York Central

Current MP

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)

Efficiency 7.5/1011 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in York Central

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

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,162 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election3,310 local · 3,084,713 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act1,335 local · 550,136 total
• Call an immediate general election1,265 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants881 local · 720,772 total
• Tighten the rules on political donations576 local · 144,783 total
• Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services571 local · 83,222 total
• Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.527 local · 128,749 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers498 local · 427,447 total
• Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold480 local · 189,887 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza459 local · 198,966 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only368 local · 195,930 total
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership368 local · 239,407 total
• Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible364 local · 136,650 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 342 local · 281,794 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures340 local · 257,938 total
• Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship338 local · 110,519 total
• Decriminalise Abortion329 local · 103,653 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data326 local · 260,974 total
• Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy314 local · 115,853 total

About York Central

York Central 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 79,557 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.