Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingston upon Hull North
Borough constituency

Kingston upon Hull North shown within Humberside, and Humberside shown within England
Created: 1950, 1983
MP: Diana Johnson
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

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.

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[edit] Boundaries

This constituency covers the northern part of Hull. A diverse constituency, it includes the large social housing estates of Bransholme, North Hull and Orchard Park, as well as some of the city's most desirable housing areas in the Avenues, Newland Park and Beverley High Road areas. A seat with a large student population, Hull North has the University at its centre, and many students live in the Newland Avenue and Beverley Road communities. A large new housing development in the north of the seat called Kingswood is also rapidly changing the constituency's demographic profile.

Kingston upon Hull North includes the Hull City Council wards of Avenue, Beverley, Bransholme East, Bransholme West, Bricknell, Kings Park, Newland, Orchard Park and Greenwood and University.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1950-1974

Election Member Party
1950 Austen Hudson Conservative
1959 Michael Coulson Conservative
1964 Henry Solomons Labour
1966 Kevin McNamara Labour
1974 Constituency abolished (McNamara became MP for Hull Central)

[edit] MPs 1983-present

Election Member Party
1983 Kevin McNamara Labour
2005 Diana Johnson Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Kingston upon Hull North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana Johnson 15,364 51.9 -5.3
Liberal Democrat Denis Healy 8,013 27.1 +7.3
Conservative Lydia Rivlin 3,822 12.9 -4.2
Green Martin Deane 858 2.9 N/A
British National Party Brian Wainwright 766 2.6 N/A
Veritas Tineke Robinson 389 1.3 N/A
Northern Progress Chris Veasey 193 0.7 N/A
Legalise Cannabis Carl Wagner 179 0.6 -1.0
Majority 7,351 24.8
Turnout 29,584 47.3 +1.8
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Kingston upon Hull North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 16,364 57.2 -8.7
Liberal Democrat Simone Butterworth 5,643 19.7 +5.1
Conservative Paul Charlson 4,902 17.1 +2.1
UK Independence Tineka Robinson 655 2.3 N/A
Socialist Alliance Roger Smith 490 1.7 N/A
Legalise Cannabis Paul Wagner 478 1.7 +1.7
Independent Christopher Veasey 101 0.4 N/A
Majority 10,721 37.5
Turnout 28,633 45.5 -11.5
Labour hold Swing


[edit] See also

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Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour
Barnsley Central • Barnsley East and Mexborough • Barnsley West and Penistone • Batley and Spen • Bradford North • Bradford South • Bradford West • Brigg and Goole • Calder Valley • City of York • Cleethorpes • Colne Valley • Dewsbury • Don Valley • Doncaster Central • Doncaster North • Elmet • Great Grimsby • Halifax • Hemsworth • Huddersfield • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • Keighley • Leeds Central • Leeds East • Leeds North East • Leeds West • Morley and Rothwell • Normanton • Pontefract and Castleford • Pudsey • Rother Valley • Rotherham • Scunthorpe • Selby • Sheffield Attercliffe • Sheffield Brightside • Sheffield Central • Sheffield Heeley • Sheffield Hillsborough • Wakefield • Wentworth
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) • Conservative (2) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1)
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