Election for the constituency of Skipton and Ripon on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Skipton and Ripon, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

Conservative hold by Julian Smith with a majority of 23,694 - 40.3% - on a turnout of 75.0%.

An electorate of 78,347, having a valid vote count of 58,724 and an invalid vote count of 239.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SMITH, Julian Con 34,919 59.5% -3.2%
MCDAID, Brian Lab 11,225 19.1% -9.2%
MURDAY, Andrew LD 8,701 14.8% -
BROWN, Andy Green 2,748 4.7% -1.7%
RENDER, Jack Yrks 1,131 1.9% -0.7%

The writ for this election was issued on 5 November 2019.

Result declared at 04:21 on 13 December 2019. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.