Yorkshire and The Humber · England · 74,314Boundary · 2023

Wetherby & Easingwold

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Elmet and Rothwell.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 9.3%. Covers Wetherby, Tadcaster and Boston Spa. Population 81,140, notably older (median age 48 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 54% below the national average.

Shelbrooke has been a consistent voice against the current government's legislative agenda, voting in April 2026 to back House of Lords amendments on at least six separate bills -- including the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, and the Pension Schemes Bill -- each time siding with the upper chamber over the Commons majority. His stance profile confirms this pattern: he scores 100% on pro-lords-scrutiny and 86% on pro-parliamentary-scrutiny, placing him noticeably above his own party's average on using the Lords as a check on government power. Locally, he has raised constituent concerns about housing targets, heating oil pricing, and the impact of National Insurance rises on small businesses.

His participation rate of 55% -- below the Commons average -- is the main caveat on that record. Where he does vote, he is a 100% party-line Conservative with no rebel votes, but he sits to the right of his parliamentary colleagues on several measures: he is 23 points below the Conservative average on welfare expansion, 20 points below on public services funding, and 17 points below on criminal justice reform. His 183 contributions across 99 debates suggest he is more active in the chamber than his voting rate implies, with economy and jobs, defence, and social care dominating his speeches.

277
Commons votes
This parliament
£33k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Alec Shelbrooke

Alec Shelbrooke

Conservative and Unionist Party

The Rt Hon Sir Alec Shelbrooke is the Conservative MP for Wetherby and Easingwold, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

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Voting at a Glance

Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 9.3%. Covers Wetherby, Tadcaster and Boston Spa. Population 81,140, notably older (median age 48 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 54% below the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.277 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Shelbrooke 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
72
Economy
57
Employment
31
Crime & Policing
26
Education
23
Housing
18
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.11 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Appleton Roebuck Church FentonAndrew Lee903Conserva
Boroughbridge ClaroRobert Windass936Conserva
EasingwoldNigel Antony Knapton1,015Conserva
HarewoodSam Firth3,619Conserva
Hillside RaskelfAlyson Baker1,050Conserva
Huby TollertonMalcolm Taylor1,030Conserva
OuseburnArnold Warneken1,328Green Pa
Spofforth With Lower Wharfedale TockwithAndy Paraskos929Conserva
TadcasterKirsty Leanne Poskitt868Independ
Wathvale Bishop MonktonNick Brown1,334Conserva
WetherbyAlan James Lamb3,727Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
81,140
Electorate 74,314 · 2024 register
Median income
£32,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
12.7%
England average 20.0%
Schools
60
50 primary · 5 secondary
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