Kingston upon Hull Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingston upon Hull Central
Borough constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1983
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

Kingston upon Hull Central was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1955 general election. It was then re-created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1885-1955

Election Member Party
1885 Sir Henry Seymour King
1911 Sir Mark Sykes Conservative
1919 Joseph Kenworthy Liberal
1926 Labour
1931 Basil Kelsey Barton Conservative
1935 Walter Windsor Labour
1945 Mark Hewitson Labour
1955 constituency abolished

[edit] MPs 1974-1983

Election Member Party
1974 constituency recreated
1974 Kevin McNamara Labour
1983 constituency abolished

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