Humberside was abolished in 1996 both as a county council and a non-metropolitan county, being succeeded by the four unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The constituency boundaries used up to the 2005 United Kingdom general election were drawn up when the county still existed. For the review which came into effect for the 2010 general election, the four unitary authorities were considered together, and for the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, coming into effect for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England considered the area comprising the former county of Humberside with the county of South Yorkshire as a sub-region of Yorkshire and the Humber.
The area is divided into 10 parliamentary constituencies – 4 borough constituencies and 6 county constituencies, one of which includes parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.
Constituencies
ConstituencyElectorateMajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionMapBeverley and Holderness CC70,559124 Graham Stuart† Margaret Pinder‡Bridlington and The Wolds CC74,4383,125 Charlie Dewhirst† Sarah Carter‡Brigg and Immingham CC74,2973,243 Martin Vickers† Najmul Hussain‡Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme CC (Part)70,133 2,311 Lee Pitcher‡ Nick Fletcher†Goole and Pocklington CC78,2873,572 David Davis† Liam Draycott‡Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes CC76,1574,803 Melanie Onn‡ Oliver Freeston#Kingston upon Hull East BCMany sources list the Kingston upon Hull constituencies as Hull, following the city council's own practice. However, the official names have not adopted the short form.70,5603,920 Karl Turner‡ Neil Hunter#Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham BC75,28010,769 Diana Johnson‡ Martin Baker#Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice BC73,2528,979 Emma Hardy‡ Julie Peck#Scunthorpe CC74,2633,542 Nic Dakin‡ Holly Mumby-Croft†
Boundary changes
2024 See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details. Former nameBoundaries 2010–2024Current nameBoundaries 2024–present Beverley and Holderness CC Brigg and Goole CC Cleethorpes CC East Yorkshire CC Great Grimsby BC Haltemprice and Howden CC Kingston upon Hull East BC Kingston upon Hull North BC Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle BC Scunthorpe CC Beverley and Holderness CC Bridlington and The Wolds CC Brigg and Immingham CC Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme CC (Part) Goole and Pocklington CC Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes BC Kingston upon Hull East BC Kingston upon Hull North BC Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice BC Scunthorpe CC
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine the four unitary authorities which make up the former county of Humberside with South Yorkshire as a sub-region of the Yorkshire and the Humber Region, resulting in the creation of a new cross-county boundary constituency named Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme, which encompassed part of the former Brigg and Goole constituency. Seven existing constituencies were abolished (Brigg and Goole, Cleethorpes, East Yorkshire, Great Grimsby, Haltemprice and Howden, Kingston upon Hull North and Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) and replaced by six new seats wholly within the area (Bridlington and The Wolds, Brigg and Immingham, Goole and Pocklington, Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham and Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice).
