The York Central Constituency

There has been a boundary change in the York area creating two new constituencies. York central (largely based on the old York City constituency) and York Outer. York Central Covers Acomb, Clifton, Fishergate, Guildhall, Heworth, Holgate, Hull Road, Micklegate and Westfield.

The sitting MP is Hugh Bayley (Labour) who has a majority of over 10,000 and almost 47% of the vote. .

Hugh Bayley has been the MP for York since 1992 when he took the seat from the Conservatives. Since then the conservatives have consistently finished 2nd with around 24% of the vote.

Over the same period the Liberal Democrats have increased their share of the vote from just over 11% to nearly 22% putting them only 2.6% behind the Conservatives in the 2005 general election.

You can see a more detailed breakdown of the voting figures on the Guardian website.