Goole and Pocklington (UK Parliament constituency)
| Goole and Pocklington | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Goole and Pocklington in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Goole, Pocklington, Howden, Snaith |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | David Davis (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Goole and Pocklington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2] Its Member of Parliament (MP) is David Davis of the Conservative Party, the former Brexit Secretary. Davis previously represented the predecessor constituencies of Boothferry from 1987 to 1997, and Haltemprice and Howden from 1997 to 2024.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency contains the following electoral wards of the East Riding of Yorkshire:[3]
- Dale, Goole North, Goole South, Howden, Howdenshire, Pocklington Provincial, Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe & Marshland, South Hunsley, and Wolds Weighton (small part).
It comprises the following areas:
- Goole and Snaith from the abolished seat of Brigg and Goole
- Pocklington from the East Yorkshire constituency (renamed Bridlington and the Wolds)
- Howden and North Ferriby, with rural areas to the north of the Humber in between, from the abolished constituency of Haltemprice and Howden (comprising half of the new seat's electorate)
Members of Parliament
[edit]Haltemprice and Howden prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | David Davis | Conservative | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Davis | 18,981 | 38.2 | −26.9 | |
| Labour | Liam Draycott | 15,409 | 31.0 | +10.6 | |
| Reform UK | Rich Kelly | 9,054 | 18.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dale Richard Needham | 3,380 | 6.8 | −1.0 | |
| Green | Angela Stone | 2,451 | 4.9 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Shona Wade | 467 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,572 | 7.2 | −37.5 | ||
| Turnout | 49,742 | 63.5 | −1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,287 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −18.8 | |||
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
References
[edit]- ^ "Bye Bye Brigg and Goole - Andrew Percy MP". www.andrewpercy.org. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Goole and Pocklington". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Parliamentary election results Goole and Pocklington". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Goole and Pocklington results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Goole and Pocklington UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK