Kingston upon Hull East (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name =Kingston upon Hull East
Map1 = HullEast
Type = Borough
Map2 = Humberside
Entity = Humberside
County = East Riding of Yorkshire
Year = 1885
MP = John Prescott
Party = Labour
EP = 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. [cite web|author=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6965184.stm|title=Prescott to stand down as Hull MP|date=27 August 2007|accessdate=2007-08-27]

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

Elections

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Prescott
votes = 17,609
percentage = 56.6
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andy Sloan
votes = 5,862
percentage = 18.8
change =+3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Katy Lindsay
votes = 4,138
percentage = 13.3
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Alan Siddle
votes = 1,022
percentage = 3.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Janet Toker
votes = 1,018
percentage = 3.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Veritas (political party)
candidate = Graham Morris
votes = 750
percentage = 2.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Roland Noon
votes = 334
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Muir
votes = 207
percentage = 0.7
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
candidate = Carl Wagner
votes = 182
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,747
percentage = 37.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 31,122
percentage = 47.6
change = +1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Prescott
votes = 19,938
percentage = 64.6
change = -6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jo Swinson
votes = 4,613
percentage = 14.9
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sandip Verma
votes = 4,276
percentage = 13.8
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jeanette Jenkinson
votes = 1,218
percentage = 3.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Muir
votes = 830
percentage = 2.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 15,325
percentage = 49.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 30,875
percentage = 46.4
change = -12.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside

References