Bridlington and The Wolds (UK Parliament constituency) explained
| Bridlington and The Wolds |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Electorate: | 72,681 (2024)[1] |
| Region: | England |
| Party: | Conservative |
Bridlington and The Wolds is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of East Riding of Yorkshire wards of: Bridlington Central and Old Town; Bridlington North; Bridlington South; Driffield and Rural; East Wolds and Coastal; North Holderness; Wolds Weighton (majority).[4]
It comprises the following:[5]
- A majority of the abolished East Yorkshire constituency – excluding the Pocklington Provincial ward and a small part of the Wolds Weighton ward
- The North Holderness ward from the retained Beverley and Holderness constituency
Members of Parliament
East Yorkshire prior to 2024
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[6] |
|---|
| Party | Vote | % |
|---|
| | 30,916 | 66.6 |
| | 9,231 | 19.9 |
| | 3,479 | 7.5 |
| | 1,323 | 2.8 |
| Others | 1,491 | 3.2 |
|
| Turnout | 46,440 | 64.1 |
| Electorate | 72,501 | |
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: New Seat Details – Bridlington and the Wolds. Electoral Calculus. en-gb. 11 June 2024.
- Web site: Yorkshire and the Humber Boundary Commission for England . 20 June 2023 . Boundary Commission for England.
- Web site: Perrin . Louise . 29 June 2023 . New parliamentary boundary proposal for Bridlington as East Yorkshire MP Sir Greg Knight announces he will step down at the next election . Scarborough News. 7 August 2023.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- Web site: New Seat Details – Bridlington and the Wolds . 7 August 2023 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.
