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Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°44′49″N 0°24′40″W / 53.747°N 0.411°W / 53.747; -0.411
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Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle in Humberside
Outline map
Location of Humberside within England
CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Electorate61,232 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentEmma Hardy (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromKingston upon Hull West, Beverley

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.

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

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.[2]

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.[3] 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, 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."[4]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[5] Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1997 Alan Johnson Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2017 Emma Hardy Labour

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.[6]

General election 2019: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Hardy 13,384 42.0 −11.1
Conservative Scott Bell 10,528 33.0 +3.2
Brexit Party Michelle Dewberry 5,638 17.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Nolan 1,756 5.5 −0.9
Green Mike Lammiman 560 1.8 +0.8
Majority 2,856 9.0 −14.3
Turnout 31,866 52.8 −4.6
Registered electors 60,409
Labour hold Swing −7.1
General election 2017: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Hardy 18,342 53.1 +3.9
Conservative Christine Mackay 10,317 29.8 +12.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Thomas 2,210 6.4 −3.6
Independent Michelle Dewberry 1,898 5.5 +5.5
UKIP Gary Shores 1,399 4.0 −15.9
Green Mike Lammiman 332 1.0 −2.0
Libertarian Will Taylor 67 0.2 +0.2
Majority 8,025 23.3 −6.0
Turnout 34,565 57.4 +3.6
Registered electors 60,181
Labour hold Swing −4.2
General election 2015: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 15,646 49.2 +6.7
UKIP Paul Salvidge 6,313 19.9 +14.5
Conservative Jo Barker 5,561 17.5 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Claire Thomas 3,169 10.0 −14.2
Green Angela Needham 943 3.0 +3.0
TUSC Paul Spooner 171 0.5 +0.0
Majority 9,333 29.3 +11.1
Turnout 31,803 53.8 −1.2
Registered electors 59,100
Labour hold Swing −3.9
General election 2010: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 13,378 42.5 −12.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Ross 7,636 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 Democrat Peter Mawer 876 2.8 +2.8
TUSC Keith Gibson 150 0.5 +0.5
Majority 5,742 18.2 −15.8
Turnout 31,505 55.0 +9.8
Registered electors 57,264
Labour hold Swing −7.9

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 15,305 55.0 −3.4
Liberal Democrats 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[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 16,880 58.4 −0.3
Conservative John Sharp 5,929 20.5 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Angela Wastling 4,364 15.1 −3.1
UKIP John Cornforth 878 3.0 N/A
Independent David Harris 512 1.8 N/A
Natural Law David Skinner 353 1.2 N/A
Majority 10,951 37.9
Turnout 28,916 45.8 −12.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 22,520 58.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bob Tress 6,995 18.2 N/A
Conservative Cormach Moore 6,933 18.1 N/A
Referendum Richard Bate 1,596 4.2 N/A
Natural Law Barry Franklin 310 0.8 N/A
Majority 15,525 40.5 N/A
Turnout 58.3 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Figures". Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011.
  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. ^ "Hull City Council -". Hull City Council.
  4. ^ "Hull West and Hessle Labour: Alan Johnson". The Guardian. London.
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
  6. ^ Young, Angus (18 December 2019). "Hull council admits 'losing' 510 General Election votes for Hull West and Hessle". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Hull West & Hessle". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2017 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2015 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2010 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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