East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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- For the 1832-1885 constituency, see East Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency).
East Yorkshire County constituency |
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East Yorkshire shown within Humberside, and Humberside shown within England | |
Created: | 1997 |
MP: | Greg Knight |
Party: | Conservative |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
EP constituency: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
East Yorkshire 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
East Yorkshire constituency covers the northern part of the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority from Pocklington and Market Weighton through Driffield to Bridlington. It corresponds to the former East Yorkshire district.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 — 2001: John Townend, Conservative
- 2001 — present: Greg Knight, Conservative
[edit] Election results
General Election 2005: East Yorkshire | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Greg Knight | 21,215 | 45.2 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Emma Hoddinott | 14,932 | 31.8 | −3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jim Wastling | 9,075 | 19.3 | +4.8 | |
UK Independence | Christopher Tresidder | 1,703 | 3.6 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 6,283 | 13.4 | |||
Turnout | 46,925 | 61.2 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 2001: East Yorkshire | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Greg Knight | 19,861 | 45.9 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Tracey Simpson-Laing | 15,179 | 35.0 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary-Rose Hardy | 6,300 | 14.5 | −4.0 | |
UK Independence | Trevor Pearson | 1,661 | 3.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Dessoy | 313 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,682 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 43,314 | 59.9 | −10.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1997: East Yorkshire | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Townend | 20,904 | 42.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Ian Male | 17,567 | 35.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Leadley | 9,070 | 18.5 | N/A | |
Social Democrat | Trevor Pearson | 1,049 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Nationalist | M. Cooper | 381 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,337 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,971 | 70.6 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |