Bridlington and The Wolds (UK Parliament constituency)

Bridlington and The Wolds
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Bridlington and The Wolds in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	East Riding of Yorkshire
Electorate	72,681 (2024) [1]
Major settlements	Bridlington Driffield Hornsea Market Weighton
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	East Yorkshire Beverley and Holderness (part)

Bridlington and The Wolds is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ^[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, ^[3] when it was won by Charlie Dewhirst of the Conservative Party.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of: Bridlington Central and Old Town; Bridlington North; Bridlington South; Driffield and Rural; East Wolds and Coastal; North Holderness; Wolds Weighton (majority). ^[4]

It comprises the following: ^[5]

• A majority of the abolished East Yorkshire constituency – excluding the Pocklington Provincial ward and a small part of the Wolds Weighton ward
• The North Holderness ward from the retained Beverley and Holderness constituency

Members of Parliament

East Yorkshire prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Charlie Dewhirst	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bridlington and The Wolds ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charlie Dewhirst	14,846	34.6	−32.0
	Labour	Sarah Carter	11,721	27.3	+7.4
	Reform UK	Maria Bowtell	10,350	24.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jayne Phoenix	3,097	7.2	−0.3
	Green	Gill Leek	1,595	3.7	+0.9
	Yorkshire	Tim Norman	915	2.1	−1.1
	Independent	Tom Cone	309	0.7	N/A
	SDP	Carlo Verda	104	0.2	N/A
Majority			3,125	7.3	−39.4
Turnout			42,937	58.9	−5.2
Registered electors			72,931
	Conservative hold		Swing	−19.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [8]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	30,916	66.6
	Labour	9,231	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	3,479	7.5
	Green	1,323	2.8
	Others	1,491	3.2
Turnout		46,440	64.1
Electorate		72,501

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
• Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber

References

1. "New Seat Details – Bridlington and the Wolds". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
2. "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 20 June 2023.
3. Perrin, Louise (29 June 2023). "New parliamentary boundary proposal for Bridlington as East Yorkshire MP Sir Greg Knight announces he will step down at the next election". Scarborough News. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
5. "New Seat Details – Bridlington and the Wolds". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
6. "Bridlington and the Wolds – UK General election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
7. "Parliamentary election results Bridlington and The Wolds". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
8. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Bridlington and The Wolds UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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