| East Yorkshire | |
|---|---|
| Formercounty constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
 2010–2024 boundary of East Yorkshire in Humberside | |
 Location ofHumberside within England | |
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Population | 100,377 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 79,701 (December 2019)[2] |
| Major settlements | Bridlington,Driffield,Pocklington,Market Weighton |
| 1997–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | |
East Yorkshire was acounty constituency for theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom, established for1997 general election. It elected oneMember of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by thefirst-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency represented northern part of theEast Riding of Yorkshire county.
Further to the completion of the2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and replaced primarily (with moderate boundary changes) by the newBridlington and The Wolds constituency since2024 general election.[3]
The East Yorkshire constituency was created for the1997 general election and replaced theBridlington constituency. TheConservative MP for that seat since 1979,John Townend, won the new seat and held it until he retired at the2001 general election. His successorGreg Knight had previously represented themarginal seat ofDerby North from 1983 until he was defeated in the1997 general election.[citation needed] Since the creation of the constituency until its abolition in 2024 it was Conservativesafe seat and ranked 170th in terms of their share of the vote of their 631 candidates, with an approximately equally divided opposition in 2010.[4]
1997–2010: The Borough of East Yorkshire.[5]
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.[6]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | John Townend | Conservative | |
| 2001 | Greg Knight | Conservative | |
| 2024 | constituency abolished | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Townend | 20,904 | 42.7 | ||
| Labour | Ian Male | 17,567 | 35.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Leadley | 9,070 | 18.5 | ||
| SDP | Raymond Allerston | 1,049 | 2.1 | ||
| National Democrats | Michael Cooper | 381 | 0.8 | ||
| Majority | 3,337 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 48,971 | 70.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 69,482 | ||||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Greg Knight | 19,861 | 45.9 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Tracey Simpson-Laing | 15,179 | 35.0 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary-Rose Hardy | 6,300 | 14.5 | −4.0 | |
| UKIP | Trevor Pearson | 1,661 | 3.8 | New | |
| Independent | Paul Dessoy | 313 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 4,682 | 10.9 | +4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 43,314 | 60.1 | −10.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,052 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Greg Knight | 21,215 | 45.2 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Emma Hoddinott | 14,932 | 31.8 | −3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Wastling | 9,075 | 19.3 | +4.8 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Tresidder | 1,703 | 3.6 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 6,283 | 13.4 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 46,925 | 61.6 | +1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,218 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Greg Knight | 24,328 | 47.5 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Adamson | 10,842 | 21.2 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | Paul Rounding | 10,401 | 20.3 | −11.5 | |
| UKIP | Chris Daniels | 2,142 | 4.2 | +0.6 | |
| BNP | Gary Pudsey | 1,865 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| SDP | Ray Allerston | 914 | 1.8 | New | |
| Green | Mike Jackson | 762 | 1.5 | New | |
| Majority | 13,486 | 26.3 | +12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 51,254 | 64.0 | +2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 80,105 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Greg Knight | 25,276 | 50.6 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | Kevin Hickson | 10,343 | 20.7 | +0.4 | |
| UKIP | Stephanie Todd | 8,955 | 17.9 | +13.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Adamson | 2,966 | 5.9 | −15.3 | |
| Green | Mark Maloney | 1,731 | 3.5 | +2.0 | |
| Yorkshire First | Stewart Arnold | 720 | 1.4 | New | |
| Majority | 14,933 | 29.9 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 49,991 | 61.7 | −2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,023 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Greg Knight | 31,442 | 58.3 | +7.7 | |
| Labour | Alan Clark | 16,436 | 30.5 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Minns | 2,134 | 4.0 | −1.9 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Dennis | 1,986 | 3.7 | −14.2 | |
| Yorkshire | Timothy Norman | 1,015 | 1.9 | +0.5 | |
| Green | Michael Jackson | 943 | 1.7 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 15,006 | 27.8 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 53,956 | 66.6 | +4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,065 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Greg Knight | 33,988 | 64.4 | +6.1 | |
| Labour | Catherine Minnis | 11,201 | 21.2 | –9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dale Needham | 4,219 | 8.0 | +4.0 | |
| Yorkshire | Tim Norman | 1,686 | 3.2 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Mike Jackson | 1,675 | 3.2 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 22,787 | 43.2 | +15.4 | ||
| Turnout | 52,769 | 65.3 | –1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 80,871 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +7.7 | |||
