Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
UK Parliament constituency (1997–2024)
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Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 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.
| Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
2010–2024 boundary of Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle in the former county of Humberside | |
 Location of the former county of Humberside within England | |
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 59,092 (December 2019)[1] |
| 1997–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Kingston upon Hull West, Beverley |
| Replaced by | Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice |
The seat was abolished in the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. With the addition of the villages of Anlaby, Willerby and Kirk Ella, it was replaced by Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, which was first contested in the 2024 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
This seat contained 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 covered most of Kingston upon Hull's inner city, a deprived area undergoing regeneration.[4] The area had high unemployment and a 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 | |
| 2024 | Constituency abolished | ||
Election results 1997–2024
Elections in the 1990s
| 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) | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| 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 | |
| Socialist Labour | David Skinner | 353 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 10,951 | 37.9 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 28,916 | 45.8 | −12.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | +12.2 | |
| 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 | |||
- 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.[14]