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.

1 Boundaries
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also

[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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Greg Knight	21,215	45.2	−0.7
	Labour	Emma Hoddinott	14,932	31.8	−3.2
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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

[edit] See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside

v • d • e 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 • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • Keighley • 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)