The constituency is mostly rural, with several relatively densely populated settlements, such as
Richmond,
Catterick Garrison,
Colburn,
Catterick,
Northallerton,
Stokesley and
Great Ayton. The
market towns of Richmond and Northallerton give the constituency its name, with the latter being largest population centre in the constituency. Notably, this constituency includes Catterick Garrison, the largest British Army garrison in the world.
Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as being part of the "Centrists" demographic, those who generally have average opinions on the economy, nationalism and social issues, although tend slightly to the right on the economy. Other metrics include support for
Brexit, which was 55% back in 2016, and
deprivation, in terms of employment, income and education, which is 45%, according to the site. For general statistics, the average age is 54.0, at least 88% of the local population owns a car, whilst 67% own a home, and the gross household income is £44,155. At the
2024 election, Richmond and Northallerton re-elected
Rishi Sunak, at the time leader of the
Conservative Party and
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He held the seat by 25.1%, the largest margin of any Tory MP at that election, technically making it the safest Conservative seat by majority in the country. ==Members of Parliament==