Hambleton

Hambleton is a local government district in North Yorkshire. The main towns are Northallerton and Thirsk.

LGBT history
An e-petition by Josh Cunnington calling for the Government to create an LGBT Community Group for Northallerton was rejected as not falling within the Govenment's area of responsibility.

Gay Men Talking has been a social and support group for gay an bisexual men, meeting twice a month in Northallerton.

In January 2014 the MP for Thirsk and Malton, Anne McIntosh, was deselected by her local Conservative Association following a record of voting against equal marriage and other measures for LGBT equality.