The seat covered an area with little unemployment, a relatively large retired population and large neighbourhoods of high house prices.[n 2][3] Until former Chancellor Norman Lamont stood for the first time in the successor seat in the New Labour landslide general election in 1997, it had been part of a Conservative safe seat since 1910. However, Harrogate moved the way of other famous spa towns in England, such as Bath[n 3] by returning a Liberal Democrat MP.
Boundaries
1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Harrogate, the Urban District of Knaresborough, and the Rural District of Nidderdale except the civil parishes of Hessay, Knapton, Moor Monkton, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth, and Upper Poppleton.
1983–1997: The Borough of Harrogate wards of Bilton, Claro, Duchy, East Central, Granby, Harlow, Knaresborough East, Knaresborough West, Marston Moor, Nether Poppleton, New Park, Ouseburn, Pannal, Spofforth, Starbeck, Upper Poppleton, Wedderburn, and West Central.
History
Before 1950 Harrogate had been part of the Ripon constituency. The constituency was created as 'Harrogate' and following boundary changes in 1997 the name was changed to Harrogate and Knaresborough.
^A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^In the 2001 census: worklessness was the status of (see Harrogate 009 Middle Layer SOA for access to the whole district): 1.0% of working age people compared to Yorkshire and the Humber: 2.6% England 2.3% However in the 2001 Census publication "Indices of Deprivation and Classification: Social Grade" 0.27% of the wider District population of 69,614 of working age were Class E: On state benefit, unemployed, lowest grade workers, slightly higher than 0.22% Yorkshire and the Humber average and 0.24% national average
^And for example more urban and less touristic Cheltenham, which is in the Gloucester conurbation
^. Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^. Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^. Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
February 25, 2023
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Harrogate ˈ h aer e ɡ e t ɡ eɪ t ɡ ɪ t HARR e get gayt ghit 1 2 was a constituency n 1 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament As with all constituencies the constituency elected one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election The constituency was renamed Harrogate and Knaresborough in 1997 HarrogateFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyNorth YorkshireMajor settlementsHarrogate and Knaresborough1950 1997SeatsOneCreated fromRiponReplaced byHarrogate and Knaresborough Contents 1 Constituency profile 2 Boundaries 3 History 4 Members of Parliament 5 Election results 5 1 Elections in the 1950s 5 2 Elections in the 1960s 5 3 Elections in the 1970s 5 4 Elections in the 1980s 5 5 Elections in the 1990s 6 See also 7 Notes and referencesConstituency profile EditThe seat covered an area with little unemployment a relatively large retired population and large neighbourhoods of high house prices n 2 3 Until former Chancellor Norman Lamont stood for the first time in the successor seat in the New Labour landslide general election in 1997 it had been part of a Conservative safe seat since 1910 However Harrogate moved the way of other famous spa towns in England such as Bath n 3 by returning a Liberal Democrat MP Boundaries Edit1950 1983 The Municipal Borough of Harrogate the Urban District of Knaresborough and the Rural District of Nidderdale except the civil parishes of Hessay Knapton Moor Monkton Nether Poppleton Rufforth and Upper Poppleton 1983 1997 The Borough of Harrogate wards of Bilton Claro Duchy East Central Granby Harlow Knaresborough East Knaresborough West Marston Moor Nether Poppleton New Park Ouseburn Pannal Spofforth Starbeck Upper Poppleton Wedderburn and West Central History EditBefore 1950 Harrogate had been part of the Ripon constituency The constituency was created as Harrogate and following boundary changes in 1997 the name was changed to Harrogate and Knaresborough Members of Parliament EditElection Member 4 Party Notes1950 Christopher York Conservative Resigned February 19541954 by election James Ramsden ConservativeFeb 1974 Robert Banks ConservativeElection results EditElections in the 1950s Edit General election 1950 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Christopher York 28 582 68 55Labour Edward J Parris 13 114 31 45Majority 15 468 37 10Turnout 41 696 81 24Conservative win new seat General election 1951 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Christopher York 28 806 70 56Labour Christopher William Sewell 12 021 29 44Majority 16 785 41 12Turnout 40 827 78 74Conservative hold Swing1954 Harrogate by election Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Ramsden 20 263 70 78 0 22Labour Ernest Kavanagh 8 367 29 22 0 22Majority 11 896 41 56 0 44Turnout 28 630Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Ramsden 26 799 72 32Labour Thomas Evers 10 258 27 68Majority 16 541 44 64Turnout 37 057 71 86Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1959 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Ramsden 29 466 74 29Labour Frederick Bernard Singleton 10 196 25 71Majority 19 270 48 58Turnout 39 662 74 49Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1960s Edit General election 1964 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Ramsden 24 474 57 64Liberal Barrington Malcolm Black 9 332 21 98 NewLabour Edward Lyons 8 655 20 38Majority 15 142 35 66Turnout 42 461 77 00Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1966 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Ramsden 22 932 54 97Liberal Walter Greaves 9 518 22 82Labour Reginald Ernest Holmes 9 267 22 21Majority 13 414 32 15Turnout 41 717 74 47Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1970s Edit General election 1970 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Ramsden 26 167 59 76Liberal Walter Greaves 8 825 20 15Labour Brian Hellowell 8 797 20 09Majority 17 342 39 61Turnout 43 789 69 93Conservative hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Banks 27 517 53 55Liberal Ian DeCourcey Bayley 15 728 30 61Labour Michael A Wheaton 6 084 11 84National Front Andrew Brons 1 186 2 31 NewDemocratic Christian J E Stringfellow 875 1 70 NewMajority 11 789 22 94Turnout 51 390 80 05Conservative hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Banks 24 583 53 85Liberal Ian DeCourcey Bayley 11 269 24 69Labour Barry Seal 8 047 17 63National Front Andrew Brons 1 030 2 26Whig Cecil Margolis 719 1 58 NewMajority 13 314 29 17Turnout 45 648 70 49Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1979 Harrogate Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Banks 30 551 59 46Liberal Rodney Kent 12 021 23 40Labour A Fleming 8 221 16 00National Front D Waite 585 1 14Majority 18 530 36 06Turnout 51 378 74 26Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1980s Edit General election 1983 Harrogate 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Banks 30 269 60 23SDP J Burney 14 381 28 62 NewLabour J Dixon 5 128 10 20Reintroduction of Hanging and Corporal Punishment D Kelley 316 0 63 NewNational Front P Vessey 163 0 32Majority 15 888 31 61Turnout 50 257 69 02Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1987 Harrogate 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Banks 31 167 55 55SDP Jonathan Leach 19 265 34 34Labour Andrew Wright 5 671 10 1Majority 11 902 21 21Turnout 56 103 74 05Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1990s Edit General election 1992 Harrogate 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robert Banks 32 023 53 85Liberal Democrats T J Hurren 19 434 32 68Labour A J Wright 7 230 12 16Green Arnold Warneken 780 1 31 NewMajority 12 589 21 17Turnout 59 467 77 99Conservative hold SwingSee also EditList of parliamentary constituencies in North YorkshireNotes and references EditNotes A borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer In the 2001 census worklessness was the status of see Harrogate 009 Middle Layer SOA for access to the whole district 1 0 of working age people compared to Yorkshire and the Humber 2 6 England 2 3 However in the 2001 Census publication Indices of Deprivation and Classification Social Grade 0 27 of the wider District population of 69 614 of working age were Class E On state benefit unemployed lowest grade workers slightly higher than 0 22 Yorkshire and the Humber average and 0 24 national average And for example more urban and less touristic Cheltenham which is in the Gloucester conurbation References Jones Daniel 2011 Roach Peter Setter Jane Esling John eds Harrogate Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary 18th ed Cambridge University Press p 225 ISBN 978 0 521 15255 6 Harrogate Dictionary com Unabridged Online n d Retrieved 22 January 2016 Mouseprice com heat map Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with H part 1 Election Data 1983 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Election Data 1987 Electoral Calculus Archived 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