Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull East is a borough constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency has been represented by Karl Turner of the Labour Party since the 2010 general election.

Kingston upon Hull East
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber
County	East Riding of Yorkshire
Electorate	65,116 (December 2019)
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of Parliament	Karl Turner (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Kingston upon Hull

History

In the early years of the constituency, it continually changed hands between the Conservative Party and the then-Liberal Party. Kingston upon Hull East has returned Labour MPs since 1935, and from 1945 to 2010 was represented by only two members, former seamen, Harry Pursey and John Prescott (who became Deputy Prime Minister, at the time in charge of town and country planning policy).^{[citation needed]}

Constituency profile

The constituency covers most of the city of Kingston upon Hull east of the River Hull, excluding the Bransholme estate which lies in the Kingston upon Hull North constituency. It is a constituency of diversity; divided by Holderness Road, it can be split into two very separate areas. It includes the now-redeveloped residential Victoria Docks, which can be considered alongside Sutton Village, Garden Village and the private housing suburbs to the north of East Park. Away from the prestigious dockside developments and middle-class suburbs, the southern area of the constituency is largely social housing with a large amount of unemployment and underemployment alongside the vast docks and industrial estates.^{[citation needed]}

Boundaries

Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Beverley, Drypool, Sutton, and part of Central.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, and Southcoates.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, Marfleet, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, East Central, Marfleet, Myton, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Hull wards of Bransholme, Drypool, Greatfield, Holderness, Longhill, Marfleet, Stoneferry, and Sutton.

1983–2010: The City of Kingston upon Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates, and Sutton.

2010–2024: The City of Kingston upon Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates East, Southcoates West, and Sutton.

2024–present: The City of Kingston upon Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill & Bilton Grange, Marfleet, North Carr, Southcoates, and Sutton.

Seat expanded to bring its electorate within the permitted range by adding the North Carr ward from Kingston upon Hull North.

Members of Parliament

Kingston upon Hull prior to 1885

Election		Member	Party
	1885	William Saunders	Liberal
	1886	Frederick Brent Grotrian	Conservative
	1892	Clarence Smith	Liberal
	1895	Thomas Firbank	Conservative
	1906	Thomas Ferens	Liberal
	1918	Charles Murchison	Conservative
	1922	Roger Lumley	Conservative
	1929	George Muff	Labour
	1931	John Nation	Conservative
	1935	George Muff	Labour
	1945	Harry Pursey	Labour
	1970	John Prescott	Labour
	2010	Karl Turner	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karl Turner	13,047	43.8	+2.2
	Reform UK	Neil Hunter	9,127	30.6	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Morgan	3,252	10.9	+5.9
	Conservative	Kieran Persand	2,715	9.1	−25.2
	Green	Julia Brown	1,675	5.6	+3.3
Majority			3,920	13.2	+5.9
Turnout			29,816	42.2	−4.6
Registered electors			70,650
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.8

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	14,134	41.6
	Conservative	11,639	34.3
	Brexit Party	5,710	16.8
	Liberal Democrats	1,685	5.0
	Green	785	2.3
Turnout		33,953	46.8
Electorate		72,622

2019 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karl Turner	12,713	39.2	−19.1
	Conservative	Rachel Storer	11,474	35.4	+5.5
	Brexit Party	Marten Hall	5,764	17.8	New
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Morgan	1,707	5.3	+1.9
	Green	Julia Brown	784	2.4	+1.1
Majority			1,239	3.8	−24.6
Turnout			32,442	49.3	−6.2
Registered electors			65,745
	Labour hold		Swing	−12.3

The turnout of 49.3% in Kingston upon Hull East was the lowest in any constituency in the United Kingdom at the 2019 general election, and was the only example of a seat where fewer than half of the eligible electorate voted. It was also the seat with the lowest number of votes for a winning candidate in England.

2017 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karl Turner	21,355	58.3	+6.6
	Conservative	Simon Burton	10,959	29.9	+14.0
	UKIP	Mark Fox	2,573	7.0	−15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Marchington	1,258	3.4	−3.1
	Green	Julia Brown	493	1.3	−1.0
Majority			10,396	28.4	−0.9
Turnout			36,638	55.5	+2.0
Registered electors			65,959
	Labour hold		Swing

2015 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karl Turner	18,180	51.7	+3.8
	UKIP	Richard Barrett	7,861	22.4	+14.4
	Conservative	Christine Mackay	5,593	15.9	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Nolan	2,294	6.5	−16.3
	Green	Sarah Walpole	806	2.3	New
	Yorkshire First	Martin Clayton	270	0.8	New
	National Front	Mike Cooper	86	0.2	−2.4
	SDP	Val Hoodless	54	0.2	New
Majority			10,319	29.3	+4.2
Turnout			35,144	53.5	+2.9
Registered electors			65,710
	Labour hold		Swing

2010 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karl Turner	16,387	47.9	−8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Wilcock	7,790	22.8	+3.9
	Conservative	Christine Mackay	5,667	16.6	+3.6
	UKIP	Mike Hookem	2,745	8.0	New
	National Front	Joe Uttley	880	2.6	New
	English Democrat	Michael Burton	715	2.1	New
Majority			8,597	25.1	−12.8
Turnout			34,184	50.6	+3.2
Registered electors			67,530
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.4

Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	17,609	56.6	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Sloan	5,862	18.8	+3.9
	Conservative	Katy Lindsay	4,138	13.3	−0.5
	BNP	Alan Siddle	1,022	3.3	New
	Liberal	Janet Toker	1,018	3.3	New
	Veritas	Graham Morris	750	2.4	New
	Independent	Roland Noon	334	1.1	New
	Socialist Labour	Linda Muir	207	0.7	−2.0
	Legalise Cannabis	Carl Wagner	182	0.6	New
Majority			11,747	37.8	−8.6
Turnout			31,122	45.2	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.9

2001 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	19,938	64.6	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Swinson	4,613	14.9	+5.1
	Conservative	Sandip Verma	4,276	13.8	+0.1
	UKIP	Jeanette Jenkinson	1,218	3.9	New
	Socialist Labour	Linda Muir	830	2.7	New
Majority			15,325	49.7	−7.9
Turnout			30,875	46.4	−12.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	28,870	71.3	+8.4
	Conservative	Angus West	5,552	13.7	−10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Wastling	3,965	9.8	−2.8
	Referendum	Gordon Rogers	1,788	4.4	New
	ProLife Alliance	Margaret Nolan	190	0.5	New
	Natural Law	David Whitley	121	0.3	−0.4
Majority			23,318	57.6	+18.5
Turnout			40,486	58.9	−10.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.2

1992 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	30,096	62.9	+6.6
	Conservative	John L. Fareham	11,373	23.8	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	James H. Wastling	6,050	12.6	−5.1
	Natural Law	Cliff Kinzell	323	0.7	New
Majority			18,723	39.1	+8.8
Turnout			47,842	69.3	−1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.4

Elections in the 1980s

1987 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	27,287	56.3	+6.4
	Conservative	Philip Jackson	12,598	26.0	−2.6
	Liberal	Timothy John Wright	8,572	17.7	−3.8
Majority			14,689	30.3	+9.0
Turnout			48,457	70.6	+3.0
	Labour hold		Swing

1983 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	23,615	49.9
	Conservative	Dennis Leng	13,541	28.6
	Liberal	Christine Grurevitch	10,172	21.5
Majority			10,074	21.3
Turnout			47,328	67.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	39,411	62.51
	Conservative	M. M. B. Bean	15,719	24.93
	Liberal	M. J. Horne	7,543	11.96
	National Front	D. J. Matson	374	0.59	New
Majority			23,692	37.58
Turnout			63,047	70.82
	Labour hold		Swing

October 1974 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	34,190	62.41
	Conservative	Stephen Dorrell	10,397	18.98
	Liberal	J. Adamson	10,196	18.61	New
Majority			23,793	43.43
Turnout			54,783	67.12
	Labour hold		Swing

February 1974 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	41,300	69.99
	Conservative	E. D. M. Todd	17,707	30.01
Majority			23,593	39.98
Turnout			59,007	73.14
	Labour hold		Swing

1970 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Prescott	36,859	71.44
	Conservative	Norman Lamont	14,736	28.56
Majority			22,123	42.88
Turnout			51,595	68.18
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1966 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Pursey	34,457	65.46
	Conservative	Maude Heath	11,385	21.63
	Liberal	Norman W. Turner	6,795	12.91
Majority			23,072	43.83
Turnout			52,637	73.42
	Labour hold		Swing

1964 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Pursey	30,634	56.00
	Conservative	Maude Heath	13,284	26.11
	Liberal	Norman W. Turner	9,781	17.88
Majority			17,350	29.89
Turnout			53,699	74.78
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

1959 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Pursey	30,667	52.55
	Conservative	Maude Heath	17,648	30.24
	Liberal	John J. MacCallum	10,043	17.21
Majority			13,019	22.31
Turnout			58,358	80.56
	Labour hold		Swing

1955 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Pursey	28,990	55.20
	Conservative	Harry Richman	16,284	31.01
	Liberal	John J. MacCallum	7,242	13.79
Majority			12,706	24.19
Turnout			52,516	75.66
	Labour hold		Swing

1951 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Pursey	27,892	57.07
	Conservative	Harry Richman	16,368	33.49
	Liberal	Ronald W. Sykes	4,611	9.44
Majority			11,524	23.58
Turnout			48,871	84.22
	Labour hold		Swing

