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

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

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: East Yorkshire
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
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
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

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Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour

Barnsley Central | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Barnsley West and Penistone | Batley and Spen | Bradford North | Bradford South | Bradford West | Brigg and Goole | Calder Valley | City of York | Cleethorpes | Colne Valley | Dewsbury | Don Valley | Doncaster Central | Doncaster North | Elmet | Great Grimsby | Halifax | Hemsworth | Huddersfield | Keighley | Hull East | Hull North | Hull West and Hessle | Leeds Central | Leeds East | Leeds North East | Leeds West | Morley and Rothwell | Normanton | Pontefract and Castleford | Pudsey | Rother Valley | Rotherham | Scunthorpe | Selby | Sheffield Attercliffe | Sheffield Brightside | Sheffield Central | Sheffield Heeley | Sheffield Hillsborough | Wakefield | Wentworth

Conservative

Beverley and Holderness | East Yorkshire | Haltemprice and Howden | Richmond (Yorks) | Ryedale | Scarborough and Whitby | Shipley | Skipton and Ripon | Vale of York

Liberal Democrat

Harrogate and Knaresborough | Leeds North West | Sheffield Hallam

Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | UKIP (1)