Harrogate and Knaresborough

Current MP

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat

Efficiency 4.2/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Harrogate and Knaresborough

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election5,162 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,207 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election1,530 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,060 local · 720,772 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act877 local · 550,136 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers603 local · 427,447 total
• Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media577 local · 132,102 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 420 local · 281,794 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data416 local · 260,974 total
• Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies398 local · 158,421 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only374 local · 195,930 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions363 local · 209,956 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels361 local · 184,376 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison334 local · 191,591 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge333 local · 203,824 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures322 local · 257,938 total
• Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women320 local · 161,788 total
• Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold319 local · 189,887 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there310 local · 257,442 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!301 local · 229,772 total

About Harrogate and Knaresborough

Harrogate and Knaresborough is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 77,955 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.