Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham is represented in the House of Commons by Dame Diana Johnson (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Diana Johnson (Labour) won 18,480 votes, 48.3% of the valid vote; Martin Baker (Reform UK) came second with 7,801. 38,228 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,280, 50.8% of those registered. The majority was 10,679.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham has the 17th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (16.8%); it also has the 28th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£159,000).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £159,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £119,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 28th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,199 sales were registered in the period, against 1,399 in the year to March 2025.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 121,649; the estimate for 2014 was 111,982. There were more children under 16 (23,170) than residents aged 65 and over (18,912).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £37,931 for jobs in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham and £33,853 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £31,574. The residents' figure ranks 81st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 49,144 households, 3,112.3 people per square kilometre, 16.8% of workers based at home, 18.4% of adults retired.
In 2024/25, 32.9% of children under 16 in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham (7,621) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 29.8% in 2021/22 to 29.6% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham accounted for 48,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,540 local units for March 2026.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 75.8% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.4 points. 20.2% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,730 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.7%. September 2025 had 3,830.
MP
Dame Diana Johnson, Labour
- MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dame Diana Johnson on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Dame Diana Johnson in Hansard, from 20 October 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 638 spoken contributions by Dame Diana Johnson since 4 July 2024.
Yes, I am happy to meet with the right hon. Lady and to discuss all the points that she wishes to raise.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Yes, I am happy to say that that is what I am thinking about because of the unfairness of that 60% barrier. I am certainly looking at that. It will be considered.
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I recognise the hon. Gentleman’s experience as a GP. My understanding is that a man who requests a PSA test from a GP will have that test if he is given the information and the choice is there, but I will write to the hon. Gentleman if that is not correct.
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I will carry on because I am conscious of time and I want to make these points. I want to address directly the concern about the evidence underpinning the current screening recommendation.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Absolutely. That is a core part of the neighbourhood health offer that this Government are making. We have already announced, in wave 1, a number of neighbourhood health centres; wave 2 will be announced shortly.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Johnson | Labour | 18,480 | 48.3% | +1.7 |
| Martin Baker | Reform UK | 7,801 | 20.4% | +9.6 |
| Callum Procter | Conservative | 4,897 | 12.8% | −20.6 |
| Craig Woolmer | Liberal Democrat | 3,246 | 8.5% | +2.0 |
| Kerry Harrison | Green Party | 2,322 | 6.1% | +3.5 |
| Ahmet Cinalp | Independent | 720 | 1.9% | |
| Rowan Halstead | The Yorkshire Party | 339 | 0.9% | |
| Mike Whale | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 262 | 0.7% | |
| Pauline Peachey | Independent | 161 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab 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 | Labour 48.3% | Reform UK 20.4% | 10,679 | 50.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 46.6% | Conservative 33.5% | 5,922 | 59.1% |
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
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010
- East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011
Who has power over Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Every body that makes decisions for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham, 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
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham this page: Dame Diana Johnson (Labour) 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 Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?
Dame Diana Johnson (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?
The House of Commons Library records 18,480 votes for Diana Johnson of Labour and a majority of 10,679; 50.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,730, 4.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?
£159,000: 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 Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £33,853 (April 2025).
How many children in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham live in low income families?
7,621 children under 16, 32.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?
121,649 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.