Skipton and Ripon is a constituency in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The seat has been held by Sir Julian Smith (Conservative) since July 2024.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Skipton and Ripon, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population100,269
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationYorkshire and The Humber
Age profile
0 to 1717.2% · 17,278 people
18 to 245.8% · 5,792 people
25 to 348.9% · 8,876 people
35 to 4915.9% · 15,976 people
50 to 6423.8% · 23,847 people
65 and over28.4% · 28,500 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
43,732 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners71.0% · 31,069 households
Private renters18.5% · 8,090 households
Social renters9.7% · 4,262 households
Other tenure0.7% · 311 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
43,733 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households30.9% · 13,515 households
Families with dependent children22.8% · 9,958 households
Other single-family households44.0% · 19,244 households
Other household types2.3% · 1,016 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
97,576 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.1% · 5,976 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.6% · 10,337 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3% · 81,263 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026
Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership
Signatures in this constituency521
Signatures nationally196,369
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded66
Total awarded£2,570,182
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 30 June 2026
YMCA Ripon Mobile Youth Hub – ‘New converted Mobile Van’
YMCA Ripon CIO
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
YMCA Ripon CIO - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026
Growing Together - Burton Community Allotment
The Punch Bowl Inn Burton in Lonsdale Limited
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Punch Bowl Inn Burton in Lonsdale Limited - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: Ripon Museum Trust
Ripon Museum Trust
£152,115
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: Ripon Museum Trust - Museums - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026
Cricket Ground improvements for juniors and girls cricket
Beckwithshaw Cricket Club
£11,628
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will expand the club's cricket square and improve the quality and convert areas of the club's outfield into more pitches. This will enable more juniors and girls in particular to play cricket, with the club hoping to launch a competitive girls' section in 2027. The project will benefit 200 people in total. Funding will contribute towards covering pitch regrading, top dressing and labour costs.
National Lottery grantAwarded 7 May 2026
The Collingwood Nature Connection
Collingwood and Longstaffe's Charity
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Collingwood and Longstaffe's Charity - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
61 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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