Goole and Pocklington (UK Parliament constituency)

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Goole and Pocklington
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Goole and Pocklington (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
Yorkshire and the Humber - Goole and Pocklington constituency.svg
Boundary of Goole and Pocklington in Yorkshire and the Humber
County East Riding of Yorkshire
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament David Davis (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from

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.

Contents

Boundaries

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

1.Areas marked “9” on the map of the Goole and Pocklington constituency produced by the Boundary Commission for England [4]

It comprise the following areas: [5]

Members of Parliament

Haltemprice and Howden prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 David Davis Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Goole and Pocklington [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Davis 18,981 38.2 −27.0
Labour Liam Draycott15,40931.0+10.6
Reform UK Rich Kelly9,05418.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Dale Richard Needham3,3806.8−1.0
Green Angela Stone2,4514.9+1.0
Independent Shona Wade4670.9N/A
Majority3,5727.2−37.5
Turnout 49,74263.5−1.9
Registered electors 78,287
Conservative hold Swing −18.8

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References

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