| Bridlington and The Wolds | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Bridlington and The Wolds in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 72,681 (2024) |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
Bridlington and The Wolds is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Charlie Dewhirst of the Conservative Party.
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).
It comprises the following:
- 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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Charlie Dewhirst | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charlie Dewhirst | 14,846 | 34.6 | −32.0 | |
| Labour | Sarah Carter | 11,721 | 27.3 | +7.4 | |
| Reform UK | Maria Bowtell | 10,350 | 24.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jayne Phoenix | 3,097 | 7.2 | −0.3 | |
| Green | Gill Leek | 1,595 | 3.7 | +0.9 | |
| Yorkshire | Tim Norman | 915 | 2.1 | −1.1 | |
| Independent | Tom Cone | 309 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| SDP | Carlo Verda | 104 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,125 | 7.3 | −39.4 | ||
| Turnout | 42,937 | 58.9 | −5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,931 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −19.7 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 30,916 | 66.6 | |
| Labour | 9,231 | 19.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,479 | 7.5 | |
| Green | 1,323 | 2.8 | |
| Others | 1,491 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | 46,440 | 64.1 | |
| Electorate | 72,501 | ||
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Humberside
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
References
- "New Seat Details – Bridlington and the Wolds". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- 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. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- "New Seat Details – Bridlington and the Wolds". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- "Bridlington and the Wolds – UK General election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- "Parliamentary election results Bridlington and The Wolds". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Bridlington and The Wolds UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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