Constituency profile

Kingston upon Hull East

Yorkshire and The Humber · Borough constituency · Kingston upon Hull, City of borough

Karl Turner MP
Sitting MP

Karl Turner

Independent

First elected May 2010

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Yorkshire and The Humber
Borough constituency, Kingston upon Hull, City of council
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
72.8% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +20.9pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +12.6pp
Vulnerability score 0/10 (Labour projected to lose)
NorthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

About the Kingston upon Hull East constituency

Kingston upon Hull East is a borough constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. The sitting MP is Karl Turner (Independent), first elected in May 2010. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 43.8% to 30.6% for Reform UK, a majority of 3,920 votes on a 42.2% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Reform UK on 40.8% and Labour on 28.2%, a margin of 12.6 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.

Who lives in Kingston upon Hull East? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
72.8%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
18.7%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
26.8%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
51.3%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
47.8%
UK average ~36%
Median age
38.5
UK median ~40
Age 65+
21.0%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
32.1%
UK average ~28%

How did Kingston upon Hull East vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 3,920 votes (13.2pp) · turnout 42.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Kingston upon Hull East

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Kingston upon Hull East within Kingston upon Hull, City of

Kingston upon Hull East sits entirely within Kingston upon Hull, City of Council. The figures below are from the council elections held on 7 May 2026. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Kingston upon Hull, City of
67 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
DrypoolLabour 39.6%vs Reform 32.2%May 2026 Lib Dem 45.7%vs Reform 33.0%
Labour→Lib Dem
+30.8pp
-
HoldernessLabour 43.0%vs Reform 27.8%May 2026 Lib Dem 45.5%vs Reform 36.0%
Labour→Lib Dem
+33.1pp
-
IngsLabour 48.9%vs Reform 29.2%2024 Labour 53.9%vs Lib Dem 35.8%--
Longhill & Bilton GrangeLabour 41.2%vs Reform 33.9%May 2026 Reform 49.6%vs Labour 20.5%
Labour→Reform
+18.2pp
-
MarfleetLabour 43.9%vs Reform 33.9%May 2026 Reform 52.3%vs Labour 18.7%
Labour→Reform
+21.8pp
-
North CarrLabour 43.1%vs Reform 32.0%May 2026 Reform 51.7%vs Labour 18.8%
Labour→Reform
+22.0pp
-
SouthcoatesLabour 48.6%vs Reform 27.0%May 2026 Reform 43.1%vs Labour 34.5%
Labour→Reform
+15.1pp
-
SuttonLabour 42.3%vs Reform 29.9%May 2026 Reform 39.2%vs Lib Dem 37.9%
Labour→Reform
+22.2pp
-

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Kingston upon Hull East at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Kingston upon Hull East at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Lab holdKarl Turner47.9%16.6%22.8%8.0% UKIP-4.7%8,59750.6%
2015Lab holdKarl Turner51.7%15.9%6.5%22.4% UKIP2.3%1.2%10,31953.5%+2.9
2017Lab holdKarl Turner58.3%29.9%3.4%7.0% UKIP1.3%-10,39655.5%+2.0
2019notionalLabour winnerKarl Turner 2019 MP, pre-review boundary41.6%34.3%5.0%-2.3%16.8%2,49546.8%-8.7
2024Lab holdKarl Turner43.8%9.1%10.9%30.6% Ref5.6%-3,92042.2%-4.6

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Kingston upon Hull East

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Kingston upon Hull East. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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