Bridlington and The Wolds

The constituency of Bridlington and The Wolds covers a large rural area of the East Riding of Yorkshire and includes most of the Yorkshire Wolds. The largest settlement is the coastal town of Bridlington with a population of around 38,000.^[4] Other towns in the constituency are Driffield, Hornsea and Market Weighton. Most of the constituency is agricultural, but the coastal area contains a number of holiday parks and Bridlington and Hornsea are popular seaside resorts.

Compared to national averages, residents are considerably older, more religious and have low levels of income, education and professional employment.^[5] Parts of Bridlington fall within the 10% most deprived areas in England, although the inland area around Driffield is wealthier.^[6] White people make up 98% of the population.^[5] At the local council, most of the constituency is represented by Conservative or independent councillors, although Bridlington saw strong support for the regionalist Yorkshire Party and the Liberal Democrats. Voters strongly supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum with an estimated 66% voting in favour of Brexit.^[5]

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

• 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; North Holderness; Wolds Weighton (majority).^[7]

It comprises the following:^[8]

• A majority of the abolished East Yorkshire constituency – excluding the Pocklington Provincial ward and a small part of the Wolds Weighton ward
• The North Holderness ward from the retained Beverley and Holderness constituency

East Yorkshire prior to 2024

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
• Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber