Richmond and Northallerton | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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 a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Rishi Sunak, who was at the time leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sunak previously represented the predecessor seat of Richmond (Yorks) from 2015 to 2024.
The constituency is named after the North Yorkshire towns of Richmond and Northallerton.[3]