Beverley and Holderness

Constituency profile

The Beverley and Holderness constituency covers the south-eastern portion of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It contains the coastal region of Holderness and the rural areas to the north of Kingston upon Hull. Settlements in the constituency include the market town of Beverley, the smaller towns of Hedon and Withernsea and many smaller villages.

The constituency is predominantly rural and agricultural. Beverley is a local centre for commerce and, historically, shipbuilding. The coastal area is popular with tourists and contains a number of holiday parks. Residents are generally older and have similar levels of wealth when compared to national averages. White people make up 98% of the population. At the most recent county council election in 2023, voters in Beverley and the western areas of the constituency elected Liberal Democrat councillors, whilst the eastern coastal part elected Conservatives. It is estimated that 58% of voters supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, a higher proportion than the country as a whole.

History

The seat has been won by the Conservative candidate at every general election since its creation in 1997, on a majority ranging between 38.2% in the 2019 general election to 0.3% in the 2024 general election. The party of the runner-up candidate has been Labour seven times and Liberal Democrat once.

Boundaries

1997–2010: The East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley wards of Cherry Holme, Leconfield, Leven, Minster North, Minster South, Molescroft, St Mary's East, St Mary's West, Tickton, Walkington, and Woodmansey, and the Borough of Holderness.

2010–2024: The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Beverley Rural, Mid Holderness, Minster and Woodmansey, North Holderness, St Mary's, South East Holderness, and South West Holderness.

From and including the 2010 general election the composition of the seat changed: the civil parishes Brandesburton and Woodmansey were transferred to other seats (East Yorkshire and Haltemprice and Howden respectively); and Middleton on the Wolds and Newbald were gained from the same respective seats.

2024–present: The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of: Beverley Rural, Mid Holderness, Minster and Woodmansey, St Mary’s, South East Holderness, and South West Holderness.

The North Holderness ward was transferred to the new constituency of Bridlington and the Wolds.

Members of Parliament

Beverley and Boothferry prior to 1997

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

| reg. electors = 71,994

Elections in the 2010s

| reg. electors = 79,696

| reg. electors = 80,657

| reg. electors = 80,805

| reg. electors = 79,318

Elections in the 2000s

| reg. electors = 76,868

| reg. electors = 74,741

Elections in the 1990s

| reg. electors = 72,049

Notes

References

References

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