Electorate 65,219 (December 2010) Created from Hull North West Number of members 1 | Created 1983 Member of parliament Diana Johnson Party Labour Party | |
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County 1950–1974 East Riding of Yorkshire
1983–1996 Humberside
1996– East Riding of Yorkshire Created from Hull Central and Hull East European Parliament constituency Yorkshire and the Humber Replaced by Kingston upon Hull North West, Kingston upon Hull Central, Kingston upon Hull East | ||
Kingston upon Hull North (usually just Hull North) is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
1950-1955: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Beverley, Newland, Park, and University.
1955-1974: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Beverley, Botanic, Newland, Paragon, Park, University, and West Central.
1983-2010: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Newland, Noddle Hill, Orchard Park, Stoneferry, and University.
2010–present: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Bransholme East, Bransholme West, Bricknell, Kings Park, Newland, Orchard Park and Greenwood, and University.
This constituency covers the northern part of Hull. A diverse constituency: in west Hull it includes the large social housing estates of North Hull Estate and Orchard Park Estate, as well as the Newland, The Avenues, Newland Park and Beverley High Road areas. Hull University is located in the Newland area of the constituency and the Beverley Road and Newland areas have large student populations. The constituency extends east of the River Hull including the Bransholme housing estate, and the developing (2010s) housing estate of Kingswood.