Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle is a borough constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency has been represented by Emma Hardy of the Labour Party since the 2017 general election.

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle in Humberside
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Location of Humberside within England
CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Electorate59,092 (December 2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentEmma Hardy (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromKingston upon Hull West, Beverley

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will include the addition of the villages of Anlaby, Willerby and Kirk Ella. It will be renamed Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]

History

The constituency was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Kingston upon Hull West as Hessle joined from the former seat of Beverley.

Boundaries

This seat contains the wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's in the City of Kingston upon Hull and Hessle in the District of East Riding of Yorkshire.[3]

Constituency profile

Despite its name, the constituency takes in most of Kingston upon Hull's inner city, a deprived area that is currently undergoing regeneration.[4] The area still has some way to go before it is fully restored to healthy economic life, and unemployment remains high; this has not been helped by the declining fishing industry. Hessle is a quiet suburb to the west, conservative by nature and having little in common with its larger neighbour apart from mostly working-class roots.

In 2005, The Guardian described the seat as a "City centre and fishing port of isolated, rather grim east coast town."[5]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[6]Party
1997 Alan Johnson Labour
2017 Emma Hardy Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Due to a transcription error when declaring the results, the Green Party were initially said to have received 50 votes. However, it later became clear that city council officials had ‘lost’ 510 Green Party votes. They polled 560 votes.[7]

General election 2019: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Hardy 13,384 42.0 −11.1
Conservative Scott Bell 10,528 33.0 +3.2
Brexit Party Michelle Dewberry 5,638 17.7 New
Liberal Democrats David Nolan 1,756 5.5 −0.9
Green Mike Lammiman 560 1.8 +0.8
Majority 2,856 9.0 −14.3
Turnout 31,866 52.9 −4.5
Registered electors 60,192
Labour hold Swing −7.1
General election 2017: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Hardy 18,342 53.1 +3.9
Conservative Christine Mackay 10,317 29.8 +12.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Thomas 2,210 6.4 −3.6
Independent Michelle Dewberry 1,898 5.5 New
UKIP Gary Shores 1,399 4.0 −15.9
Green Mike Lammiman 332 1.0 −2.0
Libertarian Will Taylor 67 0.2 New
Majority 8,025 23.3 −6.0
Turnout 34,565 57.4 +3.6
Registered electors 60,181
Labour hold Swing −4.2
General election 2015: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 15,646 49.2 +6.7
UKIP Paul Salvidge 6,313 19.9 +14.5
Conservative Jo Barker 5,561 17.5 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Claire Thomas 3,169 10.0 −14.2
Green Angela Needham 943 3.0 New
TUSC Paul Spooner 171 0.5 0.0
Majority 9,333 29.3 +11.0
Turnout 31,803 53.8 −1.2
Registered electors 59,100
Labour hold Swing −3.9
General election 2010: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 13,378 42.5 −12.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Ross 7,636 24.2 +3.2
Conservative Gary Shores 6,361 20.2 −0.5
UKIP Ken Horden 1,688 5.4 New
BNP Edward Scott 1,416 4.5 New
English Democrat Peter Mawer 876 2.8 New
TUSC Keith Gibson 150 0.5 New
Majority 5,742 18.3 −15.7
Turnout 31,505 55.0 +9.8
Registered electors 57,264
Labour hold Swing −7.9

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 15,305 55.0 −3.4
Liberal Democrats David Nolan 5,855 21.0 +5.9
Conservative Karen Woods 5,769 20.7 +0.2
Veritas Stephen Wallis 889 3.2 New
Majority 9,450 34.0 -3.9
Turnout 27,818 45.2 −0.6
Labour hold Swing −4.7
General election 2001: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 16,880 58.4 −0.3
Conservative John Sharp 5,929 20.5 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Angela Wastling 4,364 15.1 −3.1
UKIP John Cornforth 878 3.0 New
Independent David Harris 512 1.8 New
Natural Law David Skinner 353 1.2 New
Majority 10,951 37.9 -2.6
Turnout 28,916 45.8 −12.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Johnson 22,520 58.7
Liberal Democrats Bob Tress 6,995 18.2
Conservative Cormach Moore 6,933 18.1
Referendum Richard Bate 1,596 4.2
Natural Law Barry Franklin 310 0.8
Majority 15,525 40.5
Turnout 38,354 58.3
Labour win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. "Hull City Council -". Hull City Council.
  5. "Hull West and Hessle Labour: Alan Johnson". The Guardian. London.
  6. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
  7. "Parliamentary General Election December 2019". Hull.gov.uk. December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  8. "Parliamentary General Election December 2019". Hull.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  9. "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2017 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2015 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2010 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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