Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Kingston upon Hull East in Humberside.

Location of Humberside within England.
County East Riding of Yorkshire
Electorate 68,150 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1885 (1885)
Member of Parliament Karl Turner (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Kingston upon Hull
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency Yorkshire and the Humber

Kingston upon Hull East (usually just Hull East) is a borough 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.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency covers the eastern part of the city of Kingston upon Hull. It consists of seven electoral wards of Hull City Council: Drypool; Holderness; Ings; Longhill; Marfleet; Southcoates East; Southcoates West; and Sutton.

Constituency profile

This safe Labour seat covers most of the city of Kingston-upon-Hull east of the river Hull, except for the Bransholme estate which lies in the Hull North Constituency. It is a constituency of diversity, divided by Holderness Road, it can be split into two very separate areas. It includes the now-redeveloped residential Victoria Docks, alongside Sutton Village, Garden Village and the middle-class suburbs to the north of East Park. Away from the prestigious dockside developments and middle-class suburbs, the southern area of the constituency is largely working-class with a large proportion of council housing along side the vast docks and industrial estates.

History

In the early years of the constituency, it continually changed hands between the Conservative Party and the then-Liberal Party. Hull East has returned Labour MPs since 1935, and from 1945 to 2010 was represented by only two members, both former seamen – Harry Pursey and John Prescott, former Deputy Prime Minister and the seat's best-known representative. Karl Turner has held the seat since 2010.

Members of Parliament

Election Member [2] Party
1885 William Saunders Liberal
1886 Frederick Grotrian Conservative
1892 Sir Clarence Smith Liberal
1895 Sir Joseph Firbank Conservative
1906 Thomas Ferens Liberal
1918 Charles Murchison Conservative
1922 Roger Lumley Conservative
1929 George Muff Labour
1931 John Nation Conservative
1935 George Muff Labour
1945 Harry Pursey Labour
1970 John Prescott Labour
2010 Karl Turner Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Kingston upon Hull East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karl Turner 16,387 47.9 -8.1
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Wilcock 7,790 22.8 +2.6
Conservative Christine Mackay 5,667 16.6 +3.6
UKIP Mike Hookem 2,745 8.0 +8.0
National Front Joe Uttley 880 2.6 N/A
English Democrats Mike Burton 715 2.1 +2.1
Majority 8,597 25.1
Turnout 34,184 50.6 +3.0
Labour hold Swing -5.3

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Hull East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 17,609 56.8 -7.8
Liberal Democrat Andy Sloan 5,862 18.9 +4.0
Conservative Katy Lindsay 4,038 13.0 -0.8
BNP 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 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 31,022 47.4 +0.9
Labour hold Swing

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General Election 2001: Hull East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 19,938 64.6 -6.7
Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson 4,613 14.9 +5.1
Conservative Sandip Verma 4,276 13.8 +0.1
UKIP 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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Hull East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 30,096 62.9 +6.6
Conservative JL Fareham 11,373 23.8 −2.2
Liberal Democrat JH Wastling 6,050 12.6 −5.0
Natural Law C Kinzell 323 0.7 +0.7
Majority 18,723 39.1 +8.8
Turnout 47,842 69.3 −1.3
Labour hold Swing +4.4

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
  3. ^ "Hull East". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c44.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-07. 
  4. ^ "Hull City Council: General Elections". Hull City Council. http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,52586&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
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