Beverley and Holderness

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.

Beverley and Holderness
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Beverley and Holderness in Yorkshire and the Humber
County	East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	99,748 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	78,645 (December 2019)[2]
Major settlements	Beverley Hedon Withernsea
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Graham Stuart (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Beverley Boothferry Bridlington (parts of)

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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[4]

History

The seat has been won by the Conservative candidate at every general election since its creation in 1997, on a majority ranging between 38.2% in the 2019 general election to 0.3% in the 2024 general election. The party of the runner-up candidate has been Labour seven times and Liberal Democrat once.^{[citation needed]}

Boundaries

1997–2010: The East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley wards of Cherry Holme, Leconfield, Leven, Minster North, Minster South, Molescroft, St Mary's East, St Mary's West, Tickton, Walkington, and Woodmansey, and the Borough of Holderness.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

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

Members of Parliament

Beverley and Boothferry prior to 1997

Election		Member	Party
	1997	James Cran	Conservative
	2005	Graham Stuart	Conservative

Elections

Election results, 1997 to 2019

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[9][a]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	15,501	34.5	26.5
	Labour	Margaret Pinder	15,377	34.2	9.5
	Reform	Andrew Smith	8,198	18.3	new
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Healy	3,386	7.5	1.8
	Green	Jonathan Stephenson	1,647	3.7	1.2
	Yorkshire	George McManus	625	1.4	1.2
	SDP	Chris Collin	89	0.2	new
	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	John Ottaway	74	0.2	new
Majority			124	0.3	36.0
Turnout			44,897	62.4	4.8
Registered electors			71,994
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	33,250	62.1	+3.7
	Labour	Chloe Hopkins	12,802	23.9	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Healy	4,671	8.7	+3.7
	Yorkshire	Andy Shead	1,441	2.7	+0.6
	Green	Isabel Pires	1,378	2.6	+1.3
Majority			20,448	38.2	+13.0
Turnout			53,542	67.2	−1.8
Registered electors			79,696
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.5

2017 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	32,499	58.4	+10.3
	Labour	Johanna Boal	18,457	33.2	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Healy	2,808	5.0	−0.5
	Yorkshire	Lee Walton	1,158	2.1	+0.9
	Green	Richard Howarth	716	1.3	−2.1
Majority			14,042	25.2	+2.1
Turnout			55,638	69.0	+3.8
Registered electors			80,657
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.1

2015 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	25,363	48.1	+1.0
	Labour	Margaret Pinder	13,160	25.0	+3.9
	UKIP	Gary Shores	8,794	16.7	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Denis Healy	2,900	5.5	−17.2
	Green	Richard Howarth	1,802	3.4	+2.1
	Yorkshire First	Lee Walton	658	1.2	N/A
Majority			12,203	23.1	−1.3
Turnout			52,677	65.2	−1.9
Registered electors			80,805
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.5

2010 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[14][b]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	25,063	47.1	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Dobson	12,076	22.7	+3.0
	Labour	Ian Saunders	11,224	21.1	−13.6
	BNP	Neil Whitelam	2,080	3.9	N/A
	UKIP	Andy Horsfield	1,845	3.5	−1.2
	Green	Bill Rigby	686	1.3	N/A
	Independent	Ron Hughes	225	0.4	N/A
Majority			12,987	24.4	+18.2
Turnout			53,199	67.1	+2.9
Registered electors			79,318
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.6

Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	20,435	40.7	−0.6
	Labour	George McManus	17,854	35.6	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Willie	9,578	19.1	+3.2
	UKIP	Oliver Marriott	2,336	4.7	+1.5
Majority			2,581	5.1	+3.4
Turnout			50,203	65.3	+3.3
Registered electors			76,868
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

2001 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Cran	19,168	41.3	+0.1
	Labour	Pippa Langford	18,387	39.6	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Willie	7,356	15.9	−2.5
	UKIP	Stephen Wallis	1,464	3.2	+1.9
Majority			781	1.7	−0.6
Turnout			46,375	62.0	−10.9
Registered electors			74,741
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.3

Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Beverley and Holderness^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Cran	21,629	41.2
	Labour	Norman O'Neill	20,418	38.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Melling	9,689	18.4
	UKIP	David Barley	695	1.3
	Natural Law	Stewart Withers	111	0.2
Majority			1,211	2.3
Turnout			52,542	72.9
Registered electors			72,049
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

1. The changes in percentage values since the 2019 election are based on notional results due to boundary changes.^[10]
2. The changes in percentage values since the 2005 election are based on notional results due to boundary changes.^[15]

See also

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