List of Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

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 June 2017,[2] 17 are represented by Conservative MPs, 37 by Labour MPs, and 0 by Liberal Democrat MPs.

Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber, highlighted in red on a beige political map of England
Yorkshire and the Humber region in England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Largest city Leeds
Largest town {{{largest_town}}}
Government
 • EP constituency Yorkshire and the Humber
Area
 • Total 5,950 sq mi (15,420 km2)
Area rank 5th
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,284,000
 • Rank 7th
 • Density 890/sq mi (340/km2)
GVA
 • Total £101 billion
 • Per capita £16,880 (8th)
NUTS code UKE
ONS code E12000003

Constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate[3] Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition County County Location Constituency Map
Barnsley Central 64,204 15,546   Dan Jarvis‡   Amanda Ford† South Yorkshire
Barnsley East 69,214 13,283   Stephanie Peacock‡   Andrew Lloyd† South Yorkshire
Batley and Spen CC 80,161 8,961 Tracy Brabin ‡ Ann Myatt† West Yorkshire
A medium-sized constituency located in the centre of the county.
Beverley and Holderness CC 80,657 14,042   Graham Stuart†   Johanna Boal‡ Humberside
Bradford East BC 70,389 20,540 Imran Hussain‡ Mark Trafford† West Yorkshire
A medium-sized constituency located in the south east of the county.
Bradford South BC 67,752 6,700 Judith Cummins‡ Tanya Graham† West Yorkshire
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 67,568 21,902 Naz Shah‡ George Grant† West Yorkshire
A medium-to-large constituency, located in the southeast of the county.
Brigg and Goole CC 66,069 12,363   Andrew Percy†   Terence Smith‡ Humberside
Calder Valley CC 79,045 609 Craig Whittaker† Joshua Fenton-Glynn‡ West Yorkshire
A small constituency, located in the centre of the county, to the east of two other small constituencies.
Cleethorpes CC 72,711 10,400   Martin Vickers†   Peter Keith‡ Humberside
Colne Valley CC 84,387 978 Thelma Walker‡ Jason McCartney† West Yorkshire
A small constituency, located in the centre of the county to the south of two equally small constituencies.
Dewsbury CC 81,343 3,321 Paula Sherriff‡ Beth Prescott† West Yorkshire
A small constituency, situated in the centre of the county to the west of two similarly-sized constituencies.
Don Valley 73,990 5,169   Caroline Flint‡   Aaron Bell† South Yorkshire
Doncaster Central 71,718 10,131   Rosie Winterton‡   Tom Hunt† South Yorkshire
Doncaster North 72,377 14,024   Ed Miliband‡   Shade Adoh† South Yorkshire
Elmet and Rothwell CC 80,291 9,805 Alec Shelbrooke† David Nagle‡ West Yorkshire
A small-to-medium-sized constituency in the north of the county.
Great Grimsby BC 61,743 2,565   Melanie Onn‡   Jo Gideon† Humberside
Halifax BC 71,224 5,376 Holly Lynch‡ Chris Pearson† West Yorkshire
A medium-sized constituency situated in the north west of the county.
Haltemprice and Howden CC 71,519 15,405   David Davis†   Hollie Devanney‡ Humberside
Harrogate and Knaresborough CC 77,280 18,168   Andrew Jones†   Helen Flynn¤ North Yorkshire
Hemsworth CC 71,870 10,174 Jon Trickett‡ Mike Jordan† West Yorkshire
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 67,037 12,005   Barry Sheerman‡   Scott Bentley† West Yorkshire
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Keighley CC 71,429 249 John Grogan‡ Kris Hopkins† West Yorkshire
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] 65,959 10,396   Karl Turner‡   Simon Burton† Humberside
Kingston upon Hull North BC[nb 3] 64,665 14,262   Diana Johnson‡   Lia Nici-Townend† Humberside
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle BC[nb 3] 60,181 8,025   Emma Hardy‡   Christine Mackay† Humberside
Leeds Central BC 89,537 23,698 Hilary Benn‡ Gareth Davies† West Yorkshire
A small-to-medium-sized constituency in the north of the county.
Leeds East BC 65,950 12,752 Richard Burgon‡ Matthew Robinson† West Yorkshire
A medium-sized constituency situated in the north west of the county.
Leeds North East BC 70,112 16,991 Fabian Hamilton‡ Ryan Stephenson† West Yorkshire
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 68,152 4,224 Alex Sobel‡   Greg Mulholland¤ West Yorkshire
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Leeds West BC 67,955 15,965   Rachel Reeves‡ Zoe Metcalfe† West Yorkshire
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Morley and Outwood CC 76,495 2,104 Andrea Jenkyns† Neil Dawson‡ West Yorkshire
A small-to-medium-sized constituency in the north of the county.
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford CC 81,641 14,499 Yvette Cooper‡ Andrew Lee† West Yorkshire
A medium-sized constituency situated in the north west of the county.
Penistone and Stocksbridge 71,293 1,322   Angela Smith‡   Nicola Wilson† South Yorkshire
Pudsey BC 72,622 331 Stuart Andrew† Ian McCargo‡ West Yorkshire
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 80,905 23,108   Rishi Sunak†   Dan Perry‡ North Yorkshire
Rother Valley 75,230 3,882   Kevin Barron‡   Bethan Eddy† South Yorkshire
Rotherham 63,237 11,387   Sarah Champion‡   James Bellis† South Yorkshire
Scarborough and Whitby CC 73,599 3,435   Robert Goodwill†   Eric Broadbent‡ North Yorkshire
Scunthorpe CC 61,578 3,431   Nic Dakin‡   Holly Mumby-Croft† Humberside
Selby and Ainsty CC 75,918 13,772   Nigel Adams†   David Bowgett‡ North Yorkshire
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough 70,344 19,143   Gill Furniss‡   Michael Naughton† South Yorkshire
Sheffield Central 77,560 27,748   Paul Blomfield‡   Stephanie Roe† South Yorkshire
Sheffield Hallam 73,455 2,125 Jared O'Mara*   Nick Clegg¤ South Yorkshire
Sheffield Heeley 68,040 13,828   Louise Haigh‡   Gordon Gregory† South Yorkshire
Sheffield South East 68,945 11,798   Clive Betts‡   Lindsey Cawrey† South Yorkshire
Shipley CC 73,133 4,681   Philip Davies†   Steve Clapcote‡ West Yorkshire
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Skipton and Ripon CC 78,104 19,985   Julian Smith†   Alan Woodhead‡ North Yorkshire
Thirsk and Malton CC 78,670 19,001   Kevin Hollinrake†   Alan Avery‡ North Yorkshire
Wakefield CC 70,340 2,176   Mary Creagh‡   Antony Calvert† West Yorkshire
A large constituency in the south of the county.
Wentworth and Dearne 74,890 14,803   John Healey‡   Steven Jackson† South Yorkshire
York Central BC 75,315 18,575   Rachael Maskell‡   Ed Young† North Yorkshire
York Outer CC 75,835 8,289   Julian Sturdy†   Luke Charters-Reid‡ North Yorkshire
Yorkshire East CC 81,065 15,006   Greg Knight†   Alan Clark‡ Humberside

See also

Notes

  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. 1 2 3 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

  1. ↑ NUTS statistical regions of England - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUTS_1_statistical_regions_of_England
  2. ↑ 2017 Election Results - https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2017/results
  3. ↑ "House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report" (PDF). House Of Commons Library. 7 April 2018.
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