1950 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Pursey	26,903	56.20
	Conservative	William John Cornelis Heyting	13,988	29.22
	Liberal	Thomas Ernest Dalton	6,981	14.58
Majority			12,915	26.98
Turnout			47,872	85.28
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1945 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Pursey	19,443	64.25
	Conservative	Rupert Alec-Smith	7,439	24.58
	Liberal	Albert Edward Marshall	3,379	11.17
Majority			12,004	39.67
Turnout			30,261	75.61
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1935 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Muff	19,054	49.32
	Conservative	John Nation	15,448	39.98
	Liberal	Rodway Stephens	4,133	10.70	New
Majority			3,606	9.33	N/A
Turnout			38,615	75.63
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1931 general election: Kingston upon Hull East^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Nation	24,003	57.11
	Labour	George Muff	18,026	42.89
Majority			5,977	14.22	N/A
Turnout			42,029	83.24
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Muff	20,023	48.8	+10.4
	Unionist	Roger Lumley	13,810	33.6	−8.8
	Liberal	Rodway Stephens	7,217	17.6	−0.1
Majority			6,213	15.2	N/A
Turnout			41,050	83.4	+1.6
Registered electors			49,212
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+9.6

1924 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Roger Lumley	12,296	42.4	+3.9
	Labour	George Muff	11,130	38.4	+11.5
	Liberal	F. C. Thornborough	5,140	17.7	−16.9
	Independent	W. E. Mashford	444	1.5	New
Majority			1,166	4.0	+0.1
Turnout			29,010	81.8	+2.4
Registered electors			35,467
	Unionist hold		Swing	−3.8

C.J.Vasey

1923 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Roger Lumley	10,657	38.5	−5.4
	Liberal	Charles Vasey	9,600	34.6	+3.4
	Labour	Archibald Stark	7,468	26.9	+2.0
Majority			1,057	3.9	−8.8
Turnout			27,725	79.4	−3.1
Registered electors			34,908
	Unionist hold		Swing	−4.4

1922 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Roger Lumley	12,248	43.9	−8.6
	Liberal	Charles Vasey	8,711	31.2	+4.1
	Labour	Archibald Stark	6,934	24.9	+4.5
Majority			3,537	12.7	−12.7
Turnout			27,893	82.5	+24.3
Registered electors			33,795
	Unionist hold		Swing	−6.9

Elections in the 1910s

1918 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Unionist	Charles Murchison	9,566	52.5	+9.7
	Liberal	Thomas Ferens	4,947	27.1	−30.1
	Labour	R. H. Farrah	3,725	20.4	New
Majority			4,619	25.4	N/A
Turnout			18,238	58.2	−27.5
Registered electors			31,316
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	+19.9
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

December 1910 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Ferens	7,196	57.2	−0.4
	Conservative	R. M. Sebag-Montefiore	5,387	42.8	+0.4
Majority			1,809	14.4	−0.8
Turnout			12,583	85.7	−4.4
Registered electors			14,687
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.4

January 1910 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Ferens	7,627	57.6	−2.8
	Conservative	R. M. Sebag-Montefiore	5,611	42.4	+2.8
Majority			2,016	15.2	−5.6
Turnout			13,238	90.1	+2.9
Registered electors			14,687
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.8

Elections in the 1900s

1906 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Ferens	6,881	60.4	+14.7
	Conservative	L. R. Davies	4,519	39.6	−14.7
Majority			2,362	20.8	N/A
Turnout			11,400	87.2	+6.9
Registered electors			13,073
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+14.7

1900 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Firbank	5,264	54.3	+3.4
	Liberal	Thomas Ferens	4,428	45.7	−3.4
Majority			836	8.6	+6.8
Turnout			9,692	80.3	−0.9
Registered electors			12,066
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.4

Elections in the 1890s

1895 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Firbank	4,305	50.9	+5.9
	Liberal	Clarence Smith	4,152	49.1	−5.9
Majority			153	1.8	N/A
Turnout			8,457	81.2	−4.7
Registered electors			10,419
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.9

1892 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Clarence Smith	4,570	55.0	+5.3
	Conservative	Frederick Brent Grotrian	3,738	45.0	−5.3
Majority			832	10.0	N/A
Turnout			8,308	85.9	+8.4
Registered electors			9,677
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.3

Elections in the 1880s

1886 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frederick Brent Grotrian	3,139	50.3	+5.3
	Liberal	William Saunders	3,102	49.7	−5.3
Majority			37	0.6	N/A
Turnout			6,241	77.5	−4.3
Registered electors			8,053
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.3

1885 general election: Kingston upon Hull East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Saunders	3,625	55.0
	Conservative	Frederick Brent Grotrian	2,960	45.0
Majority			665	10.0
Turnout			6,585	81.8
Registered electors			8,053
	Liberal win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
• List of areas in Kingston upon Hull

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External links

• Kingston upon Hull East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Kingston upon Hull East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Kingston upon Hull East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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