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.

Beverley and Holderness
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Beverley and Holderness in Humberside
Location of Humberside within England
County	East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	99,748 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	78,645 (December 2019)^[2]
Major settlements	Beverley, Hedon, Hornsea, Withernsea
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Graham Stuart (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Beverley, Boothferry and Bridlington (parts of)

History

The seat has been won by the Conservative candidate since its creation in 1997, on a majority ranging between 1.7% of the votes cast in the 2001 general election and 38.2% in the 2019 general election. The party of the runner-up candidate has been Labour six times and Liberal Democrat once, as of the 2019 general election.

Boundaries

 

Map of current 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.^[3]

2010–present: 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.^[4]

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

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.^[5]

In order to bring the electorate within the permitted change, the North Holderness ward will be transferred to the new constituency of Bridlington and The Wolds.

Constituency profile

The constituency covers the southeastern portion of the East Riding of Yorkshire and borders East Yorkshire, Haltemprice and Howden, Kingston upon Hull North and Kingston upon Hull East seats. It also borders a stretch of the North Sea coast from Skipsea to Spurn Point, and the north bank of the Humber Estuary inland to Hedon.^{[citation needed]}

From and including the 2010 general election the composition of the seat has changed; the civil parishes Brandesburton and Woodmansey were transferred to other seats (East Yorkshire and Haltemprice and Howden respectively). Middleton on the Wolds and Newbald were gained from the same respective seats.^[6]

At the next United Kingdom general election, the ward of North Holderness will be lost to the new constituency of Bridlington and The Wolds.

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.^{[citation needed]}

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1997	James Cran	Conservative
	2005	Graham Stuart	Conservative

Elections

 

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Beverley and Holderness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	Chris Collin^[7]
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Healy^[8]
	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	John Ottoway^[9]
	Green	Jonathan Stephenson^[10]
Majority
Turnout

Reform UK removed Roger Hoe as its candidate in March 2024 after it emerged he had "tweeted material including praise for the far-right activist Tommy Robinson".^[11]

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[12]

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			20,448	38.2	+13.0
Turnout			53,542	67.2	−1.8
Registered electors			79,683
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.5

2017 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[13]

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			14,042	25.2	+2.1
Turnout			55,638	69.0	+3.8
Registered electors			80,657
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.1

2015 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[14]

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	New
Majority			12,203	23.1	−1.3
Turnout			52,677	65.2	−1.9
Registered electors			80,805
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.5

2010 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	25,063	47.1	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Dobson	12,076	22.7	+3.6
	Labour	Ian Saunders	11,224	21.1	−14.5
	BNP	Neil Whitelam	2,080	3.9	New
	UKIP	Andy Horsfield	1,845	3.5	−1.2
	Green	Bill Rigby	686	1.3	New
	Independent	Ron Hughes	225	0.4	New
Majority			12,987	24.4	+19.3
Turnout			53,199	67.1	+1.8
Registered electors			79,318
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.4

Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[16]

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			2,581	5.1	+3.4
Turnout			50,203	65.3	+3.3
Registered electors			76,868
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

2001 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[17]

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			781	1.7	−0.6
Turnout			46,375	62.0	−10.9
Registered electors			74,741
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.3

Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[18]

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			1,211	2.3
Turnout			52,542	72.9
Registered electors			72,049
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside

References

1. "Census data for Parliamentary constituencies in England & Wales, 2011: Beverley and Holderness" (PDF). Parliament Data. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 21 March 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
2. "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
4. Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
5. Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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10. "East Riding of Yorkshire Local Election Candidates – 4th May 2023". Hull & East Riding Green Party. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
11. "Tory Manchester mayoral candidate defects to Reform UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
12. "Beverley & Holderness". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
13. "Beverley and Holderness – 2017 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
14. "Beverley and Holderness – 2015 Election Results". General Elections Online. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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16. "Result: Beverley & Holderness". BBC News. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    . Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012.
17. "General Election results, 7 June 2001" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. 18 June 2001. p. 46. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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