Constituency view

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Emma Hardy

Labour

Female

Majority8,979

Turnout52.1%

Electorate73,252

Valid votes38,178

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour17,875 - 46.8%

Reform8,896 - 23.3%

Conservative6,924 - 18.1%

Lib Dem2,625 - 6.9%

Green1,748 - 4.6%

Other110 - 0.3%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£263,120,583

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,399 total benefits bill per resident · 6% above average

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice: £2,399
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 213 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£263,120,583	211/575
Change over 2 years	+15.7%
Median local wage (2025)	£32,748	+8.3%

Universal Credit£149,104,974
£1,360 per resident · 14,001 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,517 · 1 in 12 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£58,595,696
£534 per resident · 8,001 claimants (+19.0% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,829 · 35% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,000
Housing Benefit£20,466,267
£187 per resident · 3,059 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£17,008,113
£155 per resident · 2,803 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£9,825,823
£90 per resident · 1,526 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,119,709
£74 per resident · 1,873 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 92.2%White British 85.6%Asian 2.7%Black, African or Caribbean 1.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.6%Other 1.9%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 95.2%White British 91.3%Asian 2.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.8%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 98.0%White British 96.8%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 98.6%White British N/AAsian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.3%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (2021)

UK 88.2%Other EU 6.6%Other countries 5.2%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (2011)

UK 92.7%Other EU 3.5%Other countries 3.8%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (2001)

UK 97.3%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 2.0%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (1991)

UK 97.9%Other EU 0.8%Other countries 1.2%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice	National	Difference	Rank
% White	92.2%	83.0%	+9.2pp	315/650
% White British	85.6%	74.4%	+11.1pp	291/632
% Asian	2.7%	8.6%	-5.9pp	373/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	1.6%	3.7%	-2.1pp	273/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.6%	2.7%	-1.1pp	413/650
% Other ethnic group	1.9%	2.0%	-0.1pp	197/650
% UK-born	88.2%	84.0%	+4.2pp	358/650
% Non-UK-born	11.8%	16.0%	-4.2pp	293/650
% Other EU-born	6.6%	6.0%	+0.7pp	188/650
% Other countries-born	5.2%	10.1%	-4.9pp	348/650
% Christian	44.7%	46.7%	-2.0pp	392/575
% Muslim	3.1%	6.3%	-3.2pp	234/575
% Hindu	0.3%	1.6%	-1.4pp	419/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.8pp	354/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	322/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	426/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	441/575
% No religion	44.7%	37.0%	+7.7pp	81/575
% Religion not stated	6.4%	6.0%	+0.4pp	143/575
% Has any religion	48.9%	57.0%	-8.1pp	503/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.