Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle in Humberside
Location of Humberside within England
County	East Riding of Yorkshire
Electorate	59,092 (December 2019) [1]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Emma Hardy (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Kingston upon Hull West, Beverley

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle is a borough constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency has been represented by Emma Hardy of the Labour Party since the 2017 general election.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes which will include the addition of the villages of Anlaby, Willerby and Kirk Ella. It will be renamed Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice , to be first contested at the next general election. ^[2]

History

The constituency was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Kingston upon Hull West as Hessle joined from the former seat of Beverley.^{[ citation needed ]}

Boundaries

Map of present boundaries

This seat contains the wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's in the City of Kingston upon Hull and Hessle in the District of East Riding of Yorkshire. ^[3]

Constituency profile

Despite its name, the constituency takes in most of Kingston upon Hull's inner city, a deprived area that is currently undergoing regeneration. ^[4] The area still has some way to go before it is fully restored to healthy economic life, and unemployment remains high; this has not been helped by the declining fishing industry. Hessle is a quiet suburb to the west, conservative by nature and having little in common with its larger neighbour apart from mostly working-class roots.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2005, The Guardian described the seat as a "City centre and fishing port of isolated, rather grim east coast town." ^[5]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [6]	Party
	1997	Alan Johnson	Labour
	2017	Emma Hardy	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Due to a transcription error when declaring the results, the Green Party were initially said to have received 50 votes. However, it later became clear that city council officials had ‘lost’ 510 Green Party votes. They polled 560 votes. ^[7]

General election 2019: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Hardy	13,384	42.0	−11.1
	Conservative	Scott Bell	10,528	33.0	+3.2
	Brexit Party	Michelle Dewberry	5,638	17.7	New
	Liberal Democrats	David Nolan	1,756	5.5	−0.9
	Green	Mike Lammiman	560	1.8	+0.8
Majority			2,856	9.0	−14.3
Turnout			31,866	52.9	−4.5
Registered electors			60,192
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.1

General election 2017: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Hardy	18,342	53.1	+3.9
	Conservative	Christine Mackay	10,317	29.8	+12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Thomas	2,210	6.4	−3.6
	Independent	Michelle Dewberry	1,898	5.5	New
	UKIP	Gary Shores	1,399	4.0	−15.9
	Green	Mike Lammiman	332	1.0	−2.0
	Libertarian	Will Taylor	67	0.2	New
Majority			8,025	23.3	−6.0
Turnout			34,565	57.4	+3.6
Registered electors			60,181
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.2

General election 2015: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Johnson	15,646	49.2	+6.7
	UKIP	Paul Salvidge	6,313	19.9	+14.5
	Conservative	Jo Barker	5,561	17.5	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Thomas	3,169	10.0	−14.2
	Green	Angela Needham	943	3.0	New
	TUSC	Paul Spooner	171	0.5	0.0
Majority			9,333	29.3	+11.0
Turnout			31,803	53.8	−1.2
Registered electors			59,100
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.9

General election 2010: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Johnson	13,378	42.5	−12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Ross	7,636	24.2	+3.2
	Conservative	Gary Shores	6,361	20.2	−0.5
	UKIP	Ken Horden	1,688	5.4	New
	BNP	Edward Scott	1,416	4.5	New
	English Democrat	Peter Mawer	876	2.8	New
	TUSC	Keith Gibson	150	0.5	New
Majority			5,742	18.3	−15.7
Turnout			31,505	55.0	+9.8
Registered electors			57,264
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.9

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Johnson	15,305	55.0	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Nolan	5,855	21.0	+5.9
	Conservative	Karen Woods	5,769	20.7	+0.2
	Veritas	Stephen Wallis	889	3.2	New
Majority			9,450	34.0	-3.9
Turnout			27,818	45.2	−0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.7

General election 2001: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Johnson	16,880	58.4	−0.3
	Conservative	John Sharp	5,929	20.5	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Wastling	4,364	15.1	−3.1
	UKIP	John Cornforth	878	3.0	New
	Independent	David Harris	512	1.8	New
	Natural Law	David Skinner	353	1.2	New
Majority			10,951	37.9	-2.6
Turnout			28,916	45.8	−12.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Johnson	22,520	58.7
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Tress	6,995	18.2
	Conservative	Cormach Moore	6,933	18.1
	Referendum	Richard Bate	1,596	4.2
	Natural Law	Barry Franklin	310	0.8
Majority			15,525	40.5
Turnout			38,354	58.3
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside

References

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2. "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 20 June 2023.
3. Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 26 November 2019.
4. "Hull City Council -". Hull City Council.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Hull West and Hessle Labour: Alan Johnson". The Guardian. London.
6. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
7. "Parliamentary General Election December 2019". Hull.gov.uk. December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
8. "Parliamentary General Election December 2019". Hull.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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10. "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2015 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
11. "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2010 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
12. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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14. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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