Richmond and Northallerton

Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Richmond (Yorks).

Dispatch
Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024. Covers Northallerton, Catterick Garrison and Richmond. Population 93,752, notably older (median age 49 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 57% below the national average.

At just 4% voting participation -- 18 of 488 votes -- Rishi Sunak has one of the lowest attendance records in the Commons, a striking figure for a former Prime Minister now returned to the backbenches. When he does vote, he has broken with his own party three times on conscience issues: backing assisted dying at both Second and Third Reading, and supporting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill's smokefree generation provisions, both against the Conservative majority position. His overall party alignment sits at 83%, reflecting selective but not wholesale rebellion.

On the votes he does cast, the pattern is consistently oppositional to the Labour government: opposing inheritance tax changes on pension pots, agricultural property, and employee ownership trusts, resisting alcohol duty changes, and supporting Conservative efforts to block the Courts and Tribunals Bill over jury trial concerns. His speech activity -- 88 contributions across 44 debates -- is considerably more active than his voting record suggests, with economy and jobs, defence, and health dominating. He publicly criticised Keir Starmer's handling of the Cyprus deployment as lacking "strategic acumen," drawing press attention in March 2026.

Commons votes

This parliament

£27k

Median income

HMRC · 2024

73.9k

Electorate

2024 GE

Current Member of Parliament

Rishi Sunak

Conservative and Unionist Party

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak is the Conservative MP for Richmond and Northallerton, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Notable Votes

Voting at a Glance

Taxation

0% yes

8 votes

Economy

0% yes

7 votes

Constitution and Democracy

67% yes

3 votes

Welfare and Benefits

67% yes

3 votes

Cost of Living

100% yes

2 votes

Medical Ethics

100% yes

2 votes

2024 General Election

Speeches & Debates

22 speeches across 20 debates

3,048 words spoken · 5 May 2025 to 12 Mar 2026

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Voting Record

4%participation — voted in 18 of 504 votes — votes more often than 1% of MPs

Votes by policy area— click to see individual votes

Taxation0 yes · 8 no

Latest: Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part (13 Jan 2026)

Economy0 yes · 7 no

Latest: Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part (13 Jan 2026)

Constitution and Democracy2 yes · 1 no

Latest: Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading (10 Mar 2026)

Welfare and Benefits2 yes · 1 no

Latest: Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading (1 Jul 2025)

Cost of Living2 yes · 0 no

Latest: Opposition day: Winter Fuel Payment (10 Sep 2024)

Medical Ethics2 yes · 0 no

Latest: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading (20 Jun 2025)

Rural Services1 yes · 0 no

Latest: Opposition Day: Rural communities (7 Jan 2026)

Universal Credit0 yes · 1 no

Latest: Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading (1 Jul 2025)

Farming0 yes · 1 no

Latest: Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) (2 Dec 2025)

Health1 yes · 0 no

Latest: Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading (26 Mar 2025)

Agriculture and Rural Affairs1 yes · 0 no

Latest: Opposition Day: Rural communities (7 Jan 2026)

