# Harrogate and Knaresborough

North Yorkshire and The Humber. About 105,487 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 134 square kilometres.

Tom Gordon has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough since July 2024. They won by 8,238 votes on a 66.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001269. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## MP and the 2024 result

Tom Gordon has been the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough since July 2024.
They won by 8,238 votes on a 66.8% turnout.

MP: [Tom Gordon](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5032) (Liberal Democrat).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Harrogate and Knaresborough

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tom Gordon (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 23,976 | 46.1% |
| Andrew Jones | Conservative | 15,738 | 30.2% |
| Jonathan Swales | Reform UK | 5,679 | 10.9% |
| Conrad Whitcroft | Labour | 4,153 | 8.0% |
| Shan Oakes | Green Party | 1,762 | 3.4% |
| Paul Haslam | Independent | 620 | 1.2% |
| Stephan Metcalfe | Independent | 136 | 0.3% |

Electorate 77,955. Turnout 66.8%. Majority 8,238 (15.8%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3519

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 15.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Harrogate and Knaresborough had a majority of 15.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 288th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harrogate-and-knaresborough#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 66.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Harrogate and Knaresborough at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.8% (House of Commons Library). Joint 108th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harrogate-and-knaresborough#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 101,186** (2021). Harrogate and Knaresborough had 101,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 319th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harrogate-and-knaresborough#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 72%** (2022). About 72% of people in Harrogate and Knaresborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harrogate-and-knaresborough#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001269) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 72% of people in Harrogate and Knaresborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001269) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of North Yorkshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Harrogate and Knaresborough.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001269) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of North Yorkshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Harrogate and Knaresborough.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001269) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Harrogate and Knaresborough had 101,186 usual residents at the census.

## How Harrogate and Knaresborough compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Harrogate and Knaresborough | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 15.8% | joint 288th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 66.8% | joint 108th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 101,186 | 319th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 72% | joint 191st most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Harrogate and Knaresborough?

Harrogate and Knaresborough had 101,186 usual residents at the census.
Harrogate and Knaresborough is the 319th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire

Most of Harrogate and Knaresborough lies in North Yorkshire. These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Harrogate and Knaresborough itself. [See North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

- **Average house price: £270,080** (August 2026). North Yorkshire’s average house price was £270,080 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,783** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Yorkshire earned a median of £36,783 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 116th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.3×** (2025). A home in North Yorkshire costs 7.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 172nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). North Yorkshire has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 108th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Harrogate and Knaresborough in brief

The winner in Harrogate and Knaresborough had a majority of 15.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Harrogate and Knaresborough at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.8%.
Harrogate and Knaresborough had 101,186 usual residents at the census.
About 72% of people in Harrogate and Knaresborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001269
- Council: [North Yorkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 134 km²
- People, mid-2024: 105,487*
- Wards: 13
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 66
- Output areas: 335

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

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## Latest updates for Harrogate and Knaresborough

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001269

## How to cite

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