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East Kingston upon Hull — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

East Kingston upon Hull was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 11,747 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in East Kingston upon Hull from 1885 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1885–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Saunders (Liberal) 3,625 55.0% Frederick Brent Grotrian (Conservative) 665 (10.1 pts) 81.8%
1886 Frederick Brent Grotrian (Conservative) 3,139 50.3% William Saunders (Liberal) 37 (0.6 pts) 77.5%
1892 Clarence Smith (Liberal) 4,570 55.0% Frederick Brent Grotrian (Conservative) 832 (10.0 pts) 85.9%
1895 Joseph Thomas Firbank (Conservative) 4,305 50.9% Clarence Smith (Liberal) 153 (1.8 pts) 81.2%
1900 Joseph Thomas Firbank (Conservative) 5,264 54.3% Thomas Robinson Ferens (Liberal) 836 (8.6 pts) 80.3%
1906 Thomas Robinson Ferens (Liberal) 6,881 60.4% Leaton Robert Davies (Conservative) 2,362 (20.7 pts) 87.2%
Jan 1910 Thomas Robinson Ferens (Liberal) 7,627 57.6% Robert Montefiore Sebag-Montefiore (Conservative) 2,016 (15.2 pts) 90.1%
Dec 1910 Thomas Robinson Ferens (Liberal) 7,196 57.2% Robert Montefiore Sebag-Montefiore (Conservative) 1,809 (14.4 pts) 85.7%
1918 Charles Kenneth Murchison (Unionist) 9,566 52.5% Thomas Robinson Ferens (Liberal) 4,619 (25.3 pts) 58.2%
1922 Lawrence Roger Lumley (Unionist) 12,248 43.9% Charles Vasey (Liberal) 3,537 (12.7 pts) 82.5%
1923 Lawrence Roger Lumley (Unionist) 10,657 38.4% Charles Vasey (Liberal) 1,057 (3.8 pts) 79.4%
1924 Lawrence Roger Lumley (Unionist) 12,296 42.4% George Muff (Labour) 1,166 (4.0 pts) 81.8%
1929 George Muff (Labour) 20,023 48.8% Lawrence Roger Lumley (Unionist) 6,213 (15.1 pts) 83.4%
1931 John James Henry Nation (Conservative) 24,003 57.1% George Muff (Labour) 5,977 (14.2 pts) 83.2%
1935 George Muff (Labour) 19,054 49.3% John James Henry Nation (Conservative) 3,606 (9.3 pts) 75.6%
1945 Harry Pursey (Labour) 19,443 64.3% Rupert Alexander Alec-Smith (Conservative) 12,004 (39.7 pts) 75.6%
1950 Harry Pursey (Labour) 26,903 56.2% William John Cornelis Heyting (Conservative) 12,915 (27.0 pts) 85.3%
1951 Harry Pursey (Labour) 27,892 57.1% Harry Richman (Conservative) 11,524 (23.6 pts) 84.2%
1955 Harry Pursey (Labour) 28,990 55.2% Harry Richman (Conservative) 12,706 (24.2 pts) 75.6%
1959 Harry Pursey (Labour) 30,667 52.5% Maude Heath (Conservative) 13,019 (22.3 pts) 79.0%
1964 Harry Pursey (Labour) 30,634 57.0% Maude Heath (Conservative) 17,350 (32.3 pts) 74.8%
1966 Harry Pursey (Labour) 34,457 65.5% Maude Heath (Conservative) 23,072 (43.8 pts) 73.4%
1970 John Prescott (Labour) 36,859 71.4% Norman Lamont (Conservative) 22,123 (42.9 pts) 68.3%
Oct 1974 John Prescott (Labour) 34,190 62.4% Stephen Dorrell (Conservative) 23,793 (43.4 pts) 67.1%
Feb 1974 John Prescott (Labour) 41,300 70.0% Edward David Macrae Todd (Conservative) 23,593 (40.0 pts) 73.1%
1979 John Prescott (Labour) 39,411 62.5% Martin Michael Benjamin Bean (Conservative) 23,692 (37.6 pts) 70.8%
1983 John Prescott (Labour) 23,615 49.9% Dennis Bunting Leng (Conservative) 10,074 (21.3 pts) 67.6%
1987 John Prescott (Labour) 27,287 56.3% Philip Jackson (Conservative) 14,689 (30.3 pts) 70.6%
1992 John Prescott (Labour) 30,096 62.9% John Fareham (Conservative) 18,723 (39.1 pts) 69.3%
1997 John Prescott (Labour) 28,870 71.3% Angus West (Conservative) 23,318 (57.6 pts) 58.9%
2001 John Prescott (Labour) 19,938 64.6% Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat) 15,325 (49.6 pts) 46.4%
2005 John Prescott (Labour) 17,609 56.8% Andy Sloan (Liberal Democrat) 11,747 (37.9 pts) 47.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Saunders Liberal 3,62555.0% Yes
Frederick Brent Grotrian Conservative 2,96045.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Brent Grotrian Conservative 3,13950.3% Yes
William Saunders Liberal 3,10249.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clarence Smith Liberal 4,57055.0% Yes
Frederick Brent Grotrian Conservative 3,73845.0% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Thomas Firbank Conservative 4,30550.9% Yes
Clarence Smith Liberal 4,15249.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Thomas Firbank Conservative 5,26454.3% Yes
Thomas Robinson Ferens Liberal 4,42845.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Robinson Ferens Liberal 6,88160.4% Yes
Leaton Robert Davies Conservative 4,51939.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Robinson Ferens Liberal 7,62757.6% Yes
Robert Montefiore Sebag-Montefiore Conservative 5,61142.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Robinson Ferens Liberal 7,19657.2% Yes
Robert Montefiore Sebag-Montefiore Conservative 5,38742.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Kenneth Murchison Unionist 9,56652.5% Yes
Thomas Robinson Ferens Liberal 4,94727.1% No
Robert Henry Farrah Labour 3,72520.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lawrence Roger Lumley Unionist 12,24843.9% Yes
Charles Vasey Liberal 8,71131.2% No
Archibald Stark Labour 6,93424.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lawrence Roger Lumley Unionist 10,65738.4% Yes
Charles Vasey Liberal 9,60034.6% No
Archibald Stark Labour 7,46826.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lawrence Roger Lumley Unionist 12,29642.4% Yes
George Muff Labour 11,13038.4% No
Frank Crane Thornborough Liberal 5,14017.7% No
William Edward Mashford Independent 4441.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Muff Labour 20,02348.8% Yes
Lawrence Roger Lumley Unionist 13,81033.6% No
