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Kingston upon Hull East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Electorate65,116 (December 2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentKarl Turner (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromKingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull East is a borough constituency 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. Karl Turner has represented the since 2010; originally elected as a Labour Party MP, he currently sits as an independent politician after his party whip withdrawn in March 2026.

Constituency profile

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The Kingston upon Hull East constituency is located in the East Riding of Yorkshire and covers the eastern parts of the city of Kingston upon Hull, more commonly known as Hull. This includes the neighbourhoods of Victoria Dock, Southcoates, Summergangs, Marfleet, Stoneferry, Sutton-on-Hull and parts of Bransholme. Kingston-upon-Hull is an industrial city based at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber estuary and has been an important port city for around 800 years.[2] The city has been described as an "up and coming" place to live.[3][4] This constituency has high levels of deprivation and is the least wealthy of the city's three constituencies. Bransholme and Marfleet contain mostly social housing and fall within the top 10% most-deprived areas in England, whilst Sutton Ings and the Garden Village are generally affluent, middle-class suburbs.[5] House prices in the constituency are lower than the rest of Yorkshire and the average house price is less than half the national average.[6]

In general, residents of the constituency have very low levels of education, household income and homeownership.[6] Few work in professional occupations and a very high proportion work in manufacturing.[7] White people made up 96% of the population at the 2021 census.[6] At the city council, the wealthier areas closer to the city centre are represented by Liberal Democrats whilst the more deprived areas in the east and north elected Labour Party councillors. Voters in the constituency overwhelmingly supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 72% voted in favour of Brexit compared to the nationwide figure of 48%, with Electoral Calculus ranking the constituency as the seventh-highest Leave vote out of 650 constituencies across the country.[6]

History

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In the early years of the constituency, it continually changed hands between the Conservative Party and the then-Liberal Party. Kingston upon Hull East has returned Labour MPs since 1935, and from 1945 to 2010 was represented by only two members, former seamen, Harry Pursey and John Prescott (who became Deputy Prime Minister, at the time in charge of town and country planning policy).[citation needed]

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Beverley, Drypool, Sutton, and part of Central.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, and Southcoates.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, Marfleet, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, East Central, Marfleet, Myton, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Hull wards of Bransholme, Drypool, Greatfield, Holderness, Longhill, Marfleet, Stoneferry, and Sutton.

1983–2010: The City of Kingston upon Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates, and Sutton.

2010–2024: The City of Kingston upon Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates East, Southcoates West, and Sutton.[8]

2024–present: The City of Kingston upon Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill & Bilton Grange, Marfleet, North Carr, Southcoates, and Sutton.[9]

Seat expanded to bring its electorate within the permitted range by adding the North Carr ward from Kingston upon Hull North.

Members of Parliament

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Kingston upon Hull prior to 1885

Election Member[10] Party
1885 William Saunders Liberal
1886 Frederick Brent Grotrian Conservative
1892 Clarence Smith Liberal
1895 Thomas Firbank Conservative
1906 Thomas Ferens Liberal
1918 Charles Murchison Conservative
1922 Roger Lumley Conservative
1929 George Muff Labour
1931 John Nation Conservative
1935 George Muff Labour
1945 Harry Pursey Labour
1970 John Prescott Labour
2010 Karl Turner Labour
2026 Independent

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2024 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karl Turner 13,047 43.8 +2.2
Reform Neil Hunter 9,127 30.6 +13.8
Liberal Democrats Bob Morgan 3,252 10.9 +5.9
Conservative Kieran Persand 2,715 9.1 −25.2
Green Julia Brown 1,675 5.6 +3.3
Majority 3,920 13.2 +5.9
Turnout 29,816 42.2 −4.6
Registered electors 70,650
Labour hold Swing −5.8

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[12]
Party Vote %
Labour 14,134 41.6
Conservative 11,639 34.3
Brexit Party 5,710 16.8
Liberal Democrats 1,685 5.0
Green 785 2.3
Turnout 33,953 46.8
Electorate 72,622
2019 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karl Turner 12,713 39.2 −19.1
Conservative Rachel Storer 11,474 35.4 +5.5
Brexit Party Marten Hall 5,764 17.8 New
Liberal Democrats Bob Morgan 1,707 5.3 +1.9
Green Julia Brown 784 2.4 +1.1
Majority 1,239 3.8 −24.6
Turnout 32,442 49.3 −6.2
Registered electors 65,745
Labour hold Swing −12.3

The turnout of 49.3% in Kingston upon Hull East was the lowest in any constituency in the United Kingdom at the 2019 general election, and was the only instance of a seat where fewer than half of the eligible electorate voted.[14] It was also the seat with the lowest number of votes for a winning candidate in England.

