East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Yorkshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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2010–2024 boundary of East Yorkshire in Humberside
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Location of Humberside within England
County East Riding of Yorkshire
Population100,377 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 79,701 (December 2019) [2]
Major settlements Bridlington, Driffield, Pocklington, Market Weighton
1997–2024
SeatsOne
Created from
Replaced by

East Yorkshire was a county constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, established for 1997 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency represented northern part of the East Riding of Yorkshire county.

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and replaced primarily (with moderate boundary changes) by the new Bridlington and The Wolds constituency since 2024 general election. [3]

History

The East Yorkshire constituency was created for the 1997 general election and replaced the Bridlington constituency. The Conservative MP for that seat since 1979, John Townend, won the new seat and held it until he retired at the 2001 general election. His successor Greg Knight had previously represented the marginal seat of Derby North from 1983 until he was defeated in the 1997 general election.[ citation needed ] Since the creation of the constituency until its abolition in 2024 it was Conservative safe seat and ranked 170th in terms of their share of the vote of their 631 candidates, with an approximately equally divided opposition in 2010. [4]

Boundaries

East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1997–2010: The Borough of East Yorkshire. [5]

2010–2024: 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, Pocklington Provincial, and Wolds Weighton. [6]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1997 John Townend Conservative
2001 Greg Knight Conservative
2024 constituency abolished

Election results 1997–2024

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: East Yorkshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Townend 20,904 42.7
Labour Ian Male17,56735.9
Liberal Democrats David Leadley9,07018.5
SDP Raymond Allerston1,0492.1
National Democrats Michael Cooper3810.8
Majority3,3376.8
Turnout 48,97170.5
Registered electors 69,482
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: East Yorkshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Knight 19,861 45.9 +3.2
Labour Tracey Simpson-Laing15,17935.0−0.9
Liberal Democrats Mary-Rose Hardy6,30014.5−4.0
UKIP Trevor Pearson1,6613.8New
Independent Paul Dessoy3130.7New
Majority4,68210.9+4.1
Turnout 43,31460.1−10.4
Registered electors 72,052
Conservative hold Swing +2.1
General election 2005: East Yorkshire [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Knight 21,215 45.2 −0.7
Labour Emma Hoddinott14,93231.8−3.2
Liberal Democrats Jim Wastling9,07519.3+4.8
UKIP Christopher Tresidder1,7033.6−0.2
Majority6,28313.4+2.5
Turnout 46,92561.6+1.5
Registered electors 76,218
Conservative hold Swing +2.0

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: East Yorkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Knight 24,328 47.5 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Adamson10,84221.2+1.9
Labour Paul Rounding10,40120.3−11.5
UKIP Chris Daniels2,1424.2+0.6
BNP Gary Pudsey1,8653.6+3.6
SDP Ray Allerston9141.8New
Green Mike Jackson7621.5New
Majority13,48626.3+12.9
Turnout 51,25464.0+2.4
Registered electors 80,105
Conservative hold Swing +0.2
General election 2015: East Yorkshire [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Knight 25,276 50.6 +3.1
Labour Kevin Hickson10,34320.7+0.4
UKIP Stephanie Todd8,95517.9+13.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Adamson2,9665.9−15.3
Green Mark Maloney1,7313.5+2.0
Yorkshire First Stewart Arnold7201.4New
Majority14,93329.9+3.6
Turnout 49,99161.7−2.3
Registered electors 81,023
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
General election 2017: East Yorkshire [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Knight 31,442 58.3 +7.7
Labour Alan Clark16,43630.5+9.8
Liberal Democrats Carl Minns2,1344.0−1.9
UKIP Andrew Dennis1,9863.7−14.2
Yorkshire Timothy Norman1,0151.9+0.5
Green Michael Jackson9431.7−1.8
Majority15,00627.8−2.1
Turnout 53,95666.6+4.9
Registered electors 81,065
Conservative hold Swing −1.1
General election 2019: East Yorkshire [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Greg Knight 33,988 64.4 +6.1
Labour Catherine Minnis11,20121.2–9.3
Liberal Democrats Dale Needham4,2198.0+4.0
Yorkshire Tim Norman1,6863.2+1.3
Green Mike Jackson1,6753.2+1.5
Majority22,78743.2+15.4
Turnout 52,76965.3–1.3
Registered electors 80,871
Conservative hold Swing +7.7

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