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Encyclopedia > East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire East in Humberside,

which is shown right within England Image File history File links Former administrative county of England File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... East Yorkshire Holderness Kingston upon Hull Beverley Boothferry Scunthorpe Glanford Great Grimsby Cleethorpes Humberside was an administrative county of England from 1974 until April 1, 1996. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

East Yorkshire is a 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. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Contents


Boundaries

East Yorkshire constituency covers the eastern part of Yorkshire from Pocklington and Market Weighton through Driffield to Bridlington. Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... Map sources for Pocklington at grid reference SE8049 Pocklington is a market town situated on the Wolds in East Yorkshire, England. ... Map sources for Market Weighton at grid reference SE877417 Market Weighton is a small town in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... Driffield, East Yorkshire, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ...


Members of Parliament

2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Gregory Knight (born April 4, 1949) is a British politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: East Yorkshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Greg Knight 21,215 45.2 −0.7
Labour Emma Hoddinott 14,932 31.8 −3.2
Liberal Democrats Jim Wastling 9,075 19.3 +4.8
UKIP Christopher Tresidder 1,703 3.6 −0.2
Majority 6,283 13.4
Turnout 46,925 61.2 +1.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2001: East Yorkshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Greg Knight 19,861 45.9 +3.2
Labour Tracey Simpson-Laing 15,179 35.0 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Mary-Rose Hardy 6,300 14.5 −4.0
UKIP Trevor Pearson 1,661 3.8 N/A
Independent Paul Dessoy 313 0.7 N/A
Majority 4,682 10.8
Turnout 43,314 59.9 −10.6
Conservative hold Swing

Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Gregory Knight (born April 4, 1949) is a British politician. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is an Eurosceptical political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 7 June 2001 was dubbed as the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Gregory Knight (born April 4, 1949) is a British politician. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is an Eurosceptical political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

See also

Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
Labour:

Barnsley Central | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Barnsley West and Penistone | Batley and Spen | Bradford North | Bradford South | Bradford West | Brigg and Goole | Calder Valley | City of York | Cleethorpes | Colne Valley | Dewsbury | Don Valley | Doncaster Central | Doncaster North | Elmet | Great Grimsby | Halifax | Hemsworth | Huddersfield | Keighley | Hull East | Hull North | Hull West and Hessle | Leeds Central | Leeds East | Leeds North East | Leeds West | Morley and Rothwell | Normanton | Pontefract and Castleford | Pudsey | Rother Valley | Rotherham | Scunthorpe | Selby | Sheffield Attercliffe | Sheffield Brightside | Sheffield Central | Sheffield Heeley | Sheffield Hillsborough | Wakefield | Wentworth Humberside is no longer a county council area, nor is it a ceremonial county, but the constituency boundaries used up to the United Kingdom general election, 2005 were drawn up when it was both. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Barnsley Central is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. ... Barnsley East and Mexborough is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. ... Barnsley West and Penistone is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. ... Batley and Spen is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bradford North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bradford South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bradford West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Brigg and Goole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Calder Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The City of York is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Cleethorpes is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Colne Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Dewsbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Don Valley is a parliamentary constituency, created in 1915, it was long a coal mining stronghold. ... Doncaster Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Doncaster North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Elmet is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Great Grimsby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Halifax is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hemsworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Huddersfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Keighley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds North East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Morley and Rothwell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Normanton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Pontefract and Castleford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Pudsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Rother Valley is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire named after the River Rother. ... Rotherham is a Parliamentary constituency covering Rotherham. ... Scunthorpe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Selby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sheffield Attercliffe is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. ... Sheffield Brightside is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. ... Sheffield Central is a Parliamentary constituency. ... Sheffield Heeley is a Parliamentary constituency covering south central Sheffield. ... Sheffield Hillsborough is a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield. ... Wakefield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wentworth is a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire. ...

Conservative:

Beverley and Holderness | East Yorkshire | Haltemprice and Howden | Richmond | Ryedale | Scarborough and Whitby | Shipley | Skipton and Ripon | Vale of York The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Beverley and Holderness (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Haltemprice and Howden is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Richmond, North Yorkshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ryedale is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Scarborough and Whitby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Shipley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Skipton and Ripon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Vale of York is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Liberal Democrat:

Harrogate and Knaresborough | Leeds North West | Sheffield Hallam The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Harrogate and Knaresborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leeds North West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sheffield Hallam is a Parliamentary constituency covering south west Sheffield. ...

Yorkshire and the Humber European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | UKIP (1)

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