Exciting Times Ahead
Party Co-Chairman, Baroness Warsi of Dewsbury, has spoken about the exciting times ahead for the Conservative Party:
Thirsk & Malton General Election
The delayed General Election has taken place in Thirsk & Malton with Anne McIntosh winning the seat for the Conservatives.
Anne took the constituency with a majority of over 11,000 following the count in Malton.
Thank you for the efforts of everyone who helped during the campaign.
Yorkshire’s new MPs
Yorkshire’s new MPs have taken to the green benches of the House of Commons for the first time.
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley), Jason McCartney (Colne Valley), Simon Reevell (Dewsbury), Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet & Rothwell), Kris Hopkins (Keighley), Stuart Andrew (Pudsey), Andrew Percy (Brigg & Goole), Julian Smith (Skipton & Ripon), Nigel Adams (Selby & Ainsty), Andrew Jones (Harrogate & Knaresborough) and Julian Sturdy (York Outer) have been at Westminster.
You can follow some of them on twitter:
@alecshelbrooke (Elmet & Rothwell); @craig_whittaker (Calder Valley); @jasonmccartney (Colne Valley)
Election Results
Across Yorkshire and the Humber, there have been key gains.
Congratulations to our new MPs – Andrew Percy, Craig Whittaker, Martin Vickers, Jason McCartney, Simon Reevell, Alec Shelbrooke, Andrew Jones, Kris Hopkins, Stuart Andrew, Nigel Adams and Julian Sturdy.
Yorkshire & Humber Gains
- Brigg & Goole (9.8% swing Lab to Con)
- Calder Valley (7.6% swing Lab to Con)
- Cleethorpes (7.8% swing Lab to Con)
- Colne Valley (6.5% swing Lab to Con)
- Dewsbury (5.9% swing Lab to Con)
- Elmet & Rothwell (9.8% swing Lab to Con)
- Harrogate & Knaresborough (9.1% swing LD to Con)
- Keighley (8.3% swing Lab to Con)
- Pudsey (7.6% swing Lab to Con)
- Selby & Ainsty (9.7% swing Lab to Con)
- York Outer (3.7% swing LD to Con)
Yorkshire & Humber Holds
- Beverley & Holderness
- East Yorkshire
- Haltemprice & Howden
- Richmond
- Scarborough & Whitby
- Shipley
Regional Chairman Robert Semple said:
“The Conservative Party across Yorkshire and the Humber has much to be pleased about today.
“In West Yorkshire we have made strong advances by winning in places like Pudsey, Elmet and Rothwell and Dewsbury. In North Yorkshire I pay tribute to our team in Harrogate and Knaresborough who overturned a large Liberal Democrat majority. There have been large swings to the Conservatives in the Labour heartlands of South Yorkshire.
“I am proud of the Conservative Party’s achievements across Yorkshire and the Humber and am certain our new Conservative MPs will live up to the expectations of the people who have put their faith in them.”
Polls are closed…
Thank you for voting in the General Election. The polls are now closed.
Follow our twitter feed through the night @yorkshire to get the latest results from across the region.
Polls are open…
Today is polling day.
The Yorkshire Post has endorsed the Conservatives this morning:
Polls are open until 10pm. Vote for Change.
Message from the Regional Chairman
Regional Chairman Robert Semple has written to members and activists across Yorkshire on the eve of the General Election:
May I firstly thank you for all you have done over the course of this campaign. We are just hours now from the finishing line and the accumulation of all of our hard work over the last five years. We should feel proud of all we have achieved.
In the past month, David Cameron has visited Yorkshire six times, we have had 28 visits from members of the Shadow Cabinet and our Parliamentary candidates have spent hours on doorsteps across their constituencies.
Many of our seats will be decided by a few hundred votes. This is why it is crucial to have one final push on Thursday to ensure that we win the seats which could decide the election outcome.
Please may I ask you to contact your Association and ask what you can do to help or alternatively email my deputy Gerry on gerry.yates@yorkshireconservatives.org.uk.
By working together we can bring about real change in our country. I wish you every success in the hours ahead.
Yours,
Robert Semple
Regional Chairman for Yorkshire & The Humber
David Cameron has met with night-shift workers at Morrisons Distribution Centre in Wakefield.
Arriving at 3.15am as part of his 24 hour campaign for change, he answered questions from staff on a variety of topics.
George Osborne visits West Yorkshire
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne made his final visit of the General Election campaign to Yorkshire.
He spoke to staff at two manufacturing firms – one in Halifax and one (pictured above) in the Colne Valley.
Final Party Election Broadcast
David Cameron’s visit to Penistone and Stocksbridge is featured in our final Party Election Broadcast.
You can see it tonight (Monday) on television and online here:
