# Beverley and Holderness (UK Parliament constituency)

Beverley and Holderness is a county constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency has been represented by Graham Stuart of the Conservative Party since the 2005 general election.

## Constituency profile

The constituency covers the southeastern portion of the East Riding of Yorkshire and borders Bridlington and The Wolds, Goole and Pocklington, Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham and Kingston upon Hull East seats. It also borders a stretch of the North Sea coast from Aldbrough to Spurn Point, and the north bank of the Humber Estuary inland to Hedon.
Besides Beverley, the seat incorporates the market town of Hedon, which was itself a parliamentary borough until that seat was abolished at the Reform Act 1832.

## History

The seat has been won by the Conservative candidate at every general election since its creation in 1997, on a majority ranging between 38.2% in the 2019 general election to 0.3% in the 2024 general election. The party of the runner-up candidate has been Labour seven times and Liberal Democrat once.

## Boundaries

1997–2010: The East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley wards of Cherry Holme, Leconfield, Leven, Minster North, Minster South, Molescroft, St Mary's East, St Mary's West, Tickton, Walkington, and Woodmansey, and the Borough of Holderness.
2010–2024: The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Beverley Rural, Mid Holderness, Minster and Woodmansey, North Holderness, St Mary's, South East Holderness, and South West Holderness.
From and including the 2010 general election the composition of the seat changed: the civil parishes Brandesburton and Woodmansey were transferred to other seats (East Yorkshire and Haltemprice and Howden respectively); and Middleton on the Wolds and Newbald were gained from the same respective seats.
2024–present: The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of: Beverley Rural, Mid Holderness, Minster and Woodmansey, St Mary’s, South East Holderness, and South West Holderness.
The North Holderness ward was transferred to the new constituency of Bridlington and the Wolds.

## Members of Parliament

Beverley and Boothferry prior to 1997
| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1997 | James Cran | Conservative |
| | 2005 | Graham Stuart | Conservative |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Beverley and Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Stuart | 15,501 | 34.5 | −26.5 |
| | Labour | Margaret Pinder | 15,377 | 34.2 | +9.5 |
| | Reform UK | Andrew Smith | 8,198 | 18.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Healy | 3,386 | 7.5 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Jonathan Stephenson | 1,647 | 3.7 | +1.2 |
| | Yorkshire | George McManus | 625 | 1.4 | −1.2 |
| | SDP | Chris Collin | 89 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | John Ottaway | 74 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 0.3 | −36.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,897 | 62.4 | −4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,994 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −18.0 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Beverley and Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Stuart | 33,250 | 62.1 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Chloe Hopkins | 12,802 | 23.9 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Healy | 4,671 | 8.7 | +3.7 |
| | Yorkshire | Andy Shead | 1,441 | 2.7 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Isabel Pires | 1,378 | 2.6 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,448 | 38.2 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,542 | 67.2 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,696 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.5 | |
2017 general election: Beverley and Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Stuart | 32,499 | 58.4 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Johanna Boal | 18,457 | 33.2 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Healy | 2,808 | 5.0 | −0.5 |
| | Yorkshire | Lee Walton | 1,158 | 2.1 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Richard Howarth | 716 | 1.3 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,042 | 25.2 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,638 | 69.0 | +3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,657 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
2015 general election: Beverley and Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Stuart | 25,363 | 48.1 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Margaret Pinder | 13,160 | 25.0 | +3.9 |
| | UKIP | Gary Shores | 8,794 | 16.7 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Healy | 2,900 | 5.5 | −17.2 |
| | Green | Richard Howarth | 1,802 | 3.4 | +2.1 |
| | Yorkshire First | Lee Walton | 658 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,203 | 23.1 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,677 | 65.2 | −1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,805 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.5 | |
2010 general election: Beverley and Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Stuart | 25,063 | 47.1 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Dobson | 12,076 | 22.7 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Ian Saunders | 11,224 | 21.1 | −13.6 |
| | BNP | Neil Whitelam | 2,080 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Andy Horsfield | 1,845 | 3.5 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Bill Rigby | 686 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ron Hughes | 225 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,987 | 24.4 | +18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,199 | 67.1 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,318 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Beverley and Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Stuart | 20,435 | 40.7 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | George McManus | 17,854 | 35.6 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Willie | 9,578 | 19.1 | +3.2 |
| | UKIP | Oliver Marriott | 2,336 | 4.7 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,581 | 5.1 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,203 | 65.3 | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,868 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
2001 general election: Beverley and Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Cran | 19,168 | 41.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Pippa Langford | 18,387 | 39.6 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Willie | 7,356 | 15.9 | −2.5 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Wallis | 1,464 | 3.2 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 781 | 1.7 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,375 | 62.0 | −10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,741 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Beverley and Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Cran | 21,629 | 41.2 | |
| | Labour | Norman O'Neill | 20,418 | 38.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Melling | 9,689 | 18.4 | |
| | UKIP | David Barley | 695 | 1.3 | |
| | Natural Law | Stewart Withers | 111 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,211 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,542 | 72.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,049 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |