With nominations now closed, York will see its first 3 party parliamentary election contest since February 1974.  The absence of Green and UKIP candidates means that there will be a clear right/centre/left choice for voters.

The three candidates are:

• Nick Love (LibDem)
• Rachael Maskell (Labour)
• Ed Young (Conservative)

In 1974 Labour won the seat (on slightly different boundaries). Labour have only lost once since then but face an uphill task on 8th June not least because of their poor national image.