Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingston upon Hull East
Borough constituency

Kingston upon Hull East shown within Humberside, and Humberside shown within England
Created: 1885
MP: John Prescott
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
EP constituency: Yorkshire and the Humber

Hull East 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. Hull East's current MP is the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. On Monday 27 August 2007, it was confirmed that Prescott would not seek re-election at the next general election. [1]

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Hull East constituency covers the eastern part of Kingston upon Hull.

Election Member Party
1885 William Saunders Liberal
1886 Frederick Grotrian Conservative
1892 Sir Clarence Smith Liberal
1895 Sir Joseph Firbank Conservative
1906 Thomas Ferens Liberal
1918 Charles Murchison Conservative
1922 Lawrence Lumley Conservative
1929 George Muff Labour
1931 John Nation Conservative
1935 George Muff Labour
1945 Harry Pursey Labour
1970 John Prescott Labour

General Election 2005: Hull East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 17,609 56.6 -8.0
Liberal Democrat Andy Sloan 5,862 18.8 +3.9
Conservative Katy Lindsay 4,138 13.3 -0.5
British National Party Alan Siddle 1,022 3.3 N/A
Liberal Janet Toker 1,018 3.3 N/A
Veritas Graham Morris 750 2.4 N/A
Independent Roland Noon 334 1.1 N/A
Socialist Labour Linda Muir 207 0.7 -2.0
Legalise Cannabis Carl Wagner 182 0.6 N/A
Majority 11,747 37.7
Turnout 31,122 47.6 +1.1
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2001: Hull East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 19,938 64.6 -6.7
Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson 4,613 14.9 +5.1
Conservative Sandip Verma 4,276 13.8 +0.1
UK Independence Jeanette Jenkinson 1,218 3.9 N/A
Socialist Labour Linda Muir 830 2.7 N/A
Majority 15,325 49.6
Turnout 30,875 46.4 -12.8
Labour hold Swing

  1. ^ BBC News (August 27, 2007). Prescott to stand down as Hull MP. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.


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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 • Keighley • Hull East • Hull North • Hull West and Hessle • 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 Beverley and Holderness • East Yorkshire • Haltemprice and Howden • Richmond (Yorks) • Ryedale • Scarborough and Whitby • Shipley • Skipton and Ripon • Vale of York
Liberal Democrat Harrogate and Knaresborough • Leeds North West • Sheffield Hallam
Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) • Conservative (2) • Liberal Democrats (1) • UKIP (1)


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