Kingston upon Hull East

Kingston upon Hull East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Karl Turner of the Labour Party.Boundaries1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Alexandra, Beverley, Drypool, and Sutton, and part of Central ward.1918-1950: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, and Southcoates.1950-1955: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, Marfleet, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton.1955-1974: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Alexandra, Drypool, East Central, Marfleet, Myton, Southcoates, Stoneferry, and Sutton.1974-1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Bransholme, Drypool, Greatfield, Holderness, Longhill, Marfleet, Stoneferry, and Sutton.1983-2010: The City of Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates, and Sutton.2010–present: The City of Hull wards of Drypool, Holderness, Ings, Longhill, Marfleet, Southcoates East, Southcoates West, and Sutton.Constituency profileThis safe Labour seat covers most of the city of Kingston upon Hull east of the River Hull, excluding the Bransholme estate which lies in the Hull North constituency. It is a constituency of diversity, divided by Holderness Road, it can be split into two very separate areas. It includes the now-redeveloped residential Victoria Docks, which can be considered alongside Sutton Village, Garden Village and the private housing suburbs to the north of East Park. Away from the prestigious dockside developments and middle-class suburbs, the southern area of the constituency is largely social housing with a large amount of unemployment and underemployment alongside the vast docks and industrial estates.