Goole and Pocklington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Goole and Pocklington is represented in the House of Commons by David Davis (Conservative). The 2024 count gave David Davis (Conservative) 18,981 votes and Liam Draycott (Labour) 15,409, a majority of 3,572. 49,742 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 79,925, 62.2% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Goole and Pocklington has the 59th lowest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (13.9%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 81.5% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.4 points. 13.9% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 3,313 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 18.2% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 13.0% in 2021/22 to 14.7% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Goole and Pocklington accounted for 42,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,425 local units for March 2026.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 108,507; the estimate for 2014 was 99,037. There were more residents aged 65 and over (25,535) than children under 16 (18,219).
Residents of Goole and Pocklington earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,759 for workplace jobs and £39,790 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,971. The residents' figure ranks 241st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £250,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £175,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £256,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 223rd lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,542 sales were registered in the period, against 1,958 in the year to March 2025.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,200 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 1.9%.
Goole and Pocklington counted 44,355 households on Census day 2021; 27.5% of adults were retired and 27.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
David Davis, Conservative
- MP for Goole and Pocklington since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 10 July 2008
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by David Davis on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as David Davis's latest words in Parliament, from 19 October 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 245 spoken contributions by David Davis since 4 July 2024.
Following their convictions for LIBOR manipulation, Jay Merchant and Christian Bittar were deported from the UK and barred from returning. Earlier this month, their convictions were comprehensively quashed by the Court of Appeal.
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This week, The Sunday Times reported on its front page how Ministry of Defence police attempted to prosecute five members of the SAS over bogus allegations made by our enemies.
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No, not on this point. I am nearly at the end. I have already been rebuked by the Chairman for going on. What that soldier said is, I am afraid, consistent with what I saw. I have never appeared in an inquest, but I have appeared in a Diplock court in Northern Ireland.
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I am very close to the end, Madam Chairman. The hon. Lady is exactly right, and that is the entire thrust of amendment 51. If I had had my way, I would have said that amendment 49 was better, because it would have stopped all these inquests.
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The Secretary of State, with every good intention, talks about preventing “rinse and repeat”, yet the moment we introduce this situation into a coroner’s inquest, the opportunity for judicial review arises—multiple stages of judicial review.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Davis | Conservative | 18,981 | 38.2% | −27.0 |
| Liam Draycott | Labour | 15,409 | 31.0% | +10.6 |
| Rich Kelly | Reform UK | 9,054 | 18.2% | |
| Dale Needham | Liberal Democrat | 3,380 | 6.8% | −1.0 |
| Angela Stone | Green Party | 2,451 | 4.9% | +1.0 |
| Shona Wade | Independent | 467 | 0.9% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 38.2% | Labour 31.0% | 3,572 | 62.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 65.1% | Labour 20.4% | 22,302 | 65.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Goole and Pocklington lies within East Riding of Yorkshire.
- East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011
Who has power over Goole and Pocklington
Every body that makes decisions for Goole and Pocklington, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Hull and East Yorkshire Combined County Authority combined county authority
- Humberside Police police force
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- Yorkshire and the Humber in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Goole and Pocklington this page: David Davis (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Goole and Pocklington?
David Davis (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Goole and Pocklington?
The House of Commons Library records 18,981 votes for David Davis of Conservative and a majority of 3,572; 62.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Goole and Pocklington?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,200, 1.9% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Goole and Pocklington?
£250,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Goole and Pocklington?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,790 (April 2025).
How many children in Goole and Pocklington live in low income families?
3,313 children under 16, 18.2%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Goole and Pocklington?
108,507 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.