Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle in Humberside.
Location of Humberside within England.
County	East Riding of Yorkshire
Electorate	62,286 (February 2000)
Current constituency
Created	1997 (1997)
Member of Parliament	Alan Johnson (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Hull West, Beverley
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Yorkshire and the Humber

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (usually just Hull West and Hessle) is a 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.

Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Hull West with Hessle coming from the former seat of Boothferry. It is made up of six wards of Hull City Council: Boothferry; Derringham; Myton; Newington; Pickering; and St Andrew's, together with Hessle ward from East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

Constituency profile

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

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1997	Rt Hon Alan Johnson	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Johnson	13,378	42.5	-12.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Ross	7,638	24.2	+3.2
	Conservative	Gary Shores	6,361	20.2	-0.5
	UKIP	Ken Horden	1,688	5.4	+5.4
	BNP	Edward Scott	1,416	4.5	+4.5
	English Democrats	Peter Mawer	876	2.8	+2.8
	Trade Unionist & Socialist	Keith Gibson	150	0.5	+0.5
Majority			5,740	18.2
Turnout			31,507	45.7	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Johnson	15,305	55.0	-3.4
	Liberal Democrat	David Nolan	5,855	21.0	+5.9
	Conservative	Karen Woods	5,769	20.7	+0.2
	Veritas	Stephen Wallis	889	3.2	+3.2
Majority			9,450	34.0
Turnout			27,818	45.2	-0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.7

General Election 2001: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Johnson	16,880	58.4	-0.3
	Conservative	John Sharp	5,929	20.5	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Angela Wastling	4,364	15.1	-3.1
	UKIP	John Cornforth	878	3.0	N/A
	Independent	David Harris	312	1.8	N/A
	Socialist Labour	David Skinner	353	1.2	N/A
Majority			10,951	37.9
Turnout			28,916	45.8	-12.9

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Johnson	22,520	58.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Bob Tress	6,995	18.2	N/A
	Conservative	Cormach Moore	6,933	18.1	N/A
	Referendum Party	R. Bate	1,596	4.2	N/A
	Natural Law	David Skinner	310	0.8	N/A
Majority			15,525		N/A
Turnout				58.3	N/A

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside