Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024}}

{{Infobox UK constituency

| name = Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle

| parliament = uk

| image = File:KingstonUponHullWestHessle2007Constituency.svg

| caption = 2010–2024 boundary of Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle in the former county of Humberside

| map2 = EnglandHumberside

| map_entity = the former county of Humberside

| map_year =

| year = 1997

| abolished = 2024

| type = Borough

| previous = Kingston upon Hull West, Beverley

| next = Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

| elects_howmany = One

| population =

| electorate = 59,092 (December 2019){{cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/parliament-and-elections/elections-elections/uk-elections/constituency-data-electorates/|title=Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library|date=15 June 2020|publisher=Parliament UK|access-date=22 July 2020}}

| region = England

| county = East Riding of Yorkshire

| towns =

}}

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.

Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes, including the addition of the villages of Anlaby, Willerby and Kirk Ella, it was replaced by Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, first contested in the 2024 general election.{{Cite web |title=Yorkshire and the Humber {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/yorkshire-and-the-humber/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for England}}

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|date=November 2019}}

Boundaries

{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries 1997–2024}}

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.{{UK-LEG |title=Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 |path=uksi/2007/1681/schedules/made |asmade=yes |access_date=26 November 2019}}

Constituency profile

Despite its name, the constituency covered most of Kingston upon Hull's inner city, a deprived area undergoing regeneration.{{cite web |url=http://www.hull.gov.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040410212832/http://www.hull.gov.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 April 2004 |title=Hull City Council – |publisher=Hull City Council }} 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|date=November 2019}}

In 2005, The Guardian described the seat as a "City centre and fishing port of isolated, rather grim east coast town."{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/1037/hull-west-and-hessle |location=London |work=The Guardian |title=Hull West and Hessle Labour: Alan Johnson}}

Members of Parliament

colspan="2"\|Election	Member{{Rayment-hc\|h\|4\|date=March 2012}}	Party
class="wikitable"
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1997 \| Alan Johnson \| Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 2017 \| Emma Hardy \| Labour
\| 2024	colspan="2"\|Constituency abolished

Election results 1997–2024

=Elections in the 1990s=

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1997: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle{{cite web |title=Election Data 1997 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Johnson

|votes = 22,520

|percentage = 58.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Bob Tress

|votes = 6,995

|percentage = 18.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Cormach Moore

|votes = 6,933

|percentage = 18.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Richard Bate

|votes = 1,596

|percentage = 4.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Barry Franklin

|votes = 310

|percentage = 0.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 15,525

|percentage = 40.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,354

|percentage = 58.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

}}

=Elections in the 2000s=

{{Election box begin | title=General election 2001: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle{{cite web |title=Election Data 2001 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Johnson

|votes = 16,880

|percentage = 58.4

|change = −0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Sharp

|votes = 5,929

|percentage = 20.5

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Angela Wastling

|votes = 4,364

|percentage = 15.1

|change = −3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = John Cornforth

|votes = 878

|percentage = 3.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = David Harris

|votes = 512

|percentage = 1.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = David Skinner

|votes = 353

|percentage = 1.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,951

|percentage = 37.9

|change = −2.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 28,916

|percentage = 45.8

|change = −12.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 2005: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle{{cite web |title=Election Data 2005 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |access-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Johnson

|votes = 15,305

|percentage = 55.0

|change = −3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = David Nolan

|votes = 5,855

|percentage = 21.0

|change = +5.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Karen Woods

|votes = 5,769

|percentage = 20.7

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Veritas (political party)

|candidate = Stephen Wallis

|votes = 889

|percentage = 3.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,450

|percentage = 34.0

|change = −3.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 27,818

|percentage = 45.2

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −4.7

}}

=Elections in the 2010s=

{{Election box begin

| title = General election 2010: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle{{cite web |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/election/2010-05-06/Results/Location/Constituency/Kingston%20upon%20Hull%20West%20and%20Hessle |title=Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2010 Election Results |website=General Elections Online |publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom |access-date=25 November 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Alan Johnson

| votes = 13,378

| percentage = 42.5

| change = −12.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| candidate = Mike Ross

| votes = 7,636

| percentage = 24.2

| change = +3.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = Gary Shores

| votes = 6,361

| percentage = 20.2

| change = −0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = UK Independence Party

| candidate = Ken Horden

| votes = 1,688

| percentage = 5.4

| change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = British National Party

