The region[nb 1] of Yorkshire and the Humber is divided into 54 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 23 borough constituencies and 31 county constituencies. Since the general election of July 2024, 43 are represented by Labour MPs, 9 by Conservative MPs, one by a Liberal Democrat MP, and one by an Independent MP.
Constituencies
edit† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat ♣ Green Party ♠ Independent # Reform UK
Proposed boundary changes
editSee 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 would be unchanged, at 54.[3] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.
Under the proposals, the following constituencies for the region came into effect at the 2024 general election:[4]
| 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 | 72,150 | West Yorkshire | Bradford |
| Bradford South BC | 70,890 | West Yorkshire | Bradford |
| Bradford West BC | 71,258 | West Yorkshire | Bradford |
| Bridlington and The Wolds CC | 72,501 | 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 the Isle of Axholme CC | 70,113 | Lincolnshire / South Yorkshire | Doncaster / North Lincolnshire |
| Doncaster North CC | 71,739 | South Yorkshire | Doncaster |
| Goole and Pocklington CC | 76,337 | 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 CC | 75,800 | North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire |
| 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 and Cottingham BC | 76,039 | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire / Kingston upon Hull |
| Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice BC | 74,321 | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire / Kingston upon Hull |
| Leeds Central and Headingley BC | 75,396 | West Yorkshire | Leeds |
| Leeds East CC | 75,330 | West Yorkshire | Leeds |
| Leeds North East BC | 70,976 | West Yorkshire | Leeds |
| Leeds North West CC | 71,607 | West Yorkshire | Leeds |
| Leeds South BC | 74,726 | West Yorkshire | Leeds |
| Leeds South West and Morley BC | 71,376 | West Yorkshire | Leeds |
| Leeds West and Pudsey BC | 70,270 | West Yorkshire | Leeds |
| Normanton and Hemsworth CC | 75,388 | West Yorkshire | Wakefield |
| Ossett and Denby Dale CC | 71,595 | West Yorkshire | Kirklees / Wakefield |
| Penistone and Stocksbridge CC | 71,377 | South Yorkshire | Barnsley / Sheffield |
| Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley CC | 72,751 | West Yorkshire | Wakefield |
| Rawmarsh and Conisbrough CC | 70,272 | South Yorkshire | Doncaster / Rotherham |
| Richmond and Northallerton CC | 72,744 | North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire |
| Rother Valley CC | 70,814 | South Yorkshire | Rotherham |
| Rotherham BC | 75,345 | South Yorkshire | Rotherham |
| Scarborough and Whitby CC | 73,862 | North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire |
| Scunthorpe CC | 74,278 | Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire |
| Selby CC | 74,761 | North Yorkshire / West Yorkshire | Leeds / North Yorkshire |
| 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 | North Yorkshire |
| Spen Valley BC | 72,169 | West Yorkshire | Kirklees |
| Thirsk and Malton CC | 76,623 | North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire |
| Wakefield and Rothwell BC | 73,968 | West Yorkshire | Leeds / Wakefield |
| Wetherby and Easingwold CC | 71,455 | North Yorkshire / West Yorkshire | North Yorkshire / Leeds |
| York Central BC | 74,854 | North Yorkshire | York |
| York Outer CC | 72,720 | North Yorkshire | York |
2024 results
editThe number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the Yorkshire and the Humber region in the 2024 general election were as follows:[5]
| Party | Votes | Of total (%) |
Difference from 2019 |
Seats | Difference from 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Notional | |||||
| Labour | 907,767 | 40.9 |  2.0
|
43 | 15
|
16
|
| Conservative | 506,450 | 22.8 |  20.3
|
9 | 17
|
18
|
| Reform UK | 371,658 | 16.7 | 10.8
|
0 |  0
|
0
|
| Green | 167,514 | 7.5 | 5.2
|
0 | 0
|
0
|
| Liberal Democrats | 158,326 | 7.1 | 1.0
|
1 | 1
|
1
|
| Others | 110.232 | 5.0 | 3.3
|
1 | 1
|
1
|
| Total | 2,221,947 | 100.0 | 54 | 0
|
||
Results history
editPrimary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019
Percentage votes
edit
- Key
- CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
- LAB - Labour Party, including Labour and Co-operative Party
- LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
- UKIP - UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and from 2019)
- REF - Reform UK (2019 - Brexit Party)
- GRN - Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)
Seats
edit
- Key
- CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
- LAB - Labour Party, including Labour and Co-operative Party
- LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
- OTH - 2024 - Independent (Iqbal Mohamed)
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ See NUTS 1 statistical regions of England
- ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
- ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ Baker, Carl; Pollock, Louie; Cracknell, Richard (26 July 2024). "General election 2024 results". Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "UK Election 2024 A-Z". BBC News. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "General election 2024 results". House of Commons Library. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.