| Kingston upon Hull East Borough constituency |
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| 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.
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Boundaries
Hull East constituency covers the eastern part of the city of Kingston upon Hull. It takes in the City Council wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates East, Southcoates West and Sutton.
Members of Parliament
Hull East has been held for the Labour Party since 1970 by the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. He announced in August 2007 that he would be standing down at the next general election.[1]
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 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 | Roger Lumley | Conservative | |
| 1929 | George Muff | Labour | |
| 1931 | John Nation | Conservative | |
| 1935 | George Muff | Labour | |
| 1945 | Harry Pursey | Labour | |
| 1970 | John Prescott | Labour | |
Elections
| General Election 2005: Hull East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Prescott | 17,609 | 56.8 | -7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andy Sloan | 5,862 | 18.9 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Katy Lindsay | 4,038 | 13.0 | -0.8 | |
| British National | 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 | 31,022 | 47.4 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Hull East | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
See also
References
- ^ BBC News (27 August 2007). "Prescott to stand down as Hull MP". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6965184.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
- ^ "Hull City Council: General Elections". Hull City Council. http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,52586&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
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Coordinates: 53°46′01″N 0°17′13″W / 53.767°N 0.287°W
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