2017 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karl Turner 21,355 58.3 +6.6
Conservative Simon Burton 10,959 29.9 +14.0
UKIP Mark Fox 2,573 7.0 −15.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Marchington 1,258 3.4 −3.1
Green Julia Brown 493 1.3 −1.0
Majority 10,396 28.4 −0.9
Turnout 36,638 55.5 +2.0
Registered electors 65,959
Labour hold Swing
2015 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karl Turner 18,180 51.7 +3.8
UKIP Richard Barrett 7,861 22.4 +14.4
Conservative Christine Mackay 5,593 15.9 −0.7
Liberal Democrats David Nolan 2,294 6.5 −16.3
Green Sarah Walpole 806 2.3 New
Yorkshire First Martin Clayton 270 0.8 New
National Front Mike Cooper 86 0.2 −2.4
SDP Val Hoodless 54 0.2 New
Majority 10,319 29.3 +4.2
Turnout 35,144 53.5 +2.9
Registered electors 65,710
Labour hold Swing
2010 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karl Turner 16,387 47.9 −8.9
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Wilcock 7,790 22.8 +3.9
Conservative Christine Mackay 5,667 16.6 +3.6
UKIP Mike Hookem 2,745 8.0 New
National Front Joe Uttley 880 2.6 New
English Democrat Michael Burton 715 2.1 New
Majority 8,597 25.1 −12.8
Turnout 34,184 50.6 +3.2
Registered electors 67,530
Labour hold Swing −6.4

Elections in the 2000s

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2005 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 17,609 56.6 −8.0
Liberal Democrats Andy Sloan 5,862 18.8 +3.9
Conservative Katy Lindsay 4,138 13.3 −0.5
BNP Alan Siddle 1,022 3.3 New
Liberal Janet Toker 1,018 3.3 New
Veritas Graham Morris 750 2.4 New
Independent Roland Noon 334 1.1 New
Socialist Labour Linda Muir 207 0.7 −2.0
Legalise Cannabis Carl Wagner 182 0.6 New
Majority 11,747 37.8 −8.6
Turnout 31,122 45.2 −1.2
Labour hold Swing −5.9
2001 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 19,938 64.6 −6.7
Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson 4,613 14.9 +5.1
Conservative Sandip Verma 4,276 13.8 +0.1
UKIP Jeanette Jenkinson 1,218 3.9 New
Socialist Labour Linda Muir 830 2.7 New
Majority 15,325 49.7 −7.9
Turnout 30,875 46.4 −12.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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1997 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 28,870 71.3 +8.4
Conservative Angus West 5,552 13.7 −10.1
Liberal Democrats Jim Wastling 3,965 9.8 −2.8
Referendum Gordon Rogers 1,788 4.4 New
ProLife Alliance Margaret Nolan 190 0.5 New
Natural Law David Whitley 121 0.3 −0.4
Majority 23,318 57.6 +18.5
Turnout 40,486 58.9 −10.4
Labour hold Swing +9.2
1992 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 30,096 62.9 +6.6
Conservative John L. Fareham 11,373 23.8 −2.2
Liberal Democrats James H. Wastling 6,050 12.6 −5.1
Natural Law Cliff Kinzell 323 0.7 New
Majority 18,723 39.1 +8.8
Turnout 47,842 69.3 −1.3
Labour hold Swing +4.4

