Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name =Kingston upon Hull North
Map1 = HullNorth
Type = Borough
Map2 = Humberside
Entity = Humberside
County = East Riding of Yorkshire
Year = 1950, 1983
MP = Diana Johnson
Party = Labour
EP = 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.

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.

With the Conservatives in a distant third place, and the Lib Dems clearly established as the challengers to Labour, Hull North is likely to be a key marginal seat between the Lib Dems and Labour at the next General Election. In May 2008 the Hull Daily Mail's political editor commented that "A knife-edge battle between Labour and the Lib Dems in Hull North now looks almost certain".

Members of Parliament

MPs 1950-1974

MPs 1983-present

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Kingston upon Hull NorthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Johnson
votes = 15,364
percentage = 51.9
change = -5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Denis Healy
votes = 8,013
percentage = 27.1
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lydia Rivlin
votes = 3,822
percentage = 12.9
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martin Deane
votes = 858
percentage = 2.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Brian Wainwright
votes = 766
percentage = 2.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Veritas (political party)
candidate = Tineke Robinson
votes = 389
percentage = 1.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Northern Progress
candidate = Chris Veasey
votes = 193
percentage = 0.7
change = "N/A" Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
candidate = Carl Wagner
votes = 179
percentage = 0.6
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 7,351
percentage = 24.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 29,584
percentage = 47.3
change = +1.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Kingston upon Hull NorthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin McNamara
votes = 16,364
percentage = 57.2
change = -8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Simone Butterworth
votes = 5,643
percentage = 19.7
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Charlson
votes = 4,902
percentage = 17.1
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tineka Robinson
votes = 655
percentage = 2.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Roger Smith
votes = 490
percentage = 1.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
candidate = Paul Wagner
votes = 478
percentage = 1.7
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Christopher Veasey
votes = 101
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,721
percentage = 37.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 28,633
percentage = 45.5
change = -11.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside