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Rural West York
Rural West York is located in North Yorkshire
Rural West York
Rural West York
Population 8,113 (Census 2021)
OS grid reference SE545506
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO23, YO26, YO30
Dialling code 01904
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament
  • York Outer
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°57′N 1°10′W / 53.95°N 1.17°W / 53.95; -1.17

Rural West York is one of the outer wards of the unitary authority of City of York, England.

The ward is situated to the west of the city and includes the villages of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Hessay, Knapton, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth, Skelton and Upper Poppleton.

Governance

As of the 2023 elections it is represented by Councillors Anne Hook and Emilie Knight who are both members of the local Liberal Democrats. It is a part of the UK Parliamentary Constituency of York Outer. Until January 2020 it also fell within the boundaries of the Yorkshire and the Humber European Parliament constituency.

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