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York Central

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Rachael Maskell
Party
Labour (Co-op)
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
79,557
Turnout
54.5%
Majority
19,154

Where is York Central?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

York Central York Outer Wetherby and Easingwold Selby Thirsk and Malton Goole and Pocklington Bridlington and The Wolds England
York Central

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

York Central is a constituency in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The seat has been held by Rachael Maskell (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Rachael Maskell MP

Labour (Co-op)

Represents York Central in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
19,154
Turnout
54.5%
Full candidate result (9 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Rachael MaskellElectedLabour24,53756.6%0.2%
Richard HudsonConservative5,38312.4%-15.4%
Lars KrammGreen Party5,18512.0%7.8%
Cliff BondReform UK4,72110.9%8.5%
Alan PageLiberal Democrat3,0517.0%-0.8%
Alisdair LordIndependent1330.3%
Roger JamesIndependent1310.3%
Ruairi KendallIndependent980.2%
Leo MayneIndependent840.2%

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 York Central, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population114,431
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationYorkshire and The Humber

Age profile

0 to 1715.6% · 17,837 people
18 to 2422.8% · 26,045 people
25 to 3415.6% · 17,806 people
35 to 4917.4% · 19,912 people
50 to 6415.2% · 17,344 people
65 and over13.5% · 15,487 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.

45,295 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners52.4% · 23,726 households
Private renters27.9% · 12,650 households
Social renters18.7% · 8,481 households
Other tenure1.0% · 438 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.

45,297 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households34.6% · 15,654 households
Families with dependent children22.4% · 10,142 households
Other single-family households32.9% · 14,894 households
Other household types10.2% · 4,607 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.

109,270 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.9% · 6,456 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.6% · 12,689 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5% · 90,125 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 ↗

This constituency in Parliament

A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.

This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.

Written question15 June 2026

Dental Services: Children

Raised by Rachael Maskell MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve children's access to dental care in York Central constituency.

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 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency615
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency457
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency281
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency233
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency181
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency136
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency133
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency56
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 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 recorded97
Total awarded£6,415,598

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 19 June 2026

Increase outreach capacity

Peasholme Charity

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Peasholme Charity - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026

Untitled Project Grants Application

North Yorkshire Youth Music Action Zone

£50,000

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Untitled Project Grants Application - Music - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026

There's a Monster Coming-OOC/NDB1

Out of Character

£28,995

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

There's a Monster Coming-OOC/NDB1 - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 16 June 2026

Women Unlocked

Leaders Unlocked Ltd

£18,710

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Leaders Unlocked Ltd - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026

Research, creative exploration and writing development

Grant to individual

£11,182

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Research, creative exploration and writing development - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

92 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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