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Bridlington and The Wolds (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°01′N 0°28′W / 54.02°N 0.46°W / 54.02; -0.46
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Bridlington and The Wolds
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Bridlington and The Wolds in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Electorate72,681 (2024)[1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentCharlie Dewhirst (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from

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

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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

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East Yorkshire prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Charlie Dewhirst Conservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Bridlington and The Wolds[6][7]
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

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2019 notional result[8]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "New Seat Details – Bridlington and the Wolds". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details – Bridlington and the Wolds". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Bridlington and the Wolds – UK General election 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Parliamentary election results Bridlington and The Wolds". East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
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