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27
May
Voters in some parts of the Harrogate district will fall under a new constituency in six weeks’ time.
Polling day on July 4 will be the first time that the Wetherby and Easingwold seat will be contested.
The constituency replaces part of the former Selby and Ainsty seat, which will now be known as Selby.
In this article, the Stray Ferret looks at the implications of the new constituency and explains why it has been introduced and what it means for voters in our district.
The Wetherby and Easingwold seat.
He added that the move to change the boundaries was made to “best to reflect local community ties”.
The changes, which include retaining a total of 650 constituencies across the UK, see each seat contain no less than 69,724 voters and no more than 77,062.
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