Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull North
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
2010–2024 boundary of Kingston upon Hull North in the former county of Humberside
Outline map
Location of the former county of Humberside within England
CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire (1950–1974, 1996–present)
Humberside (1983–1996)
Electorate62,917 (December 2019)[1]
1983–2024
SeatsOne
Created fromKingston upon Hull Central
Kingston upon Hull East[2]
Replaced by
1950–1974 (1974)
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromKingston upon Hull North West
Kingston upon Hull Central
Replaced byKingston upon Hull Central

Kingston upon Hull North was a borough constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes including the addition of the community of Cottingham, as a consequence, it was replaced by Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham, first contested in the 2024 general election.[3]

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1950–1955: The County Borough of Hull wards of Beverley, Newland, Park, and University.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Hull wards of Beverley, Botanic, Newland, Paragon, Park, University, and West Central.[citation needed]

1983–2010: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Newland, Noddle Hill, Orchard Park, Stoneferry, and University.[citation needed]

2010–2024: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Bransholme East, Bransholme West, Bricknell, Kings Park, Newland, Orchard Park and Greenwood, and University.[4]

Constituency profile

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This constituency covered the northern part of Hull. A diverse constituency: in west Hull it included the large working class housing estates of North Hull Estate and Orchard Park Estate, as well as the Newland, The Avenues, Newland Park and Beverley High Road areas. The University of Hull is located in the Newland area of the constituency and the Beverley Road and Newland areas have large student populations. The constituency extended east of the River Hull including the Bransholme housing estate, and the developing (2010s) housing estate of Kingswood.[citation needed]

Members of Parliament

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MPs 1950–1974

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Election Member[5] Party
1950 Austen Hudson Conservative
1959 Michael Coulson Conservative
1964 Henry Solomons Labour
1966 by-election Kevin McNamara Labour
Feb 1974 Constituency abolished (McNamara became MP for Kingston upon Hull Central)

MPs 1983–2024

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Election Member[5] Party
1983 Kevin McNamara Labour
2005 Diana Johnson Labour
2024 Constituency abolished

Election results 1983-2024

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Elections in the 1980s

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1983 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 21,365 42.5
Conservative Christopher Hayward 15,337 30.5
SDP Terence Smith 13,381 26.6
Nationalist Party Robert Tenney 222 0.4
Majority 6,028 12.0
Turnout 50,301 67.5
Labour win (new seat)
1987 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 26,123 51.2 +8.7
Conservative Ann O'Brien 13,954 27.3 −3.1
SDP Stephen Unwin 10,962 21.5 −5.1
Majority 12,169 23.9 +11.9
Turnout 51,039 69.6 +2.1
Labour hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1990s

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1992 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 26,619 55.9 +4.7
Conservative B. G. Coleman 11,235 23.6 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Meadowcroft 9,504 20.0 −1.5
Natural Law G. P. Richardson 254 0.5 New
Majority 15,384 32.3 +8.4
Turnout 47,612 66.7 −2.9
Labour hold Swing +4.2
1997 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 25,542 65.8 +9.9
Conservative David Lee 5,837 15.1 −3.5
Liberal Democrats David Nolan 5,667 14.6 −5.4
Referendum Norman Scott 1,533 4.0 New
Natural Law Terry Brotheridge 215 0.6 +0.1
Majority 19,705 50.7 +18.4
Turnout 38,794 57.0 −9.7
Labour hold Swing +6.7

Elections in the 2000s

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2001 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 16,364 57.2 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Simone Butterworth 5,643 19.7 +5.1
Conservative Paul Charlson 4,902 17.1 +2.0
UKIP Tineka Robinson 655 2.3 New
Socialist Alliance Roger Smith 490 1.7 New
Legalise Cannabis Paul Wagner 478 1.7 New
Independent Christopher Veasey 101 0.4 New
Majority 10,721 37.5 −13.2
Turnout 28,633 45.5 −11.5
Labour hold Swing
2005 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana Johnson 15,364 51.9 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Denis Healy 8,013 27.1 +7.4
Conservative Lydia Rivlin 3,822 12.9 −4.2
Green Martin Deane 858 2.9 New
BNP Brian Wainwright 766 2.6 New
Veritas Tineke Robinson 389 1.3 New
Northern Progress Chris Veasey 193 0.7 New
Legalise Cannabis Carl Wagner 179 0.6 −1.1
Majority 7,351 24.8 −12.7
Turnout 29,584 47.3 +1.8
Labour hold Swing −6.4

