Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham is a constituency located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It covers the northern area of the city of Kingston upon Hull—more commonly known as Hull—including the neighbourhoods of the Avenues, Sculcoates, Newland, Inglemire, Orchard Park, Kingswood and most of Bransholme. The constituency also includes the large village of Cottingham, which lies outside the city's boundaries. Kingston-upon-Hull is an industrial city based at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber estuary and has been an important port city for around 800 years.^[2] The city has been described as an "up and coming" place to live.^[3][4] The constituency contains the University of Hull, which has around 15,000 students.^[5] The constituency is divided in terms of wealth; Orchard Park, Bransholme and the areas close to the city centre contain much social housing and fall within the top 10% most-deprived areas in England, whilst Newland, Kingswood and Cottingham are generally affluent and suburban in character.^[6] The average house price in the constituency is lower than the rest of Yorkshire and around half the national average.^[7]

In general, residents of the constituency are young, have average levels of education and low rates of homeownership. Household income is low and residents are less likely to work in professional occupations compared to the rest of the country.^[7] A high proportion of residents work in healthcare and education.^[8] White people made up 90% of the population at the 2021 census.^[7] At the local council level, the more deprived neighbourhoods are represented by Labour Party councillors whilst the more affluent areas elected Liberal Democrats. An estimated 58% of voters supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 52%.^[7]

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

• The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Cottingham North and Cottingham South.
• The City of Kingston upon Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley & Newland, Bricknell, Central, Kingswood, Orchard Park, University, and West Carr.^[9]

The seat comprises the following areas of former constituencies:^[10]

• The majority of the previous Kingston upon Hull North constituency – excluding the North Carr ward, which was moved to Kingston upon Hull East
• The large suburb of Cottingham, previously in the constituency of Haltemprice and Howden (abolished and broken up)

Kingston upon Hull North prior to 2024

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