Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingston upon Hull North
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
KingstonUponHullNorth2007Constituency.svg
2010–2024 boundary of Kingston upon Hull North in the former county of Humberside
EnglandHumberside.svg
Location of the former county of Humberside within England
County East Riding of Yorkshire (1950–1974, 1996–present)
Humberside (1983–1996)
Electorate 62,917 (December 2019) [1]
1983–2024
SeatsOne
Created from Kingston upon Hull Central
Kingston upon Hull East [2]
Replaced by
1950–1974 (1974)
SeatsOne
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Created from Kingston upon Hull North West
Kingston upon Hull Central
Replaced by Kingston upon Hull Central

Kingston upon Hull North was a borough constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system.

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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes including the addition of the community of Cottingham, as a consequence, it was replaced by Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham , first contested in the 2024 general election. [3]

Boundaries

Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1950–1955: The County Borough of Hull wards of Beverley, Newland, Park, and University.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Hull wards of Beverley, Botanic, Newland, Paragon, Park, University, and West Central.[ citation needed ]

1983–2010: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Newland, Noddle Hill, Orchard Park, Stoneferry, and University.[ citation needed ]

2010–2024: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Bransholme East, Bransholme West, Bricknell, Kings Park, Newland, Orchard Park and Greenwood, and University. [4]

Constituency profile

This constituency covered the northern part of Hull. A diverse constituency: in west Hull it included the large working class housing estates of North Hull Estate and Orchard Park Estate, as well as the Newland, The Avenues, Newland Park and Beverley High Road areas. The University of Hull is located in the Newland area of the constituency and the Beverley Road and Newland areas have large student populations. The constituency extended east of the River Hull including the Bransholme housing estate, and the developing (2010s) housing estate of Kingswood.[ citation needed ]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1950–1974

ElectionMember [5] Party
1950 Austen Hudson Conservative
1959 Michael Coulson Conservative
1964 Henry Solomons Labour
1966 by-election Kevin McNamara Labour
Feb 1974 Constituency abolished (McNamara became MP for Kingston upon Hull Central)

MPs 1983–2024

ElectionMember [5] Party
1983 Kevin McNamara Labour
2005 Diana Johnson Labour
2024 Constituency abolished

Election results 1983-2024

Elections in the 1980s

1983 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 21,365 42.5
Conservative Christopher Hayward15,33730.5
SDP Terence Smith13,38126.6
Nationalist Party Robert Tenney2220.4
Majority6,02812.0
Turnout 50,30167.5
Labour win (new seat)
1987 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 26,123 51.2 +8.7
Conservative Ann O'Brien13,95427.3−3.1
SDP Stephen Unwin10,96221.5−5.1
Majority12,16923.9+11.9
Turnout 51,03969.6+2.1
Labour hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1990s

1992 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 26,619 55.9 +4.7
Conservative B. G. Coleman11,23523.6−3.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Meadowcroft9,50420.0−1.5
Natural Law G. P. Richardson2540.5New
Majority15,38432.3+8.4
Turnout 47,61266.7−2.9
Labour hold Swing +4.2
1997 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 25,542 65.8 +9.9
Conservative David Lee5,83715.1−3.5
Liberal Democrats David Nolan5,66714.6−5.4
Referendum Norman Scott1,5334.0New
Natural Law Terry Brotheridge2150.6+0.1
Majority19,70550.7+18.4
Turnout 38,79457.0−9.7
Labour hold Swing +6.7

Elections in the 2000s

2001 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 16,364 57.2 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Simone Butterworth5,64319.7+5.1
Conservative Paul Charlson4,90217.1+2.0
UKIP Tineka Robinson6552.3New
Socialist Alliance Roger Smith4901.7New
Legalise Cannabis Paul Wagner4781.7New
Independent Christopher Veasey1010.4New
Majority10,72137.5−13.2
Turnout 28,63345.5−11.5
Labour hold Swing
2005 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diana Johnson 15,364 51.9 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Denis Healy8,01327.1+7.4
Conservative Lydia Rivlin3,82212.9−4.2
Green Martin Deane8582.9New
BNP Brian Wainwright7662.6New
Veritas Tineke Robinson3891.3New
Northern Progress Chris Veasey1930.7New
Legalise Cannabis Carl Wagner1790.6−1.1
Majority7,35124.8−12.7
Turnout 29,58447.3+1.8
Labour hold Swing −6.4

