UK Explained

York Outer

Represented in Parliament by Mr Luke Charters (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Luke Charters, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How York Outer compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 99 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £880£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 2 areas and lower than 646.

UK 3.9%This area 1.4%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
York Outer£8801.4%
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine£8591.6%
North East Hampshire£8991.7%
Horsham£8801.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in York Outer

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people93,54259,597,740 in total
Aged under 1616%18%2 points lower
Aged 65 and over25%19%7 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher39%34%5 points higher
Households that own their home80%62%18 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association9%17%9 points lower
Households renting privately11%20%9 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Luke Charters

Labour

MAJORITY
9,391

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
67%

of people who could vote did

Luke Charters won with 45% of the votes, and Julian Sturdy (Conservative) came second with 27%.

Votes for each party

Labour45% · 23,161
Conservative27% · 13,770
Reform UK12% · 5,912
Liberal Democrat11% · 5,496
Green Party4% · 2,212
Independent1% · 295
Everyone else1% · 260
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Luke ChartersLabour23,16145.3%
Julian SturdyConservative13,77026.9%
John Crispin-BaileyReform UK5,91211.6%
Andrew HollyerLiberal Democrat5,49610.8%
Michael KearneyGreen Party2,2124.3%
David EadingtonThe Yorkshire Party2600.5%
Keith HaydenIndependent1410.3%
Hal MayneIndependent880.2%
Darren BorrowsIndependent660.1%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£880 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
1.4%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026