Elections in the 2010s

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2010 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana Johnson 13,044 39.2 −12.7
Liberal Democrats Denis Healy 12,403 37.3 +10.2
Conservative Victoria Aitken 4,365 13.1 +0.2
BNP John Mainprize 1,443 4.3 +1.7
UKIP Paul Barlow 1,358 4.1 New
Green Martin Deane 478 1.4 −1.5
English Democrat Michael Cassidy 200 0.6 New
Majority 641 1.9 −22.9
Turnout 33,291 52.0 +4.7
Registered electors 64,082
Labour hold Swing −11.5
2015 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana Johnson 18,661 52.8 +13.6
UKIP Sergi Singh 5,762 16.3 +12.2
Conservative Dehenna Davison 5,306 15.0 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Mike Ross 3,175 9.0 −28.3
Green Martin Deane 2,066 5.8 +4.4
Yorkshire First Vicky Butler 366 1.0 New
Majority 12,899 36.5 +34.6
Turnout 35,336 55.1 +3.1
Registered electors 64,148
Labour hold Swing +0.7
2017 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana Johnson 23,685 63.8 +11.0
Conservative Lia Nici-Townend 9,363 25.2 +10.2
Liberal Democrats Mike Ross 1,869 5.0 −4.0
UKIP John Kitchener 1,601 4.3 −12.0
Green Martin Deane 604 1.6 −4.2
Majority 14,322 38.6 +2.1
Turnout 37,122 57.4 +2.3
Registered electors 64,665
Labour hold Swing +0.4
2019 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diana Johnson 17,033 49.8 −14.0
Conservative Holly Whitbread 9,440 27.6 +2.4
Brexit Party Derek Abram 4,771 13.9 New
Liberal Democrats Mike Ross 2,084 6.1 +1.1
Green Richard Howarth 875 2.6 +1.0
Majority 7,593 22.2 −16.4
Turnout 34,203 52.2 −5.2
Registered electors 65,515
Labour hold Swing −8.2

Elections 1950–1970

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Elections in the 1950s

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1950 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Austen Hudson 18,811 44.66
Labour C. F. C. Lawson 18,041 42.83
Liberal George Stanley Atkinson 5,268 12.51
Majority 770 1.83
Turnout 42,120 86.30
Conservative win (new seat)
1951 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Austen Hudson 22,545 52.96 +8.3
Labour John Foord 20,025 47.04 +4.21
Majority 2,520 5.92
Turnout 42,570 84.70
Conservative hold Swing
1955 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Austen Hudson 25,780 50.58 −2.38
Labour John Foord 25,190 49.42 +2.38
Majority 590 1.16 −4.76
Turnout 50,970 77.37 −7.33
Conservative hold Swing
1959 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Coulson 23,612 45.30 −5.28
Labour Jack Foord 22,910 43.95 −5.47
Liberal Antony Butcher 5,604 10.75 New
Majority 702 1.35 +0.19
Turnout 52,126 81.55 +4.18
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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1964 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Solomons 20,664 43.31 −0.64
Conservative Michael Coulson 19,483 40.83 −4.47
Liberal Laurie Millward 7,570 15.86 +5.11
Majority 1,181 2.48 N/A
Turnout 47,717 77.23 −4.32
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1966 Kingston upon Hull North by-election[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 24,479 52.22 +8.91
Conservative Toby Jessel 19,128 40.81 +0.05
Liberal Laurie Millward 2,945 6.28 −11.58
Radical Alliance Richard Gott 253 0.54 New
Independent Russell Eckley 35 0.07 New
Independent Kelvin Woodburne 33 0.07 New
Majority 5,351 11.41
Turnout 46,873
Labour hold Swing +4.4
1966 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 26,640 55.20 +2.98
Conservative Toby Jessel 17,871 37.03 −3.78
Liberal Laurie Millward 3,747 7.76 +1.48
Majority 8,769 18.17
Turnout 48,258 78.97
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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1970 general election: Kingston upon Hull North[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin McNamara 26,302 57.15 +1.95
Conservative John Townend 17,912 38.92 +1.89
Anti-Common Market Walter Harvey 1,808 3.93 New
Majority 8,390 18.23 +0.06
Turnout 46,022 70.09 −8.88
Labour hold Swing

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "'Hull North', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
  6. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Not updated: UK General Election results: June 1983". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  11. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Kingston upon Hull North – 2010 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Kingston upon Hull North – 2015 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Kingston upon Hull North – 2017 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Hull North". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  18. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  19. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  20. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  21. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  22. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  23. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
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