Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle Borough constituency |
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| 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
- — 1997: see Hull West
- 1997 — present: Alan Johnson, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alan Johnson | 15,305 | 55.0 | -3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alan Johnson | 16,880 | 58.4 | -0.3 | |
| Conservative | John Sharp | 5,929 | 20.5 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alan Johnson | 22,520 | 58.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | |||
[edit] See also
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