Elections in the 2010s

2010 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diana Johnson 13,044 39.2 −12.7
Liberal Democrats Denis Healy12,40337.3+10.2
Conservative Victoria Aitken4,36513.1+0.2
BNP John Mainprize1,4434.3+1.7
UKIP Paul Barlow1,3584.1New
Green Martin Deane4781.4−1.5
English Democrat Michael Cassidy2000.6New
Majority6411.9−22.9
Turnout 33,29152.0+4.7
Registered electors 64,082
Labour hold Swing −11.5
2015 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diana Johnson 18,661 52.8 +13.6
UKIP Sergi Singh5,76216.3+12.2
Conservative Dehenna Davison 5,30615.0+1.9
Liberal Democrats Mike Ross3,1759.0−28.3
Green Martin Deane2,0665.8+4.4
Yorkshire First Vicky Butler3661.0New
Majority12,89936.5+34.6
Turnout 35,33655.1+3.1
Registered electors 64,148
Labour hold Swing +0.7
2017 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diana Johnson 23,685 63.8 +11.0
Conservative Lia Nici-Townend 9,36325.2+10.2
Liberal Democrats Mike Ross1,8695.0−4.0
UKIP John Kitchener1,6014.3−12.0
Green Martin Deane6041.6−4.2
Majority14,32238.6+2.1
Turnout 37,12257.4+2.3
Registered electors 64,665
Labour hold Swing +0.4
2019 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Diana Johnson 17,033 49.8 −14.0
Conservative Holly Whitbread9,44027.6+2.4
Brexit Party Derek Abram4,77113.9New
Liberal Democrats Mike Ross2,0846.1+1.1
Green Richard Howarth8752.6+1.0
Majority7,59322.2−16.4
Turnout 34,20352.2−5.2
Registered electors 65,515
Labour hold Swing −8.2

Elections 1950–1970

Elections in the 1950s

1950 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Austen Hudson 18,81144.66
Labour C. F. C. Lawson18,04142.83
Liberal George Stanley Atkinson5,26812.51
Majority7701.83
Turnout 42,12086.30
Conservative win (new seat)
1951 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Austen Hudson 22,54552.96+8.3
Labour John Foord20,02547.04+4.21
Majority2,5205.92
Turnout 42,57084.70
Conservative hold Swing
1955 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Austen Hudson 25,78050.58−2.38
Labour John Foord25,19049.42+2.38
Majority5901.16−4.76
Turnout 50,97077.37−7.33
Conservative hold Swing
1959 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Coulson 23,61245.30−5.28
Labour Jack Foord22,91043.95−5.47
Liberal Antony Butcher5,60410.75New
Majority7021.35+0.19
Turnout 52,12681.55+4.18
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1964 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Solomons 20,66443.31−0.64
Conservative Michael Coulson 19,48340.83−4.47
Liberal Laurie Millward7,57015.86+5.11
Majority1,1812.48N/A
Turnout 47,71777.23−4.32
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1966 Kingston upon Hull North by-election [ citation needed ]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 24,47952.22+8.91
Conservative Toby Jessel 19,12840.81+0.05
Liberal Laurie Millward2,9456.28−11.58
Radical Alliance Richard Gott 2530.54New
Independent Russell Eckley350.07New
Independent Kelvin Woodburne330.07New
Majority5,35111.41
Turnout 46,873
Labour hold Swing +4.4
1966 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 26,64055.20+2.98
Conservative Toby Jessel 17,87137.03−3.78
Liberal Laurie Millward3,7477.76+1.48
Majority8,76918.17
Turnout 48,25878.97
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1970 general election: Kingston upon Hull North [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 26,30257.15+1.95
Conservative John Townend 17,91238.92+1.89
Anti-Common MarketWalter Harvey1,8083.93New
Majority8,39018.23+0.06
Turnout 46,02270.09−8.88
Labour hold Swing

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