.2

General election 2010: Skipton and Ripon^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Smith	27,685	50.6	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Flynn	17,735	32.4	+5.8
	Labour	Claire Hazelgrove	5,498	10.0	―8.2
	UKIP	Rodney Mills	1,909	3.5	―1.1
	BNP	Bernard Allen	1,403	2.6	New
	Independent	Roger Bell	315	0.6	New
	The Youth Party	Dylan Gilligan	95	0.2	New
	Virtue Currency Cognitive Appraisal Party	Bob Leakey	84	0.2	―0.4
Majority			9,950	18.2	―4.8
Turnout			54,724	70.7	+4.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	―2.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Skipton and Ripon^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Curry	25,100	49.7	―2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul English	13,480	26.7	+0.6
	Labour	Paul Baptie	9,393	18.6	+1.2
	UKIP	Ian Bannister	2,274	4.5	+0.3
	Virtue Currency Cognitive Appraisal Party	Bob Leakey	274	0.5	New
Majority			11,620	23.0	―3.3
Turnout			50,521	72.6	+6.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 2001: Skipton and Ripon^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Curry	25,736	52.4	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Bateman	12,806	26.1	+0.9
	Labour	Michael Dugher	8,543	17.4	―5.0
	UKIP	Nancy Holdsworth	2,041	4.2	New
Majority			12,930	26.3	+5.0
Turnout			49,126	66.1	―8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Skipton and Ripon^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Curry	25,294	46.5	―11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Mould	13,674	25.2	―1.8
	Labour	Robert Marchant	12,171	22.4	+7.8
	Referendum	Nancy Holdsworth	3,212	5.9	New
Majority			11,620	21.3	―10.1
Turnout			54,351	74.7	―6.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	―5.1

General election 1992: Skipton and Ripon^[19]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Curry	35,937	58.4	―0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Hall	16,607	27.0	―1.4
	Labour	Katharine Allott	8,978	14.6	+3.4
Majority			19,330	31.4	+0.8
Turnout			61,522	81.3	+3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.4

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Skipton and Ripon^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Curry	33,128	59.0	―1.6
	Liberal	Stephen Cooksey	15,954	28.4	―3.2
	Labour	Timothy Whitfield	6,264	11.2	+3.4
	Green	Linda Williams	825	1.5	New
Majority			17,174	30.6	+1.6
Turnout			56,171	77.8	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.9

General election 1983: Skipton and Ripon^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Watson	31,509	60.6
	Liberal	Claire Brooks	16,463	31.6
	Labour	Margaret Billing	4,044	7.8
Majority			15,046	29.0
Turnout			52,016	74.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "'Skipton and Ripon', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
^ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ "Skipton and Ripon Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ "Julian Smith re-selected for Tories in Skipton & Ripon". Rombalds Radio. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ "Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). Craven District Council. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
^ "Skipton & Ripon parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Skipton & Ripon". BBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Skipton & Ripon". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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