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East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024

FieldValue
nameEast Yorkshire
parliamentuk
image[[File:EastYorkshire2007Constituency.svg120pxalt=Outline map]]
caption2010–2024 boundary of East Yorkshire in Humberside
map2EnglandHumberside
map_entityHumberside
year1997
abolished2024
typeCounty
previous
next
elects_howmanyOne
population100,377 (2011 census)
electorate79,701 (December 2019)
regionEngland
countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
townsBridlington, Driffield, Pocklington, Market Weighton

East Yorkshire was a county constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, established for 1997 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency represented northern part of the East Riding of Yorkshire county.

Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and replaced primarily (with moderate boundary changes) by the new Bridlington and The Wolds constituency since 2024 general election.

History

The East Yorkshire constituency was created for the 1997 general election and replaced the Bridlington constituency. The Conservative MP for that seat since 1979, John Townend, won the new seat and held it until he retired at the 2001 general election. His successor Greg Knight had previously represented the marginal seat of Derby North from 1983 until he was defeated in the 1997 general election. Since the creation of the constituency until its abolition in 2024 it was Conservative safe seat and ranked 170th in terms of their share of the vote of their 631 candidates, with an approximately equally divided opposition in 2010.

Boundaries

1997–2010: The Borough of East Yorkshire.

2010–2024: 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, Pocklington Provincial, and Wolds Weighton.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Conservative Party (UK)}}"1997John Townend
Conservative Party (UK)}}"2001Greg Knight
2024constituency abolished

Election results 1997–2024

Elections in the 1990s

| reg. electors = 69,482

Elections in the 2000s

| reg. electors = 72,052

| reg. electors = 76,218

Elections in the 2010s

| reg. electors = 80,105

| reg. electors = 81,023

| reg. electors = 81,065

| reg. electors = 80,871

References

References

  1. (21 March 2013). "Census data for Parliamentary constituencies in England & Wales, 2011: East Yorkshire". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  2. (15 June 2020). "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK.
  3. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber {{!}} Boundary Commission for England".
  4. "Previous UK general elections". Electoral Commission.
  5. "Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995".
  6. "Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007".
  7. "Past Results: 1997 General Election: Yorkshire East". David Boothroyd.
  8. (18 June 2001). "General Election results, 7 June 2001". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  9. (23 May 2005). "Result: Yorkshire East". Electoral Commission.
  10. "East Yorkshire – 2010 Election Results". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  11. "East Yorkshire – 2015 Election Results". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  12. "East Yorkshire – 2017 Election Results". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  13. "Yorkshire East".
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