Goole and Pocklington (UK Parliament constituency)

Goole and Pocklington
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Goole and Pocklington in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	East Riding of Yorkshire
Major settlements	Goole, Pocklington, Howden, Snaith
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	David Davis (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Haltemprice and Howden Brigg and Goole (part) East Yorkshire (part)

Goole and Pocklington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. ^[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. ^[2] Its Member of Parliament (MP) is David Davis of the Conservative Party, the former Brexit Secretary. Davis previously represented the predecessor constituencies of Boothferry from 1987 to 1997, and Haltemprice and Howden from 1997 to 2024.

Boundaries

The constituency contains the following electoral wards of the East Riding of Yorkshire: ^[3]

• Dale, Goole North, Goole South, Howden, Howdenshire, Pocklington Provincial, Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe & Marshland, South Hunsley, and Wolds Weighton (small part).

It comprises the following areas:

• Goole and Snaith from the abolished seat of Brigg and Goole
• Pocklington from the East Yorkshire constituency (renamed Bridlington and the Wolds)
• Howden and North Ferriby, with rural areas to the north of the Humber in between, from the abolished constituency of Haltemprice and Howden (comprising half of the new seat's electorate)

Members of Parliament

Haltemprice and Howden prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	David Davis	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Goole and Pocklington ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Davis	18,981	38.2	−26.9
	Labour	Liam Draycott	15,409	31.0	+10.6
	Reform UK	Rich Kelly	9,054	18.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Dale Richard Needham	3,380	6.8	−1.0
	Green	Angela Stone	2,451	4.9	+1.0
	Independent	Shona Wade	467	0.9	N/A
Majority			3,572	7.2	−37.5
Turnout			49,742	63.5	−1.9
Registered electors			78,287
	Conservative hold		Swing	−18.8

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

References

1. "Bye Bye Brigg and Goole - Andrew Percy MP". www.andrewpercy.org. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
3. "New Seat Details - Goole and Pocklington". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
4. "Parliamentary election results Goole and Pocklington". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
5. "Goole and Pocklington results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

External links

• Goole and Pocklington UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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