Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)
| Kingston upon Hull East | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Kingston upon Hull East in Humberside. |
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 Location of Humberside within England. |
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| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 68,150 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Karl Turner (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Kingston upon Hull |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Kingston upon Hull East (usually just Hull East) is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the eastern part of the city of Kingston upon Hull. It consists of seven electoral wards of Hull City Council: Drypool; Holderness; Ings; Longhill; Marfleet; Southcoates East; Southcoates West; and Sutton.
[edit] Constituency profile
This safe Labour seat covers most of the city of Kingston-upon-Hull east of the river Hull, except for the Bransholme estate which lies in the Hull North Constituency. It is a constituency of diversity, divided by Holderness Road, it can be split into two very separate areas. It includes the now-redeveloped residential Victoria Docks, alongside Sutton Village, Garden Village and the middle-class suburbs to the north of East Park. Away from the prestigious dockside developments and middle-class suburbs, the southern area of the constituency is largely working-class with a large proportion of council housing along side the vast docks and industrial estates.
[edit] History
In the early years of the constituency, it continually changed hands between the Conservative Party and the then-Liberal Party. Hull East has returned Labour MPs since 1935, and from 1945 to 2010 was represented by only two members, both former seamen – Harry Pursey and John Prescott, former Deputy Prime Minister and the seat's best-known representative. Karl Turner has held the seat since 2010.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Kingston upon Hull East[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Karl Turner | 16,387 | 47.9 | -8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Wilcock | 7,790 | 22.8 | +2.6 | |
| Conservative | Christine Mackay | 5,667 | 16.6 | +3.6 | |
| UKIP | Mike Hookem | 2,745 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| National Front | Joe Uttley | 880 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| English Democrats | Mike Burton | 715 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 8,597 | 25.1 | |||
| Turnout | 34,184 | 50.6 | +3.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.3 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Hull East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Prescott | 17,609 | 56.8 | -7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andy Sloan | 5,862 | 18.9 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Katy Lindsay | 4,038 | 13.0 | -0.8 | |
| BNP | Alan Siddle | 1,022 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Janet Toker | 1,018 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Veritas | Graham Morris | 750 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Roland Noon | 334 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Linda Muir | 207 | 0.7 | -2.0 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Carl Wagner | 182 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,747 | 37.7 | |||
| Turnout | 31,022 | 47.4 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Hull East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Prescott | 19,938 | 64.6 | -6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jo Swinson | 4,613 | 14.9 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Sandip Verma | 4,276 | 13.8 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Jeanette Jenkinson | 1,218 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Linda Muir | 830 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,325 | 49.6 | |||
| Turnout | 30,875 | 46.4 | -12.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Hull East[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Prescott | 30,096 | 62.9 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | JL Fareham | 11,373 | 23.8 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | JH Wastling | 6,050 | 12.6 | −5.0 | |
| Natural Law | C Kinzell | 323 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 18,723 | 39.1 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 47,842 | 69.3 | −1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- ^ "Hull East". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c44.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Hull City Council: General Elections". Hull City Council. http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,52586&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
Coordinates: 53°46′01″N 0°17′13″W / 53.767°N 0.287°W
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