Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingston upon Hull East Borough constituency
Kingston upon Hull East shown within Humberside, and Humberside shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	John Prescott
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	East Riding of Yorkshire
EP constituency:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Hull East 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. Hull East's current MP is the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

Hull East constituency covers the eastern part of Kingston upon Hull.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1885 — 1886: William Saunders, Liberal
• 1886 — 1892: Frederick Grotrian, Conservative
• 1892 — 1895: Sir Clarence Smith, Liberal
• 1895 — 1906: Sir Joseph Firbank, Conservative
• 1906 — 1918: Thomas Ferens, Liberal
• 1918 — 1922: Charles Murchison, Conservative
• 1922 — 1929: Lawrence Lumley, Conservative
• 1929 — 1931: George Muff, Labour
• 1931 — 1935: John Nation, Conservative
• 1935 — 1945: George Muff, Labour
• 1945 — 1970: Harry Pursey, Labour
• 1970 — present: John Prescott, Labour

[edit] Elections

General Election 2005: Hull East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	17,609	56.6	-8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Sloan	5,862	18.8	+3.9
	Conservative	Katy Lindsay	4,138	13.3	-0.5
	British National	Alan Siddle	1,022	3.3	N/A
	Liberal	Janet Toker	1,018	3.3	N/A
	Veritas	Graham Morris	750	2.4	N/A
	Independent (politician)	Roland Noon	334	1.1	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Linda Muir	207	0.7	-2.0
	Legalise Cannabis	Carl Wagner	182	0.6	N/A
Majority			11,747	37.7
Turnout			31,122	47.6	+1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Hull East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	19,938	64.6	-6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Swinson	4,613	14.9	+5.1
	Conservative	Sandip Verma	4,276	13.8	+0.1
	UK Independence	Jeanette Jenkinson	1,218	3.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Linda Muir	830	2.7	N/A
Majority			15,325	49.6
Turnout			30,875	46.4	-12.8
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside

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)