YesNoParty avg

Political stance indicators i

Show recent votes

Vote	Result	Date
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading MPs voted on whether to give initial approval to a Courts and Tribunals Bill, which proposes modernising the criminal justice system. Debate focused on whether reforms — including potential changes to when juries are used — are necessary to clear court backlogs, while critics raised concerns about protecting jury trial rights and disproportionate impacts on minority ethnic defendants. Position: Oppose the Bill, citing concerns that reforms could undermine jury trial rights and disproportionately harm defendants from black and minority ethnic backgrounds Constitution and Democracycentreagainst govt	No	10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading MPs voted on a Conservative reasoned amendment opposing the Courts and Tribunals Bill at Second Reading. The Bill, introduced by David Lammy, aims to modernise the criminal justice system, but the opposition attempted to block its progress, with concerns raised about the impact on jury trials and the effect on black and minority ethnic defendants. Position: Support blocking the Courts and Tribunals Bill, opposing changes to the criminal justice system including potential reductions in jury trial eligibility Constitution and Democracyrightagainst govt	Yes	10 Mar 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Vote on whether to include Clause 63 in the Finance (No. 2) Bill, which would introduce a tax charge on certain pension interests. This is part of the government's wider package of tax measures for the 2026-27 financial year. Position: Oppose the taxation of certain pension interests, likely citing concerns about impact on pension savers or retirement planning EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt	No	13 Jan 2026
Opposition Day: Rural communities A Conservative Opposition Day debate motion on rural communities, likely calling on the government to do more to support rural areas. The government voted it down, as is standard practice with opposition motions. Position: Support greater government attention and resources for rural communities, backing the opposition's criticism of Labour's rural policy Agriculture and Rural AffairsRural Servicesrightagainst govt	Yes	7 Jan 2026
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Vote on a Budget Resolution setting the rates of income tax applied to dividend income (money paid to shareholders). Budget Resolutions are the formal parliamentary approvals needed to implement measures announced in the Budget. Position: Oppose the government's proposed dividend tax rates, likely arguing they are too high, harm investors and small business owners, or are economically damaging EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt	No	2 Dec 2025
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty Vote on the government's proposed changes to alcohol duty rates as part of the 2025 Budget. This matters because it determines how much tax is paid on beer, wine, spirits and other alcoholic drinks, affecting both consumers and the hospitality and drinks industries. Position: Oppose the government's proposed alcohol duty rates, likely arguing they are too high and will harm pubs, brewers, distillers or consumers — or, from the left, that they do not go far enough. EconomyTaxationcentreagainst govt	No	2 Dec 2025
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Vote on a Budget Resolution setting out the rules for capital gains tax treatment of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), which allow businesses to be sold to trusts held on behalf of employees with potential tax reliefs. This resolution forms part of the legal framework needed to implement the government's Budget tax measures. Position: Oppose the government's proposed capital gains tax treatment of Employee Ownership Trusts, likely citing concerns about the impact on employee ownership incentives or the fairness of the tax changes EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt	No	2 Dec 2025
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Vote on a Budget resolution to include pension interests within the scope of inheritance tax, meaning that unused pension pots could be counted as part of a person's estate for inheritance tax purposes. This is a significant change to how pensions are taxed on death. Position: Oppose extending inheritance tax to pension interests, arguing it penalises savers, disrupts retirement planning, and represents an unfair double taxation on pension savings EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt	No	2 Dec 2025
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Vote on a Budget Resolution setting the income tax savings rate for future years, which determines how interest and savings income is taxed for people on lower incomes. This is part of the formal parliamentary process to implement Budget measures into law. Position: Oppose the government's proposed savings income tax rate, either as too high or as part of broader opposition to the Budget EconomyTaxationcentreagainst govt	No	2 Dec 2025
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Vote on a Budget Resolution to limit Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief for inheritance tax, capping the full relief available on farm and business assets. This matters because it changes how farming estates and family businesses are taxed on death, and was highly controversial with farming communities. Position: Oppose limiting these inheritance tax reliefs, arguing it threatens family farms and businesses and risks forcing asset sales to meet tax bills FarmingTaxationrightagainst govt	No	2 Dec 2025
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Vote on a Budget Resolution to freeze the basic rate income tax limit and personal allowance at their current levels for the tax years 2028-29 through to 2030-31, extending the existing freeze on these thresholds. This matters because freezing allowances means more people are pulled into higher tax bands as wages rise — a 'stealth tax' that increases the tax burden without raising headline rates. Position: Oppose extending the threshold freeze, arguing it represents a stealth tax rise on working people and households already under financial pressure. EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt	No	2 Dec 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading MPs voted on whether to give the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill a Second Reading, allowing it to progress through Parliament. This bill proposes significant changes to the welfare system, including reforms to how disability benefits (PIP) are assessed and restrictions on who qualifies for the health-related component of Universal Credit. Position: Oppose the bill proceeding, arguing the cuts to disability benefits are harmful to vulnerable people and that the reforms go too far in restricting access to PIP and Universal Credit health components Universal CreditWelfare and Benefitsleftagainst govt	No	1 Jul 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords. Position: Support passing the assisted dying bill, allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to request assistance to end their lives under strict safeguards Medical Ethicscross-cuttingfree vote	Yes	20 Jun 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading MPs voted to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by gradually raising the legal age for buying tobacco so that those born after a certain date can never legally purchase it, representing the biggest public health intervention since the 2007 smoking ban. Position: Support passing the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, creating a smokefree generation through progressive age-of-sale restrictions on tobacco and tighter regulation of vapes Healthleftwith govt	Yes	26 Mar 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading MPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to legally request assistance to end their lives under strict safeguards. This was a landmark free vote on one of the most ethically contested issues in recent parliamentary history. Position: Support legalising assisted dying for terminally ill adults, giving dying people autonomy and dignity at the end of their lives under stringent criteria including checks for coercion Medical Ethicscross-cuttingfree vote	Yes	29 Nov 2024
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul Vote on whether to block the government's decision to restrict Winter Fuel Payments to only those receiving Pension Credit, effectively removing the universal payment from millions of pensioners. The opposition sought to annul the regulations underpinning this change. Position: Support annulling the regulations, opposing the removal of universal Winter Fuel Payments and protecting pensioner income support Cost of LivingWelfare and Benefitscross-cuttingagainst govt	Yes	10 Sep 2024
Opposition day: Winter Fuel Payment Parliament voted on an Opposition Day motion brought by the Conservatives calling on the government to reverse its decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment, which previously went to all pensioners but was restricted by the new Labour government to only those receiving Pension Credit. Position: Support reversing the cuts to Winter Fuel Payment so all pensioners continue to receive it, not just those on Pension Credit Cost of LivingWelfare and Benefitsrightagainst govt	Yes	10 Sep 2024
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (l) Vote on a Conservative amendment to the King's Speech, challenging the new Labour government's legislative programme. The amendment (l) was one of several opposition challenges to the government's agenda as set out at the start of the new Parliament. Position: Support the Conservative amendment criticising or seeking to alter the direction of the King's Speech and Labour's stated legislative programme Constitution and Democracyrightagainst govt	Yes	23 Jul 2024

