Editing York (section)

===Parliament===
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From 1997 to 2010, the central part of the district was covered by the [[City of York (UK Parliament constituency)|City of York]] constituency, while the remainder was split between the constituencies of [[Ryedale (UK Parliament constituency)|Ryedale]], [[Selby (UK Parliament constituency)|Selby]], and [[Vale of York (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of York]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://democracy.york.gov.uk/mgMemberIndexMP.asp?bcr=1 |title=Your MPs |publisher=City of York Council |access-date=19 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509032822/http://democracy.york.gov.uk/mgMemberIndexMP.asp?bcr=1 <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=9 May 2009}}</ref> These constituencies were represented by [[Hugh Bayley]], [[John Greenway (MP)|John Greenway]], [[John Grogan (UK politician)|John Grogan]], and [[Anne McIntosh]] respectively.

Following their review in 2003 of parliamentary representation in [[North Yorkshire]], the [[Boundary Commission for England]] recommended the creation of two new seats for the City of York, in time for the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|general election in 2010]]. These are [[York Central (UK Parliament constituency)|York Central]], which covers the inner urban area, and is entirely surrounded by the [[York Outer (UK Parliament constituency)|York Outer]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/downloads/FR_NR_NYorks_York.doc|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20091102211613/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/downloads/FR_NR_NYorks_York.doc|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 November 2009|title=Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the County of North Yorkshire and the City of York|format=[[Microsoft Word|Microsoft Word document]]|publisher=Boundary Commission for England|date=5 November 2003|access-date=20 April 2010}}</ref>