Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber

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List of Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber region, England

The region[1] of Yorkshire and the Humber is divided into 54 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 25 borough constituencies and 29 county constituencies. Since the general election of December 2019,[2] 25 are represented by Conservative MPs and 29 by Labour MPs.

Constituencies[edit]

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat   * Brexit Party

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate[3] Majority[4][nb 2] Member of Parliament[4] Nearest opposition[4] County County location Constituency map
Barnsley Central 64,229 3,571   Dan Jarvis‡   Victoria Felton* South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Barnsley East 68,448 3,217   Stephanie Peacock‡   Jim Ferguson* South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Batley and Spen CC 80,110 323   Kim Leadbeater‡   Ryan Stephenson† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A medium-sized constituency located in the centre of the county.
Beverley and Holderness CC 78,645 20,448   Graham Stuart†   Chloe Hopkins‡ East Riding of Yorkshire (prev. Humberside) EnglandHumberside.png
Bradford East BC 74,205 18,144 Imran Hussain‡ Linden Kemkaran† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A medium-sized constituency located in the south east of the county.
Bradford South BC 69,667 2,346 Judith Cummins‡ Narinder Sekhon† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A medium-sized constituency, located to the north of the centre of the county. It is entirely bounded by other constituencies in the county.
Bradford West BC 71,585 27,019 Naz Shah‡ Mohammed Afzal† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A medium-to-large constituency, located in the southeast of the county.
Brigg and Goole CC 64,365 21,941   Andrew Percy†   Majid Khan‡ Lincolnshire and
East Riding of Yorkshire (prev. Humberside)
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Calder Valley CC 77,504 5,774 Craig Whittaker† Joshua Fenton-Glynn‡ West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A small constituency, located in the centre of the county, to the east of two other small constituencies.
Cleethorpes CC 72,187 21,418   Martin Vickers†   Ros James‡ Lincolnshire
(prev. Humberside)
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Colne Valley CC 84,744 5,103 Jason McCartney† Thelma Walker‡ West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A small constituency, located in the centre of the county to the south of two equally small constituencies.
Dewsbury CC 81,912 1,561 Mark Eastwood† Paula Sherriff‡ West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A small constituency, situated in the centre of the county to the west of two similarly sized constituencies.
Don Valley 74,456 3,630   Nick Fletcher†   Caroline Flint‡ South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Doncaster Central 70,446 2,278   Rosie Winterton‡   Roberto Weeden-Sanz† South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Doncaster North 71,348 2,370   Ed Miliband‡   Katrina Sale† South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
East Yorkshire CC 79,701 22,787   Greg Knight†   Catherine Minnis‡ East Riding of Yorkshire (prev. Humberside) EnglandHumberside.png
Elmet and Rothwell CC 80,957 17,353 Alec Shelbrooke† David Nagle‡ West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A small-to-medium-sized constituency in the north of the county.
Great Grimsby BC 60,149 7,331   Lia Nici†   Melanie Onn‡ Lincolnshire
(prev. Humberside)
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Halifax BC 70,413 2,569 Holly Lynch‡ Kashif Ali† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A medium-sized constituency situated in the north west of the county.
Haltemprice and Howden CC 70,252 20,329   David Davis†   George Ayre‡ East Riding of Yorkshire (prev. Humberside) EnglandHumberside.png
Harrogate and Knaresborough CC 76,777 9,675   Andrew Jones†   Judith Rogerson¤ North Yorkshire EnglandNorthYorkshire.svg
Hemsworth CC 74,001 1,180 Jon Trickett‡ Louise Calland† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A very large constituency. It consists of the eastern portion of the county. It also includes the entirety of a second, smaller county, located to the east of the larger county.
Huddersfield BC 65,917 4,937   Barry Sheerman‡   Ken Davy† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Keighley CC 73,384 2,218 Robbie Moore† John Grogan‡ West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A small constituency, situated in the centre of the county to the west of two similarly sized constituencies.
Kingston upon Hull East BC[nb 3] 65,116 1,239   Karl Turner‡   Rachel Storer† East Riding of Yorkshire (prev. Humberside) EnglandHumberside.png
Kingston upon Hull North BC[nb 3] 62,917 7,593   Diana Johnson‡   Holly Whitbread† East Riding of Yorkshire (prev. Humberside) EnglandHumberside.png
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle BC[nb 3] 59,092 2,856   Emma Hardy‡   Scott Bell† East Riding of Yorkshire (prev. Humberside) EnglandHumberside.png
Leeds Central BC 90,971 19,270 Hilary Benn‡ Peter Fortune† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A small-to-medium-sized constituency in the north of the county.
Leeds East BC 67,286 5,531 Richard Burgon‡ Jill Mortimer† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A medium-sized constituency situated in the north west of the county.
Leeds North East BC 70,580 17,089 Fabian Hamilton‡ Amjad Bashir† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A very large constituency. It consists of the eastern portion of the county. It also includes the entirety of a second, smaller county, located to the east of the larger county.
Leeds North West BC 67,741 10,749 Alex Sobel‡   Stewart Harper† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Leeds West BC 67,727 10,564   Rachel Reeves‡ Mark Dormer† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Morley and Outwood CC 78,803 11,267 Andrea Jenkyns† Deanne Ferguson‡ West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A small-to-medium-sized constituency in the north of the county.
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford CC 84,874 1,276 Yvette Cooper‡ Andrew Lee† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A medium-sized constituency situated in the north west of the county.
Penistone and Stocksbridge 70,311 7,210   Miriam Cates†   Francyne Johnson‡ South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Pudsey BC 73,212 3,517 Stuart Andrew† Jane Aitchison‡ West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A very large constituency. It consists of the eastern portion of the county. It also includes the entirety of a second, smaller county, located to the east of the larger county.
Richmond (Yorks) CC 83,219 27,210   Rishi Sunak†   Thom Kirkwood‡ North Yorkshire EnglandNorthYorkshire.svg
Rother Valley 74,050 6,318   Alexander Stafford†   Sophie Wilson‡ South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Rotherham 61,119 3,121   Sarah Champion‡   Gerri Hickton† South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Scarborough and Whitby CC 72,191 10,270   Robert Goodwill†   Hugo Fearnley‡ North Yorkshire EnglandNorthYorkshire.svg
Scunthorpe CC 60,345 6,451   Holly Mumby-Croft†   Nic Dakin‡ Lincolnshire
(prev. Humberside)
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Selby and Ainsty CC 77,654 20,137   Nigel Adams†   Malik Rofidi‡ North Yorkshire EnglandNorthYorkshire.svg
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough 67,888 12,274   Gill Furniss‡   Hannah Westropp† South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Sheffield Central 79,414 27,273   Paul Blomfield‡   Janice Silvester-Hall† South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Sheffield Hallam 69,323 712 Olivia Blake‡   Laura Gordon¤ South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Sheffield Heeley 65,373 8,520   Louise Haigh‡   Gordon Gregory† South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Sheffield South East 67,031 4,289   Clive Betts‡   Marc Bayliss† South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
Shipley CC 74,522 6,242   Philip Davies†   Jo Pike‡ West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Skipton and Ripon CC 77,541 23,694   Julian Smith†   Brian McDaid‡ North Yorkshire EnglandNorthYorkshire.svg
Thirsk and Malton CC 79,964 25,154   Kevin Hollinrake†   David Yellen‡ North Yorkshire EnglandNorthYorkshire.svg
Wakefield CC 27,466[5] 4,925[5]   Simon Lightwood‡   Nadeem Ahmed† West Yorkshire EnglandWestYorkshire.svg
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Wentworth and Dearne 73,863 2,165   John Healey‡   Emily Barley† South Yorkshire EnglandSouthYorkshire.svg
York Central BC 69,608 13,545   Rachael Maskell‡   Fabia Tate† North Yorkshire EnglandNorthYorkshire.svg
York Outer CC 72,739 9,985   Julian Sturdy†   Anna Perrett‡ North Yorkshire EnglandNorthYorkshire.svg

Proposed boundary changes[edit]

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the Yorkshire and the Humber region will be unchanged, at 54.[6] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. Final proposals will be published by 1 July 2023.

Under the revised proposals, the following constituencies for the region would come into effect at the next general election:[7]

Constituency Electorate Ceremonial county Local authority
Barnsley North CC 76,794 South Yorkshire Barnsley
Barnsley South CC 75,896 South Yorkshire Barnsley
Beverley and Holderness CC 71,102 East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire
Bradford East BC 72,726 West Yorkshire Bradford
Bradford South BC 70,314 West Yorkshire Bradford
Bradford West BC 71,258 West Yorkshire Bradford
Bridlington and The Wolds CC 72,613 East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire
Brigg and Immingham CC 71,628 Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire / North Lincolnshire
Calder Valley CC 75,987 West Yorkshire Calderdale
Colne Valley CC 71,518 West Yorkshire Kirklees
Dewsbury and Batley BC 70,226 West Yorkshire Kirklees
Doncaster Central CC 75,007 South Yorkshire Doncaster
Doncaster East and Axholme CC 70,113 Lincolnshire / South Yorkshire Doncaster / North Lincolnshire
Doncaster North CC 71,739 South Yorkshire Doncaster
Goole and Pocklington CC 76,225 East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes BC 77,050 Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire
Halifax CC 74,563 West Yorkshire Calderdale
Harrogate and Knaresborough BC 75,800 North Yorkshire Harrogate
Headingley BC 75,396 West Yorkshire Leeds
Huddersfield BC 76,044 West Yorkshire Kirklees
Keighley and Ilkley CC 72,954 West Yorkshire Bradford
Kingston upon Hull East BC 72,622 East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull North BC 76,039 East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire / Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle CC 74,321 East Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire / Kingston upon Hull
Leeds Central BC 74,726 West Yorkshire Leeds
Leeds East CC 75,330 West Yorkshire Leeds
Leeds North East CC 70,976 West Yorkshire Leeds
Leeds North West CC 71,607 West Yorkshire Leeds
Morley BC 71,376 West Yorkshire Leeds
Normanton and Hemsworth CC 75,388 West Yorkshire Wakefield
Penistone and Stocksbridge CC 71,377 South Yorkshire Barnsley / Sheffield
Pontefract and Castleford CC 72,751 West Yorkshire Wakefield
Pudsey BC 70,270 West Yorkshire Leeds
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough CC 70,272 South Yorkshire Doncaster / Rotherham
Richmond and Northallerton CC 72,744 North Yorkshire Hambleton / Richmondshire
Rother Valley CC 70,814 South Yorkshire Rotherham
Rotherham BC 75,345 South Yorkshire Rotherham
Scarborough and Whitby CC 73,862 North Yorkshire Scarborough
Scunthorpe CC 74,278 Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire
Selby CC 74,761 North Yorkshire / West Yorkshire Leeds / Selby
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough BC 71,154 South Yorkshire Sheffield
Sheffield Central BC 70,453 South Yorkshire Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam CC 76,637 South Yorkshire Sheffield
Sheffield Heeley BC 74,614 South Yorkshire Sheffield
Sheffield South East BC 76,223 South Yorkshire Sheffield
Shipley CC 74,095 West Yorkshire Bradford
Skipton and Ripon CC 76,758 North Yorkshire Craven / Harrogate
Spen Valley CC 72,169 West Yorkshire Kirklees
Thirsk and Malton CC 76,623 North Yorkshire Hambleton / Ryedale / Scarborough
Wakefield BC 73,968 West Yorkshire Leeds / Wakefield
Wakefield West and Denby Dale CC 71,595 West Yorkshire Kirklees / Wakefield
Weatherby and Easingwold CC 71,455 North Yorkshire / West Yorkshire Hambleton / Harrogate / Leeds / Selby
York Central BC 74,854 North Yorkshire York
York Outer CC 72,720 North Yorkshire York

Results history[edit]

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019[8]

2019[edit]

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the Yorkshire and the Humber region in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Percentage votes[edit]

Yorkshire and the Humber votes percentage

Key:

CON – Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966

LAB – Labour Party

LIB – Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

UKIP/Br – UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and in 2019); Brexit Party in 2019

Green – Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)

Seats[edit]

Yorkshire and the Humber seats

Key:

CON – Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966

LAB – Labour Party

LIB – Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

See also[edit]

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  3. ^ a b c Many sources list the Kingston upon Hull constituencies as Hull, following the city council’s own practice. However, the official names have not adopted the short form.

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