Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Kingston upon Hull North is a
borough constituency In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called "constituenc ...
for the
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of the
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. It elects one
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
(MP) at least once every five years by the
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electoral system. The constituency has been represented by Diana Johnson 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 and Orchard Park Estate, as well as the Newland, The Avenues, Newland Park and
Beverley High Road Beverley Road (known in local parlance as Bev Road) is one of several major roads that run out of the city of Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The road is noted for being a major arterial route into, and out of Hull. It also known ...
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 The River Hull is a navigable river in the East Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England. It rises from a series of springs to the west of Driffield, and enters the Humber Estuary at Kingston upon Hull. Following a period when the Archbishops o ...
including the Bransholme 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


See also

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside


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