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East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom


East Yorkshire is a county constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency has been represented by Greg Knight of the Conservative Party since the 2001 general election.

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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to moderate boundary changes and will be renamed Bridlington and The Wolds, to be first contested at the next general election.[3]

History

The East Yorkshire constituency was created for the 1997 general election and replaced the Bridlington constituency. The Conservative MP for that seat since 1979, John Townend, won the new seat and held it until he retired at the 2001 general election. His successor, the current incumbent Greg Knight, had previously represented the marginal seat of Derby North from 1983 until he was defeated in the 1997 general election.[citation needed] To date it has been a Conservative safe seat and ranks 170th in terms of their share of the vote of their 631 candidates, with an approximately equally divided opposition in 2010.[4]

Boundaries

Map of current boundaries

1997–2010: The Borough of East Yorkshire.[5]

2010–present: The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Bridlington Central and Old Town, Bridlington North, Bridlington South, Driffield and Rural, East Wolds and Coastal, Pocklington Provincial, and Wolds Weighton.[6]

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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Elections in the 2000s

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See also


References

  1. "Census data for Parliamentary constituencies in England & Wales, 2011: East Yorkshire" (PDF). Parliament Data. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 21 March 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. "Previous UK general elections". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  6. "Yorkshire East". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. "East Yorkshire – 2017 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  8. "East Yorkshire – 2015 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  9. "East Yorkshire – 2010 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  10. "Result: Yorkshire East". BBC News. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    "UK general election 2005: Results for Yorkshire East". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012.
  11. "General Election results, 7 June 2001" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. 18 June 2001. p. 62. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    "England – – – Counties: Greater Manchester, Bolton West to Northamptonshire, Wellingborough". United Kingdom Election Results. David Boothroyd. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  12. "Past Results: 1997 General Election: Yorkshire East". BBC News. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    "England – – – Counties: Greater Manchester, Bolton West to Northamptonshire, Wellingborough". United Kingdom Election Results. David Boothroyd. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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