# East Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Yorkshire was a county constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, established for 1997 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency represented northern part of the East Riding of Yorkshire county.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished and replaced primarily (with moderate boundary changes) by the new Bridlington and The Wolds constituency since 2024 general election.

## History

The East Yorkshire constituency was created for the 1997 general election and replaced the Bridlington constituency. The Conservative MP for that seat since 1979, John Townend, won the new seat and held it until he retired at the 2001 general election. His successor Greg Knight had previously represented the marginal seat of Derby North from 1983 until he was defeated in the 1997 general election. Since the creation of the constituency until its abolition in 2024 it was Conservative safe seat and ranked 170th in terms of their share of the vote of their 631 candidates, with an approximately equally divided opposition in 2010.

## Boundaries

1997–2010: The Borough of East Yorkshire.
2010–2024: The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Bridlington Central and Old Town, Bridlington North, Bridlington South, Driffield and Rural, East Wolds and Coastal, Pocklington Provincial, and Wolds Weighton.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1997 | John Townend | Conservative |
| 2001 | Greg Knight | Conservative |
| 2024 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

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

General election 1997: East Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Townend | 20,904 | 42.7 | |
| | Labour | Ian Male | 17,567 | 35.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Leadley | 9,070 | 18.5 | |
| | SDP | Raymond Allerston | 1,049 | 2.1 | |
| | National Democrats | Michael Cooper | 381 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,337 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,971 | 70.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,482 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: East Yorkshire :
| Party | 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 | New |
| | Independent | Paul Dessoy | 313 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,682 | 10.9 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,314 | 60.1 | −10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,052 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
General election 2005: East Yorkshire :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,283 | 13.4 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,925 | 61.6 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,218 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: East Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Greg Knight | 24,328 | 47.5 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Adamson | 10,842 | 21.2 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Rounding | 10,401 | 20.3 | −11.5 |
| | UKIP | Chris Daniels | 2,142 | 4.2 | +0.6 |
| | BNP | Gary Pudsey | 1,865 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | SDP | Ray Allerston | 914 | 1.8 | New |
| | Green | Mike Jackson | 762 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,486 | 26.3 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,254 | 64.0 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,105 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
General election 2015: East Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Greg Knight | 25,276 | 50.6 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Kevin Hickson | 10,343 | 20.7 | +0.4 |
| | UKIP | Stephanie Todd | 8,955 | 17.9 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Adamson | 2,966 | 5.9 | −15.3 |
| | Green | Mark Maloney | 1,731 | 3.5 | +2.0 |
| | Yorkshire First | Stewart Arnold | 720 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,933 | 29.9 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,991 | 61.7 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,023 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
General election 2017: East Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Greg Knight | 31,442 | 58.3 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Alan Clark | 16,436 | 30.5 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Minns | 2,134 | 4.0 | −1.9 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Dennis | 1,986 | 3.7 | −14.2 |
| | Yorkshire | Timothy Norman | 1,015 | 1.9 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Michael Jackson | 943 | 1.7 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,006 | 27.8 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,956 | 66.6 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,065 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 | |
General election 2019: East Yorkshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Greg Knight | 33,988 | 64.4 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Catherine Minnis | 11,201 | 21.2 | –9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dale Needham | 4,219 | 8.0 | +4.0 |
| | Yorkshire | Tim Norman | 1,686 | 3.2 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Mike Jackson | 1,675 | 3.2 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,787 | 43.2 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,769 | 65.3 | –1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,871 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 | |