The following constituencies were created:
Containing electoral wards from East Riding of Yorkshire
Beverley and Holderness Bridlington and The Wolds Goole and Pocklington Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham (part) Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (part)
Containing electoral wards from Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull East Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham (part) Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (part)
Containing electoral wards from North East Lincolnshire
Brigg and Immingham (part)
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Containing electoral wards from North Lincolnshire
Brigg and Immingham (part)
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme CC (part also in the South Yorkshire metropolitan borough of Doncaster) Scunthorpe CC
2010 Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain the 10 constituencies covering the former county of Humberside for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards. NameBoundaries 1997–2010Boundaries 2010–2024 Beverley and Holderness CC Brigg and Goole CC Cleethorpes CC East Yorkshire CC Great Grimsby BC Haltemprice and Howden CC Kingston upon Hull East BC Kingston upon Hull North BC Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle BC Scunthorpe CC
Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019
2024 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Humberside in the 2024 general election were as follows:Doncaster East and The Isle of Axholme is a cross-county constituency. As the results of UK general elections are not disclosed on a sub-constituency level, the constituency's vote shares have been omitted PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Labour135,39137.4%8.0%63Conservative99,98027.6%28.1%43Reform82,71622.9%17.9%00Liberal Democrats22,4066.2%0.1%00Greens15,6764.3%1.8%00Others5,8071.6%0.5%00Total361,976100.010
Percentage votes Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour29.234.840.350.446.741.030.833.942.129.437.4Conservative43.841.941.730.432.833.036.838.448.655.727.6Reform1 – – – – – – – – –5.022.9Liberal Democrat226.823.117.415.817.120.822.55.43.76.36.2Green Party –*****0.73.11.12.54.3UKIP – – –***4.518.03.2*Other0.20.20.63.33.45.24.71.21.31.11.6 1As the Brexit Party in 2019 21983 & 1987 – SDP–Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour45577755536Conservative54433355574Total9991010101010101010 11983 & 1987 – SDP–Liberal Alliance
Maps
1885–1910 – East Riding of Yorkshire
1918–1945
1950–1979
1983–2019 – Humberside
2024–present – Humberside including a cross-county constituency partly in South Yorkshire
Historical representation by party Data given here is for the East Riding of Yorkshire before 1983. A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1885 to 1918
Constituency18851886189218951900190607Jan 1910Dec 19101115BuckroseC. SykesHoldenWhiteHoldernessBethellA. WilsonHowdenshireDuncombeWilson-ToddHarrison-BroadleyJacksonKingston upon Hull CentralKingM. SykesKingston upon Hull EastSaundersGrotrianSmithFirbankFerensKingston upon Hull WestC. H. WilsonC. H. W. WilsonG. Wilson
1918 to 1950
Constituency1918191922192319242619291931193539194547BuckroseMoreingGauntA. BraithwaiteWadsworthHoldernessWilsonBowdlerSaveryG. BraithwaiteHowdenshireJacksonCarverGlossopOdeyKingston upon Hull CentralSykesKenworthy→BartonWindsorHewitsonKingston upon Hull EastMurchisonLumleyMuffNationMuffPurseyKingston upon Hull North WestWardMackayKingston upon Hull South WestEntwistleGrotrianArnottLawSmith
1950 to 1983
Constituency1950195154195519591964661966197071Feb 1974Oct 19741979Beverley / Howden (1955)OdeyBryanBridlingtonWoodTownendGooleJegerMarshallHaltempriceLawWallKingston upon Hull Central / K.u.H. West (1955)HewitsonJohnsonKingston upon Hull EastPurseyPrescottKingston upon Hull N / K.u.H. Central (1974)HudsonCoulsonSolomonsMcNamara
1983 to 2010
Constituency198319871992199720012005Beverley / Beverley and Holderness (1997)WallCranStuartBoothferry / Haltemprice and Howden (1997)BryanDavisBridlington / East Yorkshire (1997)TownendKnightBrigg and Cleethorpes / Cleethorpes (1997)BrownMcIsaacGlanford and Scunthorpe / Scunthorpe (1997)HickmetMorleyGreat GrimsbyMitchellKingston upon Hull EastPrescottKingston upon Hull NorthMcNamaraD. JohnsonKingston upon Hull West / & Hessle (1997)RandallA. JohnsonBrigg and GooleCawsey
2010 to present
Constituency20102015201720192024Beverley and HoldernessStuartHaltemprice and Howden / Goole & Pocklington (2024)DavisEast Yorkshire / Bridlington & The Wolds (2024)Knight DewhirstCleethorpes / Brigg & Immingham (2024)VickersScunthorpeDakinMumby-CroftDakinGreat Grimsby / Great Grimsby & Cleethorpes (2024)MitchellOnnNiciOnnKingston upon Hull EastTurnerKingston upon Hull North / K.u.H. North & Cottingham (2024)D. JohnsonKingston upon Hull West & Hessle / K.u.H. W & Haltemprice (2024)A. JohnsonHardyBrigg and GoolePercyN/A
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
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