Kingston_upon_Hull_West_and_Hessle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom


Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle is a borough 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 Emma Hardy of the Labour Party since the 2017 general election.

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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will include the addition of the villages of Anlaby, Willerby and Kirk Ella. It will be renamed Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]

History

The constituency was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Kingston upon Hull West as Hessle joined from the former seat of Beverley.[citation needed]

Boundaries

Map of present boundaries

This seat contains the wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's in the City of Kingston upon Hull and Hessle in the District of East Riding of Yorkshire.[3]

Constituency profile

Despite its name, the constituency takes in most of Kingston upon Hull's inner city, a deprived area that is currently undergoing regeneration.[4] The area still has some way to go before it is fully restored to healthy economic life, and unemployment remains high; this has not been helped by the declining fishing industry. Hessle is a quiet suburb to the west, conservative by nature and having little in common with its larger neighbour apart from mostly working-class roots.[citation needed]

In 2005, The Guardian described the seat as a "City centre and fishing port of isolated, rather grim east coast town."[5]

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Due to a transcription error when declaring the results, the Green Party were initially said to have received 50 votes. However, it later became clear that city council officials had ‘lost’ 510 Green Party votes. They polled 560 votes.[7]

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Elections in the 2000s

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Elections in the 1990s

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See also


References

  1. "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. "Parliamentary General Election December 2019". Hull.gov.uk. December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. "Parliamentary General Election December 2019". Hull.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2017 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2015 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2010 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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