# Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle was a borough constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes, including the addition of the villages of Anlaby, Willerby and Kirk Ella, it was replaced by Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, first contested in the 2024 general election.

## History

The constituency was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Kingston upon Hull West as Hessle joined from the former seat of Beverley.

## Boundaries

This seat contained the wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's in the City of Kingston upon Hull and Hessle in the District of East Riding of Yorkshire.

## Constituency profile

Despite its name, the constituency covered most of Kingston upon Hull's inner city, a deprived area undergoing regeneration. The area still has some way to go before it is fully restored to healthy economic life, and unemployment remains high; this has not been helped by the declining fishing industry. Hessle is a quiet suburb to the west, conservative by nature and having little in common with its larger neighbour apart from mostly working-class roots.
In 2005, The Guardian described the seat as a "City centre and fishing port of isolated, rather grim east coast town."

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1997 | Alan Johnson | Labour |
| 2017 | Emma Hardy | Labour |
| 2024 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

## Election results 1997–2024
### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Johnson | 22,520 | 58.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Tress | 6,995 | 18.2 | |
| | Conservative | Cormach Moore | 6,933 | 18.1 | |
| | Referendum | Richard Bate | 1,596 | 4.2 | |
| | Natural Law | Barry Franklin | 310 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,525 | 40.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,354 | 58.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Johnson | 16,880 | 58.4 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | John Sharp | 5,929 | 20.5 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Wastling | 4,364 | 15.1 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | John Cornforth | 878 | 3.0 | New |
| | Independent | David Harris | 512 | 1.8 | New |
| | Natural Law | David Skinner | 353 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,951 | 37.9 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,916 | 45.8 | −12.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2005: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Johnson | 15,305 | 55.0 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Nolan | 5,855 | 21.0 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Karen Woods | 5,769 | 20.7 | +0.2 |
| | Veritas | Stephen Wallis | 889 | 3.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,450 | 34.0 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,818 | 45.2 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.7 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Johnson | 13,378 | 42.5 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Ross | 7,636 | 24.2 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Gary Shores | 6,361 | 20.2 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Ken Horden | 1,688 | 5.4 | New |
| | BNP | Edward Scott | 1,416 | 4.5 | New |
| | English Democrat | Peter Mawer | 876 | 2.8 | New |
| | TUSC | Keith Gibson | 150 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,742 | 18.3 | −15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,505 | 55.0 | +9.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,264 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.9 | |
General election 2015: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Johnson | 15,646 | 49.2 | +6.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Salvidge | 6,313 | 19.9 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Jo Barker | 5,561 | 17.5 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Thomas | 3,169 | 10.0 | −14.2 |
| | Green | Angela Needham | 943 | 3.0 | New |
| | TUSC | Paul Spooner | 171 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,333 | 29.3 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,803 | 53.8 | −1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,100 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.9 | |
General election 2017: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Hardy | 18,342 | 53.1 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Christine Mackay | 10,317 | 29.8 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Thomas | 2,210 | 6.4 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | Michelle Dewberry | 1,898 | 5.5 | New |
| | UKIP | Gary Shores | 1,399 | 4.0 | −15.9 |
| | Green | Mike Lammiman | 332 | 1.0 | −2.0 |
| | Libertarian | Will Taylor | 67 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,025 | 23.3 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,565 | 57.4 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,181 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.2 | |
General election 2019: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Hardy | 13,384 | 42.0 | −11.1 |
| | Conservative | Scott Bell | 10,528 | 33.0 | +3.2 |
| | Brexit Party | Michelle Dewberry | 5,638 | 17.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Nolan | 1,756 | 5.5 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Mike Lammiman | 560 | 1.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,856 | 9.0 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,866 | 52.9 | −4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,192 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.1 | |
* Due to a transcription error when declaring the results, the Green Party were initially said to have received 50 votes. However, it later became clear that city council officials had 'lost' 510 Green Party votes. They polled 560 votes.