Beverley and Holderness is a county constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years by the first-past-the-post electoral system. The constituency has been represented by Graham Stuart of the Conservative Party since the 2005 general election.

Constituency profile

The Beverley and Holderness constituency covers the south-eastern portion of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It contains the coastal region of Holderness and the rural areas to the north of Kingston upon Hull. Settlements in the constituency include the market town of Beverley, the smaller towns of Hedon and Withernsea and many smaller villages.

The constituency is predominantly rural and agricultural. Beverley is a local centre for commerce and, historically, shipbuilding. The coastal area is popular with tourists and contains a number of holiday parks. Residents are generally older and have similar levels of wealth when compared to national averages. White people make up 98% of the population. At the most recent county council election in 2023, voters in Beverley and the western areas of the constituency elected Liberal Democrat councillors, whilst the eastern coastal part elected Conservatives. It is estimated that 58% of voters supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, a higher proportion than the country as a whole.

2010–2024: The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of Beverley Rural, Mid Holderness, Minster and Woodmansey, North Holderness, St Mary's, South East Holderness, and South West Holderness.

From and including the 2010 general election the composition of the seat changed: the civil parishes Brandesburton and Woodmansey were transferred to other seats (East Yorkshire and Haltemprice and Howden respectively); and Middleton on the Wolds and Newbald were gained from the same respective seats.

2024–present: The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of: Beverley Rural, Mid Holderness, Minster and Woodmansey, St Mary’s, South East Holderness, and South West Holderness.

The North Holderness ward was transferred to the new constituency of Bridlington and the Wolds.

Members of Parliament

Beverley and Boothferry prior to 1997

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|1997

|James Cran

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|2005

|Graham Stuart

|Conservative

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Elections

thumb|Election results, 1997 to 2019

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Notes

See also

  • List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
  • List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

References

  • Beverley and Holderness UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
  • Beverley and Holderness UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
  • Beverley and Holderness UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK