Electorate 68,150 (December 2010) Created from Kingston upon Hull Number of members 1 | Created 1885 Member of parliament Karl Turner Replaced by Kingston upon Hull | |
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County East Riding of Yorkshire European Parliament constituency Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
Kingston upon Hull East (usually just Hull East) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Karl Turner of the Labour Party.
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Boundaries
1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Alexandra, Beverley, Drypool, and Sutton, and part of Central ward.
1918-1950: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, and Southcoates.
1950-1955: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, Marfleet, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton.
1955-1974: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, East Central, Marfleet, Myton, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton.
1974-1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Bransholme, Drypool, Greatfield, Holderness, Longhill, Marfleet, Stoneferry, and Sutton.
1983-2010: The City of Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates, and Sutton.
2010–present: The City of Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates East, Southcoates West, and Sutton.
Constituency profile
This safe Labour seat covers most the city of Kingston upon Hull east of the River Hull, excluding for the Bransholme estate which lies in the Hull North constituency. It is a constituency of diversity, divided by Holderness Road, it can be split into two very separate areas. It includes the now-redeveloped residential Victoria Docks, which can be considered alongside Sutton Village, Garden Village and the private housing suburbs to the north of East Park. Away from the prestigious dockside developments and middle-class suburbs, the southern area of the constituency is largely social housing with a large amount of unemployment and underemployment alongside the vast docks and industrial estates.
History
In the early years of the constituency, it continually changed hands between the Conservative Party and the then-Liberal Party. Hull East has returned Labour MPs since 1935, and from 1945 to 2010 was represented by only two members, former seamen, Harry Pursey and John Prescott (who became Deputy Prime Minister, in charge of at the time town and country planning policy).
Elections in the 2010s
Previously Emma Ideson was announced as the Conservative candidate for 2015.
484 voters (all who had registered to vote after 1 April 2015) were initially sent erroneous ballot papers omitting the final two candidates. Replacement ballots with an explanation were posted out.