Bridlington and The Wolds (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bridlington and The Wolds
County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyEast Riding of Yorkshire
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromEast Yorkshire & Beverley and Holderness (part)

Bridlington and The Wolds is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[2]

Boundaries[edit]

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be 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 (majority1).[3]

1.Area marked “7” on the map of the Bridlington and The Wolds constituency produced by the Boundary Commission for England[4]

It will comprise the following:[5]

  • A majority of the current East Yorkshire constituency (to be abolished) - excluding the Pocklington Provincial ward and a small part of the Wolds Weighton ward
  • The North Holderness ward from Beverley and Holderness (to be retained)

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

Next general election: Bridlington and The Wolds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Maria Bowtell[6]
Conservative Charlie Dewhirst[7]
Green Gill Leek[8]
Liberal Democrats Jayne Phoenix[9]
Majority
Turnout

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume three: Maps | Boundary Commission for England | Page 10". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Map 496. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Bridlington and the Wolds". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Bridlington and the Wolds Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Dewhirst chosen for Bridlington and the Wolds. Is there a trend against associations selecting sitting MPs?". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Candidates General Election 2024". Hull & East Riding Green Party. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Liberal Democrats select Jayne Phoenix as the Parliamentary candidate to contest new Bridlington and the Wolds seat". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 10 April 2024.