| candidate = Edward Scott

| votes = 1,416

| percentage = 4.5

| change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = English Democrats

| candidate = Peter Mawer

| votes = 876

| percentage = 2.8

| change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

| candidate = Keith Gibson

| votes = 150

| percentage = 0.5

| change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 5,742

| percentage = 18.3

| change = −15.7

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 31,505

| percentage = 55.0

| change = +9.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors

| reg. electors = 57,264

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Labour Party (UK)

| swing = −7.9

}}

{{Election box begin

| title = General election 2015: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle{{cite web |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/election/2015-05-07/Results/Location/Constituency/Kingston%20upon%20Hull%20West%20and%20Hessle |title=Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2015 Election Results |website=General Elections Online |publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom |access-date=25 November 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Alan Johnson

| votes = 15,646

| percentage = 49.2

| change = +6.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = UK Independence Party

| candidate = Paul Salvidge

| votes = 6,313

| percentage = 19.9

| change = +14.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = Jo Barker

| votes = 5,561

| percentage = 17.5

| change = −2.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| candidate = Claire Thomas

| votes = 3,169

| percentage = 10.0

| change = −14.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Green Party of England and Wales

| candidate = Angela Needham

| votes = 943

| percentage = 3.0

| change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

| candidate = Paul Spooner

| votes = 171

| percentage = 0.5

| change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 9,333

| percentage = 29.3

| change = +11.0

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 31,803

| percentage = 53.8

| change = −1.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors

| reg. electors = 59,100

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Labour Party (UK)

| swing = −3.9

}}

{{Election box begin

| title = General election 2017: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle{{cite web |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/election/2017-06-08/Results/Location/Constituency/Kingston%20upon%20Hull%20West%20and%20Hessle |title=Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle – 2017 Election Results |website=General Elections Online |publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom |access-date=25 November 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Emma Hardy

| votes = 18,342

| percentage = 53.1

| change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = Christine Mackay

| votes = 10,317

| percentage = 29.8

| change = +12.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| candidate = Claire Thomas

| votes = 2,210

| percentage = 6.4

| change = −3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Independent politician

| candidate = Michelle Dewberry

| votes = 1,898

| percentage = 5.5

| change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = UK Independence Party

| candidate = Gary Shores

| votes = 1,399

| percentage = 4.0

| change = −15.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Green Party of England and Wales

| candidate = Mike Lammiman

| votes = 332

| percentage = 1.0

| change = −2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (UK)

| candidate = Will Taylor

| votes = 67

| percentage = 0.2

| change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 8,025

| percentage = 23.3

| change = −6.0

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 34,565

| percentage = 57.4

| change = +3.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors

| reg. electors = 60,181

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Labour Party (UK)

| swing = −4.2

}}

{{Election box begin

| title = General election 2019: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle{{cite web |url=http://www.hull.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/parliamentary-general-election-december-2019 |title=Parliamentary General Election December 2019 |website=Hull.gov.uk |access-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809172855/http://www.hull.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/parliamentary-general-election-december-2019 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Emma Hardy

| votes = 13,384

| percentage = 42.0

| change = −11.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = Scott Bell

| votes = 10,528

| percentage = 33.0

| change = +3.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Brexit Party

| candidate = Michelle Dewberry

| votes = 5,638

| percentage = 17.7

| change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| candidate = David Nolan

| votes = 1,756

| percentage = 5.5

| change = −0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Green Party of England and Wales

| candidate = Mike Lammiman

| votes = 560

| percentage = 1.8

| change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 2,856

| percentage = 9.0

| change = −14.3

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 31,866

| percentage = 52.9

| change = −4.5

}}

{{Election box registered electors

| reg. electors = 60,192

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Labour Party (UK)

| 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.hull.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/parliamentary-general-election-december-2019 |title=Parliamentary General Election December 2019 |date=December 2019 |work=Hull.gov.uk |access-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809172855/http://www.hull.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/parliamentary-general-election-december-2019 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |url-status=dead}}

References

External links

[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13177.html Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65984.html Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside (historic)

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2024

Category:Politics of Kingston upon Hull

colspan="2"\|Election	Member{{Rayment-hc\|h\|4\|date=March 2012}}	Party
class="wikitable"
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1997 \| Alan Johnson \| Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 2017 \| Emma Hardy \| Labour
\| 2024	colspan="2"\|Constituency abolished

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

History

Boundaries

Constituency profile

Members of Parliament

Election results 1997–2024

=Elections in the 1990s=

=Elections in the 2000s=

=Elections in the 2010s=

See also

References

External links