Constituency profile

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Yorkshire and The Humber · Borough constituency

Emma Hardy MP
Sitting MP

Emma Hardy

Labour

First elected June 2017

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Yorkshire and The Humber
Borough constituency
Last 5 GE winners
LLLCL
Labour 4/5, Conservative 1/5
EU referendum 2016
61.6% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +9.7pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +8.1pp
Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)
NorthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

About the Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice constituency

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice is a borough constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber, spanning parts of Kingston upon Hull, City of, East Riding of Yorkshire and neighbouring councils. The sitting MP is Emma Hardy (Labour), first elected in June 2017.

At the 2024 general election, Labour won Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice with 46.8% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 23.3%, a majority of 8,979 votes. Turnout was 52.1%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has Reform UK on 35.6% and Labour on 27.5% in Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, a margin of 8.1 points, a projected change from Labour since 2024. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice is a strongly Leave-voting area (an estimated 61.6% voted Leave in 2016). About 25.4% of residents hold a degree, 58.2% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 41 (2021 Census).

Across the last 5 general elections on record, the seat has been won by Labour 4 times, the Conservatives 1 time (earlier years may be on predecessor boundaries).

Who lives in Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
61.6%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
25.4%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
22.1%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
58.2%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
40.9%
UK average ~36%
Median age
41.3
UK median ~40
Age 65+
23.3%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
29.7%
UK average ~28%

How did Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice 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 gain from Con · majority 8,979 votes (23.5pp) · turnout 52.1%

Current projection

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

Map of Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice within Kingston upon Hull, City of and East Riding of Yorkshire

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice crosses multiple council boundaries: Kingston upon Hull, City of (60%), East Riding of Yorkshire (40%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council where they were held; for councils not in the 2026 election cycle the most recent available ward result is shown instead.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Kingston upon Hull, City of
39 LSOAs
60%
East Riding of Yorkshire
26 LSOAs
40%

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
1 Mar 2024Tranby
East Riding of Yorkshire
LD HOLD

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

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

Who has won Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorLab holdAlan Johnson Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle MP42.5%20.2%24.2%5.4% UKIP-7.8%5,74255.0%
2015predecessorLab holdAlan Johnson Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle MP49.2%17.5%10.0%19.9% UKIP3.0%0.5%9,33353.8%-1.2
2017predecessorLab holdEmma Hardy Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle MP53.1%29.8%6.4%4.0% UKIP1.0%5.7%8,02557.4%+3.6
2019notionalConservative winnerDavid Davis Haltemprice and Howden MP, pre-review boundary33.8%42.5%9.2%-1.1%13.4%3,62656.0%
2024Lab gain from ConEmma Hardy46.8%18.1%6.9%23.3% Ref4.6%0.3%8,97952.1%-3.9

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

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Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice. Politics shown for context.

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