Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1997–2019) · E14000683
East Yorkshire
Every general election in East Yorkshire since 1997 (until 2019). Latest: Greg Knight, Conservative, majority 22,787.
2019 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Knight Elected sitting MP | Conservative | 33,988 | 64.4% | |
| Catherine Minnis | Labour | 11,201 | 21.2% | |
| Dale Needham | Liberal Democrats | 4,219 | 8.0% | |
| Tim Norman | The Yorkshire Party | 1,686 | 3.2% | |
| Mike Jackson | Green | 1,675 | 3.2% | |
| Valid votes | 52,769 | |||
| Majority | 22,787 | 43.2% | ||
Con hold Turnout 65.2% of 80,923 electors. Full result →
Boundary changes in 2024
Where the voters of the old East Yorkshire (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:
Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.
Every result
Download CSV| Election | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Con Greg Knight | Lab | 22,787 | 43.2 | 65.2% | Con hold |
| 2017 | Con Greg Knight | Lab | 15,006 | 27.8 | 66.6% | Con hold |
| 2015 | Con Greg Knight | Lab | 14,933 | 29.9 | 61.7% | Con hold |
| 2010 | Con Greg Knight | LD | 13,486 | 26.3 | 64.0% | Con hold |
| 2005 | Con | Lab | 6,283 | 13.4 | 61.2% | |
| 2001 | Con | Lab | 4,682 | 10.8 | 60.1% | Con hold |
| 1997 | Con | Lab | 3,337 | 6.8 | 70.5% |
Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.
Questions and answers
Who last won East Yorkshire?
Greg Knight (Conservative) won East Yorkshire at the 2019 general election with a majority of 22,787.
Which parties have won East Yorkshire?
At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1997: Conservative 7.
Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data