Ryedale (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Ryedale in North Yorkshire for the 2005 general election.
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Location of North Yorkshire within England.
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| County | North Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Malton, Helmsley, Pickering |
| 1983–2010 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Thirsk and Malton, York Outer |
| Created from | Thirsk & Malton, Howden, Scarborough and Bridlington |
Coordinates: 54°08′20″N 0°47′24″W / 54.139°N 0.79°W
Ryedale was a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1983 and abolished in 2010.
This was traditionally a safe Conservative seat, although it was briefly taken by Elizabeth Shields for the Liberal Party, following a by-election in 1986 held following the death of MP John Spence.
1983-1997: The District of Ryedale wards of Amotherby, Ampleforth, Birdsall, Clifton Without, Dales, Ebberston, Haxby North East, Haxby West, Helmsley, Hovingham, Huntington North, Huntington South, Kirby Misperton, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, New Earswick, Norton, Pickering, Rawcliffe, Rillington, Sherburn, Sheriff Hutton, Skelton, Stockton and Bossall, Strensall, Thornton Dale, and Wigginton, the District of Hambleton wards of Crayke, Easingwold, Helperby, Huby-Sutton, Shipton, Stillington, and Tollerton, and the Borough of Scarborough wards of Filey and Hertford.
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