east yorkshire Constituency Details


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CONSTITUENCY OVERVIEW

CONTROLLING PARTYConservative
ELECTORATE82,227 voters
AREA408 sq. miles


East Yorkshire is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Greg Knight of the Conservative party.

The East Yorkshire constituency has a total population of 100,928, of which 82,227 are eligible (18+) to vote (81.5%).

East Yorkshire ranks 47th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 222th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.

CONSTITUENCY MP

Greg Knight

Greg Knight

Sir Gregory "Greg" Knight (born 4 April 1949) is a British politician and author. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for East Yorkshire.

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Knight

MP DETAILS
AddressGreg Knight MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Phone Number020 7219 4272
Political PartyConservative
Email Addresssecretary@gregknight.com
ConstituencyEast Yorkshire
GenderMale
Date of Birth04/04/1949
WebsiteWebsite
TwitterTwitter Profile
Party PageWebsite
Wikipedia PageVisit Wiki

2015 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

SHARE OF VOTES
50.6%
20.7%
5.9%
3.5 %
17.9%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Green Party
UKIP
ELECTION TURNOUT

Election turnout for the East Yorkshire constituency in 2015 was 61.70%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.

2015 CANDIDATES

Candidate Party Gender Date of Birth LinkedIn Website
Greg KnightConservativeMale04 April 1949 (75)-http://gregknight.com/
Kevin HicksonLabourMale---
Mark MaloneyGreenMale---
Robert AdamsonLiberal DemocratMale08 August 1949 (75)-http://www.robertadamson.info/
Stephanie ToddUK Independence PartyFemale---
Stewart ArnoldYorkshire FirstMale---

2010 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

SHARE OF VOTES
2005 GENERAL ELECTION WINNERS
VOTE COUNTS
PartyVotesShare
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2010 CANDIDATES
ELECTION TURNOUT

Election turnout for the East Yorkshire constituency in 2010 was %, lower than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.

QUIZ RESULTS

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