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York Outer

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

At a glance

Current MP
Mr Luke Charters
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
76,228
Turnout
67.0%
Majority
9,391

Where is York Outer?

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

York Outer York Central Thirsk and Malton Wetherby and Easingwold Selby Goole and Pocklington Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Leeds East Harrogate and Knaresborough Leeds North East Bridlington and The Wolds Leeds South Wakefield and Rothwell Leeds Central and Headingley Scarborough and Whitby Leeds South West and Morley Leeds West and Pudsey Leeds North West Dewsbury and Batley Spen Valley Bradford East Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice Bradford South Shipley Bradford West Richmond and Northallerton Skipton and Ripon Beverley and Holderness Calder Valley England
York Outer

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

York Outer is a constituency in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The seat has been held by Mr Luke Charters (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Mr Luke Charters MP

Labour

Represents York Outer in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
9,391
Turnout
67.0%
Full candidate result (9 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Luke ChartersElectedLabour23,16145.3%15.4%
Julian SturdyConservative13,77026.9%-22.7%
John Crispin-BaileyReform UK5,91211.6%11.1%
Andrew HollyerLiberal Democrat5,49610.8%-7.9%
Michael KearneyGreen Party2,2124.3%4.3%
David EadingtonThe Yorkshire Party2600.5%
Keith HaydenIndependent1410.3%
Hal MayneIndependent880.2%
Darren BorrowsIndependent660.1%

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 Outer, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population94,870
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationYorkshire and The Humber

Age profile

0 to 1717.8% · 16,921 people
18 to 247.4% · 7,056 people
25 to 349.9% · 9,350 people
35 to 4918.0% · 17,110 people
50 to 6420.8% · 19,702 people
65 and over26.1% · 24,731 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.

40,162 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners79.4% · 31,908 households
Private renters11.0% · 4,434 households
Social renters8.6% · 3,442 households
Other tenure0.9% · 378 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.

40,161 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.4% · 10,986 households
Families with dependent children26.2% · 10,513 households
Other single-family households43.3% · 17,395 households
Other household types3.2% · 1,267 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.

93,551 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.9% · 5,480 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.7% · 9,967 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5% · 78,104 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 constituency409
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency352
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency273
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency236
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

View 72 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency223
Signatures nationally118,715

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 constituency156
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency116
Signatures nationally129,565

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

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency59
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 recorded24
Total awarded£2,045,205

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 30 June 2026

The Land Haxby

The Land Haxby CIC

£13,590

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will install an outdoor gym and adult activity space to support 100 parents and carers and neurodivergent young people with autism, burnout and high anxiety to be active. The facilities will include a covered but open-sided space with a level floor, pull-up bars, gymnastic rings, stability boards, weights, fitness equipment, mats and removable squat racks, enabling the outdoor space to be used flexibly. A small storage shed will also be purchased.

National Lottery grantAwarded 16 June 2026

Staging Heritage: Developing an Independent Creative Practice

Grant to individual

£11,800

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Staging Heritage: Developing an Independent Creative Practice - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 15 May 2026

Lifting the Lid - Rediscovering the stories through uncovering the objects.

The Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial Limited

£249,227

The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage

About this award

Our museum would like to achieve greater engagement between our historic objects (currently inaccessible in store) and our volunteers, visitors and a wider audience. Providing new opportunities for up-close and individual contact with real objects, while improving collections care standards. The project will focus on researching, documenting, photographing and re-storing around 7000 small objects and personal archives currently jumbled together in 232 boxes. To do this we need to install a Spectrum compliant Collections Management System to improve catalogue records and some bespoke racking to improve care and make items more 'visible' for store tours. New engagement programmes will trial ways of taking our collection out to new users and making it more accessible and interactive on site.

National Lottery grantAwarded 6 May 2026

HEAR ME: Voicing Hidden Lives

Grant to individual

£19,358

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

HEAR ME: Voicing Hidden Lives - Museums - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 23 April 2026

Installation of Solar Panels at St Andrews Church Huntington York

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUNTINGTON EARSWICK & NEW EARSWICK

£20,000

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

About this award

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUNTINGTON EARSWICK & NEW EARSWICK - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

19 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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