Elections in the 1980s

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1987 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 27,287 56.3 +6.4
Conservative Philip Jackson 12,598 26.0 −2.6
Liberal Timothy John Wright 8,572 17.7 −3.8
Majority 14,689 30.3 +9.0
Turnout 48,457 70.6 +3.0
Labour hold Swing
1983 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 23,615 49.9
Conservative Dennis Leng 13,541 28.6
Liberal Christine Grurevitch 10,172 21.5
Majority 10,074 21.3
Turnout 47,328 67.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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1979 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 39,411 62.51
Conservative M. M. B. Bean 15,719 24.93
Liberal M. J. Horne 7,543 11.96
National Front D. J. Matson 374 0.59 New
Majority 23,692 37.58
Turnout 63,047 70.82
Labour hold Swing
October 1974 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 34,190 62.41
Conservative Stephen Dorrell 10,397 18.98
Liberal J. Adamson 10,196 18.61 New
Majority 23,793 43.43
Turnout 54,783 67.12
Labour hold Swing
February 1974 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 41,300 69.99
Conservative E. D. M. Todd 17,707 30.01
Majority 23,593 39.98
Turnout 59,007 73.14
Labour hold Swing
1970 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Prescott 36,859 71.44
Conservative Norman Lamont 14,736 28.56
Majority 22,123 42.88
Turnout 51,595 68.18
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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1966 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Pursey 34,457 65.46
Conservative Maude Heath 11,385 21.63
Liberal Norman W. Turner 6,795 12.91
Majority 23,072 43.83
Turnout 52,637 73.42
Labour hold Swing
1964 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Pursey 30,634 56.00
Conservative Maude Heath 13,284 26.11
Liberal Norman W. Turner 9,781 17.88
Majority 17,350 29.89
Turnout 53,699 74.78
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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1959 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Pursey 30,667 52.55
Conservative Maude Heath 17,648 30.24
Liberal John J. MacCallum 10,043 17.21
Majority 13,019 22.31
Turnout 58,358 80.56
Labour hold Swing
1955 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Pursey 28,990 55.20
Conservative Harry Richman 16,284 31.01
Liberal John J. MacCallum 7,242 13.79
Majority 12,706 24.19
Turnout 52,516 75.66
Labour hold Swing
1951 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Pursey 27,892 57.07
Conservative Harry Richman 16,368 33.49
Liberal Ronald W. Sykes 4,611 9.44
Majority 11,524 23.58
Turnout 48,871 84.22
Labour hold Swing
1950 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Pursey 26,903 56.20
Conservative William John Cornelis Heyting 13,988 29.22
Liberal Thomas Ernest Dalton 6,981 14.58
Majority 12,915 26.98
Turnout 47,872 85.28
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1945 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Pursey 19,443 64.25
Conservative Rupert Alec-Smith 7,439 24.58
Liberal Albert Edward Marshall 3,379 11.17
Majority 12,004 39.67
Turnout 30,261 75.61
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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1935 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Muff 19,054 49.32
Conservative John Nation 15,448 39.98
Liberal Rodway Stephens 4,133 10.70 New
Majority 3,606 9.33 N/A
Turnout 38,615 75.63
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1931 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nation 24,003 57.11
Labour George Muff 18,026 42.89
Majority 5,977 14.22 N/A
Turnout 42,029 83.24
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1929 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Muff 20,023 48.8 +10.4
Unionist Roger Lumley 13,810 33.6 −8.8
Liberal Rodway Stephens 7,217 17.6 −0.1
Majority 6,213 15.2 N/A
Turnout 41,050 83.4 +1.6
Registered electors 49,212
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +9.6
1924 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Roger Lumley 12,296 42.4 +3.9
Labour George Muff 11,130 38.4 +11.5
Liberal F. C. Thornborough 5,140 17.7 −16.9
Independent W. E. Mashford 444 1.5 New
Majority 1,166 4.0 +0.1
Turnout 29,010 81.8 +2.4
Registered electors 35,467
Unionist hold Swing −3.8
C.J.Vasey
1923 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Roger Lumley 10,657 38.5 −5.4
Liberal Charles Vasey 9,600 34.6 +3.4
Labour Archibald Stark 7,468 26.9 +2.0
Majority 1,057 3.9 −8.8
Turnout 27,725 79.4 −3.1
Registered electors 34,908
Unionist hold Swing −4.4
1922 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Roger Lumley 12,248 43.9 −8.6
Liberal Charles Vasey 8,711 31.2 +4.1
Labour Archibald Stark 6,934 24.9 +4.5
Majority 3,537 12.7 −12.7
Turnout 27,893 82.5 +24.3
Registered electors 33,795
Unionist hold Swing −6.9

Elections in the 1910s

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1918 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Charles Murchison 9,566 52.5 +9.7
Liberal Thomas Ferens 4,947 27.1 −30.1
Labour R. H. Farrah 3,725 20.4 New
Majority 4,619 25.4 N/A
Turnout 18,238 58.2 −27.5
Registered electors 31,316
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +19.9
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
December 1910 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Ferens 7,196 57.2 −0.4
Conservative R. M. Sebag-Montefiore 5,387 42.8 +0.4
Majority 1,809 14.4 −0.8
Turnout 12,583 85.7 −4.4
Registered electors 14,687
Liberal hold Swing −0.4
January 1910 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Ferens 7,627 57.6 −2.8
Conservative R. M. Sebag-Montefiore 5,611 42.4 +2.8
Majority 2,016 15.2 −5.6
Turnout 13,238 90.1 +2.9
Registered electors 14,687
Liberal hold Swing −2.8

Elections in the 1900s

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1906 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Ferens 6,881 60.4 +14.7
Conservative L. R. Davies 4,519 39.6 −14.7
Majority 2,362 20.8 N/A
Turnout 11,400 87.2 +6.9
Registered electors 13,073
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +14.7
1900 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Firbank 5,264 54.3 +3.4
Liberal Thomas Ferens 4,428 45.7 −3.4
Majority 836 8.6 +6.8
Turnout 9,692 80.3 −0.9
Registered electors 12,066
Conservative hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1890s

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1895 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Firbank 4,305 50.9 +5.9
Liberal Clarence Smith 4,152 49.1 −5.9
Majority 153 1.8 N/A
Turnout 8,457 81.2 −4.7
Registered electors 10,419
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.9
1892 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Clarence Smith 4,570 55.0 +5.3
Conservative Frederick Brent Grotrian 3,738 45.0 −5.3
Majority 832 10.0 N/A
Turnout 8,308 85.9 +8.4
Registered electors 9,677
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.3

Elections in the 1880s

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1886 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Brent Grotrian 3,139 50.3 +5.3
Liberal William Saunders 3,102 49.7 −5.3
Majority 37 0.6 N/A
Turnout 6,241 77.5 −4.3
Registered electors 8,053
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.3
1885 general election: Kingston upon Hull East[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal William Saunders 3,625 55.0
Conservative Frederick Brent Grotrian 2,960 45.0
Majority 665 10.0
Turnout 6,585 81.8
Registered electors 8,053
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

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References

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