Kingston upon Hull Central (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Kingston upon Hull Central
Type:Borough
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1955
Elects Howmany:one
Previous:Kingston upon Hull
Year2:1974
Abolished2:1983
Elects Howmany2:one
Next2:Hull North and Hull West[1]

Kingston upon Hull Central was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1955 general election.It was then re-created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election. Under the proposed 2018 Boundary Commission review, this seat was set to be reinstated for the 2020 general election, replacing the seat of Hull North.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Paragon and Queen's, and part of Central ward.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Beverley, East Central, Myton, Paragon, West Central, and Whitefriars.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, East Central, Myton, North Newington, Paragon, South Newington, and West Central.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Botanic, Greenwood, Myton, Newland, and University.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1955

YearMemberParty
Conservative
Unionist
1919Joseph KenworthyLiberal
1926Labour
Conservative
Labour
Labour
1955constituency abolished

MPs 1974–1983

EventMemberParty
Labour
1983constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40:

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1970s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Hull Central', Feb 1974 - May 1983 . ElectionWeb Project . Cognitive Computing Limited . 23 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403053431/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74326.htm . 3 April 2016 .
  2. Hull Daily Mail, 24 June 1938