Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Borough constituency

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle shown within Humberside, and Humberside shown within England
Created: 1997
MP: Alan Johnson
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
EP 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.

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[edit] Boundaries

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle constituency covers the western part of Hull, and Hessle.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
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
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
UK Independence 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
General Election 1997: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
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 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

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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)