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Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle

Shows the general election results for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle, which is a constituency in Humberside. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 60,181 and a turnout of 57.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Emma Hardy
Majority
8,025
Electorate
60,181
Turnout
57.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 53.1%
Con 29.8%
LD 6.4%
Ind 5.5%
UKIP 4.0%
Green 1.0%
Libertaria 0.2%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Emma Hardy  Lab 18,342 53.1 3.9
Christine Mackay  Con 10,317 29.8 12.4
Claire Thomas  LD 2,210 6.4 -3.6
Michelle Dewberry  Ind 1,898 5.5 5.5
Gary Shores * UKIP 1,399 4.0 -15.8
Mike Lammiman * Green 332 1.0 -2.0
Will Taylor * Libertaria 67 0.2 0.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con LD Ind UKIP Green Libertaria TUSC BNP Eng Dem Oth
2005 55.1% 20.7% 21.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.2%
2010 42.5% 20.2% 24.2% 0.0% 5.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 4.5% 2.8% 0.0%
2015 49.2% 17.5% 10.0% 0.0% 19.9% 3.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 53.1% 29.8% 6.4% 5.5% 4.0% 1.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
332 Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 23.2%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
405 Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 53.1%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
637 Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 57.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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