Each vote listed here is a formal recorded vote in Parliament (known as a “division”), where MPs walk through lobbies to register Yes or No.

Source: Commons vote data from the UK Parliament Votes API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Data last refreshed: 24 Apr 2026.

Local Economy

Median Income▼

£27,100

per year (HMRC 2022-23)

Mean Income▼

£36,700

per year (HMRC 2022-23)

Businesses▼

5,215

VAT/PAYE registered (ONS 2024)

Schools▼

51 primary, 6 secondary, 4 other

Income Tax Contribution

Total Income Tax▼

£303m

from 53,000 taxpayers

Median Tax▼

£2,660

per taxpayer / year

Mean Tax

£5,710

per taxpayer / year

36,000 employed (68%)21,000 pensioners (40%)7,000 self-employed (13%)

Source: HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2022-23. Allocated by taxpayer residence. Covers income tax only — excludes NI, VAT, and capital gains. Sample-based estimate (~8% confidence interval).

Education Performance

Attainment 8▼

44.7

average score (DfE)

GCSE Pass Rate▼

61.2%

5+ GCSEs 9-4 (DfE)

Settlements

1 large town, 3 towns, 13 villages, rural areas — 93,482 total population

Large town 34%

Town 32%

Village 34%

Rural 34%

Large town: 32,180Town: 29,881Village: 31,421Rural: 32,180

Source: ONS Built-Up Areas (Census 2021) + data.police.uk — crime rates are per 1,000 population (last 3 months)

Recorded Crime

9.5

Per 1,000 pop. (3mo)

3.2-53% national avg

Monthly avg per 1,000 pop.

Violence & sexual offences

Top category

Violence 41%

Anti-social 20%

Other 30%

Violence & sexual offences: 4.0Anti-social behaviour: 1.9Criminal damage & arson: 0.8Other: 2.9

Source: data.police.uk — street-level crime data aggregated from LSOA to constituency

Local Elections

Conservative and Unionist Party: 11Green Party of England and Wales: 1Independent Berwick Hills Resident: 1Liberal Democrats: 1

14 councillors across 14 wards · Last elections: Sept 2023

Show all 14 councillors

Ward	Party	Councillor	Elected
Catterick Village Brompton On Swale	Conservative and Unionist Party	Carl Les	May 2022
Great Ayton	Conservative and Unionist Party	Heather Moorhouse	May 2022
Hipswell Colburn	Green Party of England and Wales	Kevin Foster	May 2022
Hutton Rudby Osmotherley	Conservative and Unionist Party	David Hugill	Sept 2023
Leyburn Middleham	Conservative and Unionist Party	Karin Sedgwick	May 2022
Morton On Swale Appleton Wiske	Conservative and Unionist Party	Annabel Susan Wilkinson	May 2022
North Richmondshire	Conservative and Unionist Party	Angus Thompson	May 2022
Northallerton North Brompton	Conservative and Unionist Party	Steve Watson	May 2022
Northallerton South	Conservative and Unionist Party	Caroline Anne Dickinson	May 2022
Richmond	Independent Berwick Hills Resident	Stuart Parsons	May 2022
Romanby	Conservative and Unionist Party	Peter Robert Wilkinson	May 2022
Scotton Lower Wensleydale	Conservative and Unionist Party	Tom Jones	May 2022
Stokesley	Liberal Democrats	Bryn Griffiths	May 2022
Upper Dales	Conservative and Unionist Party	Yvonne Peacock	May 2022

Source: DCLEAPIL v1.0 by Jason Leman, LEAP (Andrew Teale) & Democracy Club. CC BY-SA 4.0. Data last refreshed: 1 Apr 2026.

2024 General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
✓ Rishi Sunak Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GE	Con	23,059	47.5%
Tom Wilson	Lab	10,874	22.4%
Lee Taylor	Ref	7,142	14.7%
Daniel Callaghan	LD	4,322	8.9%
Kevin Foster	Green	2,058	4.2%
Count Binface	Ind	308	0.6%
Brian Richmond	Ind	222	0.5%
Niko Omilana	Ind	160	0.3%
Rio Goldhammer	Ind	132	0.3%
Sir Archibald Stanton	Ind	99	0.2%
Louise Dickens	WPB	90	0.2%
Angie Campion	Ind	33	0.1%
Jason Barnett	Ind	27	0.1%

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Sunak’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.18 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Sunak has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume

Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament

Taxation

Economy

Constitution and Democracy

Welfare and Benefits

Cost of Living

Medical Ethics

Notable votes

Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote

Aye

Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading26 Mar 2025 · free vote

Aye

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading29 Nov 2024 · free vote

Aye

§ 08The local picture.14 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty

Catterick Village Brompton On SwaleCarl Les760Conserva

Great AytonHeather Moorhouse990Conserva

Hipswell ColburnKevin Foster559Green Pa

Hutton Rudby OsmotherleyDavid Hugill954Conserva

Leyburn MiddlehamKarin Sedgwick815Conserva

Morton On Swale Appleton WiskeAnnabel Susan Wilkinson1,292Conserva

North RichmondshireAngus Thompson1,335Conserva

Northallerton North BromptonSteve Watson616Conserva

Northallerton SouthCaroline Anne Dickinson751Conserva

RichmondStuart Parsons1,106Independ

RomanbyPeter Robert Wilkinson1,035Conserva

Scotton Lower WensleydaleTom Jones643Conserva

Population (2021 Census)

93,752

Electorate 73,886 · 2024 register

Median income

£27,100

HMRC SPI 2024

Households renting privately

18.9%

England average 20.0%

Schools

51 primary · 6 secondary

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Richmond & Northallerton

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024. Covers Northallerton, Catterick Garrison and Richmond. Population 93,752, notably older (median age 49 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 57% below the national average.

Current Member of Parliament

Notable Votes

Voting at a Glance

2024 General Election

Speeches & Debates

Voting Record

Local Economy

Income Tax Contribution

Education Performance

Settlements

Recorded Crime

Local Elections

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Richmond & Northallerton

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Con in its first election in 2024. Covers Northallerton, Catterick Garrison and Richmond. Population 93,752, notably older (median age 49 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 57% below the national average.

Current Member of Parliament

Notable Votes

Voting at a Glance

2024 General Election

Local Economy

Income Tax Contribution

Education Performance

Settlements

Recorded Crime

Local Elections

2024 General Election

Issue volume

Notable votes

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