Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle was a borough constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system.

The seat was abolished in the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. With the addition of the villages of Anlaby, Willerby and Kirk Ella, it was replaced by Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, which was first contested in the 2024 general election.

History The constituency was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Kingston upon Hull West as Hessle joined from the former seat of Beverley.

Boundaries

This seat contained the wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's in the City of Kingston upon Hull and Hessle in the District of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Constituency profile Despite its name, the constituency covered most of Kingston upon Hull's inner city, a deprived area undergoing regeneration. The area had high unemployment and a declining fishing industry. Hessle is a quiet suburb to the west, conservative by nature and having little in common with its larger neighbour apart from mostly working-class roots.

In 2005, The Guardian described the seat as a "City centre and fishing port of isolated, rather grim east coast town."

Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1997 Alan Johnson Labour 2017 Emma Hardy Labour 2024 Constituency abolished

Election results 1997–2024 Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 2010s

Due to a transcription error when declaring the results, the Green Party were initially said to have received 50 votes. However, it later became clear that city council officials had 'lost' 510 Green Party votes. They polled 560 votes.

See also Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside

References

External links Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK