City of York | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of City of York in North Yorkshire for the 2005 general election | |
![]() Location of North Yorkshire within England | |
County | North Yorkshire |
Major settlements | York |
1265–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | York Central, York Outer |
York was a constituency represented in the Parliament of England from 1265 until 1707, Parliament of Great Britain until 1801 and the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 2010. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) until 1918, and one thereafter under the first-past-the-post system of election. From 1997 to 2010 it was known as City of York.