Kingston upon Hull North is a borough constituency for the

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of the

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. It elects one

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(MP) at least once every five years by the

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electoral system. The constituency has been represented by

Diana Johnson Dame Diana Ruth Johnson (born 25 July 1966) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull North since the 2005 general election. A member of the Labour Party, she was elected as Chair of the ...

of the Labour Party since the 2005 general election.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Hull wards of Beverley, Newland, Park, and University. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Hull wards of Beverley, Botanic, Newland, Paragon, Park, University, and West Central. 1983–2010: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Newland, Noddle Hill, Orchard Park, Stoneferry, and University. 2010–present: The City of Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Bransholme East, Bransholme West, Bricknell, Kings Park, Newland, Orchard Park and Greenwood, and University.

Constituency profile

This constituency covers the northern part of Hull. A diverse constituency: in west Hull it includes the large working class housing estates of

North Hull Estate The North Hull Estate is a residential area in the north of Kingston upon Hull, west of the River Hull, built by Hull Corporation in the interwar period. The area includes a wide area of housing including ''The Quadrant'', the Endike Lane area, ...

and

Orchard Park Estate Orchard Park Estate is an area or housing estate situated on the north-western side of Kingston upon Hull, England. Geography The Orchard Park Estate is on the northern eastern fringe of the western part Kingston upon Hull adjacent to the cit ...

, as well as the Newland, The Avenues, Newland Park and Beverley High Road areas. The

University of Hull , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £18.8 million (2016) , budget = £190 million ...

is located in the Newland area of the constituency and the Beverley Road and Newland areas have large student populations. The constituency extends east of the River Hull including the

Bransholme Bransholme is an area and a housing estate on the north side of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The name Bransholme comes from an old Scandinavian word meaning Brand's water meadow (''brand'' or ''brandt'' meant 'wild boa ...

housing estate, and the developing (2010s) housing estate of Kingswood.

Members of Parliament

1950–1974

1983–present

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections 1950–1970

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kingston Upon Hull North (Uk Parliament Constituency) Politics of Kingston upon Hull Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983