Rodway Stephens Liberal 7,21817.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John James Henry Nation Conservative 24,00357.1% Yes
George Muff Labour 18,02642.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Muff Labour 19,05449.3% Yes
John James Henry Nation Conservative 15,44840.0% No
Rodway Stephens Liberal 4,13310.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Pursey Labour 19,44364.3% Yes
Rupert Alexander Alec-Smith Conservative 7,43924.6% No
Albert Edward Marshall Liberal 3,37911.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Pursey Labour 26,90356.2% Yes
William John Cornelis Heyting Conservative 13,98829.2% No
Thomas Ernest Dalton Liberal 6,98114.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Pursey Labour 27,89257.1% Yes
Harry Richman Conservative 16,36833.5% No
Ronald Sykes Liberal 4,6119.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Pursey Labour 28,99055.2% Yes
Harry Richman Conservative 16,28431.0% No
John MacCullum Liberal 7,24213.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Pursey Labour 30,66752.5% Yes
Maude Heath Conservative 17,64830.2% No
John J MacCallum Liberal 10,04317.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Pursey Labour 30,63457.0% Yes
Maude Heath Conservative 13,28424.7% No
Norman W Turner Liberal 9,78118.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Pursey Labour 34,45765.5% Yes
Maude Heath Conservative 11,38521.6% No
Norman Turner Liberal 6,79512.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 36,85971.4% Yes
Norman Lamont Conservative 14,73628.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 34,19062.4% Yes
Stephen Dorrell Conservative 10,39719.0% No
Joseph Adamson Liberal 10,19618.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 41,30070.0% Yes
Edward David Macrae Todd Conservative 17,70730.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 39,41162.5% Yes
Martin Michael Benjamin Bean Conservative 15,71924.9% No
Michael John Horne Liberal 7,54312.0% No
David John Matson National Front 3740.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 23,61549.9% Yes
Dennis Bunting Leng Conservative 13,54128.6% No
Ac Grurevitch Liberal 10,17221.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 27,28756.3% Yes
Philip Jackson Conservative 12,59826.0% No
Timothy John Wright Liberal 8,57217.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 30,09662.9% Yes
John Fareham Conservative 11,37323.8% No
James Wastling Liberal Democrat 6,05012.6% No
Ciff Kinzell Natural Law 3230.7% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 28,87071.3% Yes
Angus West Conservative 5,55213.7% No
Jim Wastling Liberal Democrat 3,9659.8% No
Gordon Rogers Referendum Party 1,7884.4% No
Margaret Nolan ProLife Alliance 1900.5% No
David Whitley Natural Law 1210.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 19,93864.6% Yes
Jo Swinson Liberal Democrat 4,61314.9% No
Sandip Verma Conservative 4,27613.8% No
Jeanette Jenkinson UKIP 1,2183.9% No
Linda Muir Socialist Labour 8302.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Prescott Labour 17,60956.8% Yes
Andy Sloan Liberal Democrat 5,86218.9% No
Katy Lindsay Conservative 4,03813.0% No
Alan Siddle BNP 1,0223.3% No
Janet Toker Liberal 1,0183.3% No
Graham Morris Veritas 7502.4% No
Roland Noon Independent 3341.1% No
Linda Muir Socialist Labour 2070.7% No
Carl Wagner Legalise Cannabis 1820.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 10.1 pts 1886: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1892: Liberal margin 10.0 pts 1895: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 20.7 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 15.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 14.4 pts 1918: Unionist margin 25.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 12.7 pts 1923: Unionist margin 3.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 4.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 15.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 14.2 pts 1935: Labour margin 9.3 pts 1945: Labour margin 39.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 27.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 23.6 pts 1955: Labour margin 24.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 22.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 32.3 pts 1966: Labour margin 43.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 42.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 43.4 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 40.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 37.6 pts 1983: Labour margin 21.3 pts 1987: Labour margin 30.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 39.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 57.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 49.6 pts 2005: Labour margin 37.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

East Kingston upon Hull has been contested at 32 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won East Kingston upon Hull in the 2005 general election?

Labour won East Kingston upon Hull in 2005 with 17,609 votes (56.8%), a majority of 11,747 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won East Kingston upon Hull since 1885?

Since 1885, East Kingston upon Hull has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in East Kingston upon Hull?

The closest result on record for East Kingston upon Hull was 1886, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 37 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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