Goole and Pocklington (UK Parliament constituency)
| Goole and Pocklington | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Goole and Pocklington in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | David Davis (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Goole and Pocklington is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of: Dale; Goole North; Goole South; Howden; Howdenshire; Pocklington Provincial; Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland; South Hunsley; Wolds Weighton (small part1).[3]
1.Areas marked “9” on the map of the Goole and Pocklington constituency produced by the Boundary Commission for England[4]
It comprise the following areas:[5]
- Goole and Snaith from the disappearing seat of Brigg and Goole
- Pocklington from the East Yorkshire constituency (to be renamed Bridlington and the Wolds)
- Howden and North Ferriby with rural areas to the north of the Humber in between, from the abolished constituency of Haltemprice and Howden (comprising half of the new seat's electorate)
Members of Parliament
[edit]Haltemprice and Howden prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | David Davis | Conservative | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Davis | 18,981 | 38.2 | −27.0 | |
| Labour | Liam Draycott | 15,409 | 31.0 | +10.6 | |
| Reform UK | Rich Kelly | 9,054 | 18.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dale Richard Needham | 3,380 | 6.8 | −1.0 | |
| Green | Angela Stone | 2,451 | 4.9 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Shona Wade | 467 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,572 | 7.2 | −37.5 | ||
| Turnout | 49,742 | 63.5 | −1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,287 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −18.8 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 32,492 | 65.1 | |
| Labour | 10,190 | 20.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,882 | 7.8 | |
| Green | 1,950 | 3.9 | |
| Others | 1,387 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | 49,901 | 65.4 | |
| Electorate | 76,337 | ||
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
References
[edit]- ^ "Bye Bye Brigg and Goole - Andrew Percy MP". www.andrewpercy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume three: Maps | Boundary Commission for England | Page 10". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Map 509. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Goole and Pocklington". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Parliamentary election results Goole and Pocklington". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Goole and Pocklington results". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Goole and Pocklington UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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