Constituency profile

Richmond and Northallerton

Yorkshire and The Humber · County constituency · North Yorkshire borough

Rishi Sunak MP
Sitting MP

Rishi Sunak

Conservative

First elected May 2015

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Yorkshire and The Humber
County constituency, North Yorkshire council
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCC
Conservative 5/5
EU referendum 2016
55.6% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +3.7pp above mean
Current outlook
Conservative +15.9pp
vs Reform UK 27.2%
NorthernLeave-leaning

About the Richmond and Northallerton constituency

Richmond and Northallerton is a county constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber, covering most or all of North Yorkshire. The sitting MP is Rishi Sunak (Conservative), first elected in May 2015.

At the 2024 general election, the Conservatives won Richmond and Northallerton with 47.5% of the vote, ahead of Labour on 22.4%, a majority of 12,185 votes. Turnout was 65.7%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has the Conservatives on 43.1% and Reform UK on 27.2% in Richmond and Northallerton, a margin of 15.9 points. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, Richmond and Northallerton is a Leave-leaning area (an estimated 55.6% voted Leave in 2016). About 35.0% of residents hold a degree, 67.5% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 49 (2021 Census).

Across the most recent general elections on record here, the seat has been won by the Conservatives each time.

Who lives in Richmond and Northallerton? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
55.6%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
35.0%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
15.4%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
67.5%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
31.8%
UK average ~36%
Median age
49.4
UK median ~40
Age 65+
30.6%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
24.0%
UK average ~28%

How did Richmond and Northallerton vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 12,185 votes (25.1pp) · turnout 65.7%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Richmond and Northallerton

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Richmond and Northallerton within North Yorkshire

The Westminster constituency of Richmond and Northallerton sits entirely within North Yorkshire Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - English councils rotate their election cycles and North Yorkshire was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below show the most recent council ward results available.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
North Yorkshire
62 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Richmond and Northallerton at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Richmond and Northallerton at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorCon holdWilliam Hague Richmond (Yorks) MP15.3%62.8%19.1%-2.8%-23,33666.3%
2015predecessorCon holdRishi Sunak Richmond (Yorks) MP13.2%51.4%6.4%15.2% UKIP4.3%9.6%19,55068.3%+2.0
2017predecessorCon holdRishi Sunak Richmond (Yorks) MP23.4%63.9%5.9%-3.1%3.7%23,10870.5%+2.2
2019notionalConservative winnerRishi Sunak Richmond (Yorks) MP, pre-review boundary16.4%63.3%12.5%-3.8%4.0%24,33171.3%
2024Con holdRishi Sunak22.4%47.5%8.9%14.7% Ref4.2%2.2%12,18565.7%-5.6

Richmond and Northallerton was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Richmond (Yorks) (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Richmond and Northallerton

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Richmond and Northallerton. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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