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York was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1265 until 2010. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) until 1918, and one thereafter under the first-past-the-post system of election. From 1997 to 2010 it was known as City of York.
Boundaries
This constituency area tracked the municipal government area of York. Each general revision of English constituencies from 1885 would redefine the York constituency to include any changes to the city council area since the previous revision.
History
By virtue of its importance, York was regularly represented in Parliament from an early date: it had been required to send delegates to the assembly of 1265, but no actual returns survive until the end of the 13th century. The structure of the civic government of the city provided the basis by which it elected its Parliamentary representatives. In the years following the city's Royal Charter, granted in the 1150s, power was held by a Lord Mayor and associated bailiffs. Further expansion of governance saw the establishment of coroners, sheriffs and aldermen. The appointment of twelve aldermen in 1399 led to the establishment of the City Council. Subsequently, other tiers of governance, such as the probi homines and the communitas, would eventually provide the bodies for the election of MPs. Those who occupied such positions were all freemen of the city and frequently came form the mercantile classes rather than the nobility, and were considered the electorate of the city. In the beginnings of the constituency this electorate was about twenty four, but had risen to around seventy five by 1690. Early in the 18th century, the number of freemen being made had increased significantly and this further increased the electorate. By the election of 1830, there were about 3,800 registered voters.
There was a period between 1581 and 1597 where elections were a two-stage process. In the first stage, member of the common chamber of the council and 50 freeholders cast votes and the top four contenders would progress to a second ballot. This ballot was conducted by the Lord Mayor and the aldermen and the top two would be returned as MPs. In 1597 this process was reduced to a single ballot whereby all of those in both the commons and assembly of York would cast two votes. The two contenders with the most votes were returned as MP. From 1628 the process became fully open, as previously the process had an element of pre-approval by the Lord mayor and the aldermen.
A borough constituency consisting of the city of York has been represented in every Parliament since the Model Parliament of 1295. Until 1918, it returned two MPs; since then it has returned one. Until 1997, when its official name became City of York with no boundary changes, the constituency was usually simply called York.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended the creation of two new seats for the City of York. Both the City of York and Vale of York seats were abolished in 2010 and replaced by two new constituencies, namely York Central and York Outer.
Members of Parliament
= 1265-1660
=Short Parliament
1640: Sir Edward Osborne
1640: Sir Roger Jaques
Long Parliament
1640-1653: Sir William Allanson (Parliamentarian)
1640-1650: Thomas Hoyle (Parliamentarian) - died January 1650
Barebones Parliament
1653: Thomas St. Nicholas
First Protectorate Parliament
1654-1655: Sir Thomas Widdrington
1654-1655: Thomas Dickinson
Second Protectorate Parliament
1656: Sir Thomas Widdrington (Elected for more than one constituency, and did not sit for York in this Parliament)
1656-1658: John Geldart
1656-1658: Thomas Dickinson
Third Protectorate Parliament
1659: Christopher Topham
1659: Thomas Dickinson
Long Parliament (restored)
1659-1660: Sir William Allanson; Thomas Hoyle, died, one seat vacant
= 1660-1918
== 1918–2010
=Elections
= Elections in the 1830s
=Bayntun's death caused a by-election.
Lowther was not present for the election, as he was in France
= Elections in the 1840s
=Yorke's death caused a by-election.
= Elections in the 1850s
== Elections in the 1860s
== Elections in the 1870s
=Westhead resigned, causing a by-election.
Lowther was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
= Elections in the 1880s
=Leeman's death caused a by-election.
= Elections in the 1890s
=Lockwood was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
Lockwood's death caused a by-election.
This result was subject to a recount, with the original result putting Beresford on 5,659 votes, and Furness with 5,648 votes. The recount then led to the above result. 17 ballot papers were reserved for judgement, of which 12 were in favour of Beresford. Beresford was told he was able to substantiate 11 ballot papers, while Furness was given an estimate of four, leading to Beresford being declared MP.
= Elections in the 1900s
== Elections in the 1910s
=General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Unionist: John Butcher
Liberal: Arnold Rowntree
Labour: Henry Slesser
Representation reduced to one
= Elections in the 1920s
== Elections in the 1930s
== Election in the 1940s
== Elections in the 1950s
== Elections in the 1960s
== Elections in the 1970s
== Elections in the 1980s
== Elections in the 1990s
== Elections in the 2000s
=See also
List of parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire
Notes
Sources
Corbett, Uvedale (1826). An inquiry into the elective franchise of the freeholders of, and the rights of election for, the corporate countries in England and Wales ... London: J. & W. T. Clarke.
Tillott, P. M., ed. (1961). A History of the County of York: the City of York. London: Victoria County Histories. Retrieved 1 August 2023 – via British History Online.
References
External links
City of York UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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