UK general elections › 2017 › York Central
York Central — 2017
Rachael Maskell (Labour Party) was elected with 34,594 votes— 65.2% of 53,088 valid votes.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 65.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. +15.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 53,088
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachael Maskell | Labour Party | 34,594 | 65.2% | +15.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ed Young | Conservative Party | 16,019 | 30.2% | — | |
| 3 | Nick Love | Liberal Democrats | 2,475 | 4.7% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.