Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice is Emma Hardy (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Emma Hardy (Labour) 17,875 votes and Julie Peck (Reform UK) 8,896, a majority of 8,979. 38,178 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,252, 52.1% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice has the 14th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (16.5%), and the 37th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,688 a year).
Jobs based in Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £32,748 for workplace jobs and £32,688 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,737. The residents' figure ranks 37th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £165,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £118,995. The highest March-year median in the series was £165,875, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 40th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,274 sales were registered in the period, against 1,534 in the year to March 2025.
Census 2021: 47,624 households, 2,851.1 people per square kilometre, 16.5% of workers based at home, 22.5% of adults retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 68.6% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.2 points. 28.1% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 6,027 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 30.1% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 26.1% in 2021/22 to 26.4% in 2024/25.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 109,659; the estimate for 2014 was 100,409. Children under 16 numbered 19,996; people aged 65 and over, 21,400.
Workplaces in Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice accounted for 61,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,910 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,870 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.2%. A year earlier the count was 2,950.
MP
Emma Hardy, Labour
- MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Emma Hardy on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Emma Hardy's latest words in Parliament, on 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 656 spoken contributions by Emma Hardy since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend is quite right that we need to start thinking about flooding and water management in a more holistic way.
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and will make sure that the relevant Environment Agency area director meets him to look at the concerns he has raised.
My hon. Friend raises an important point. I remember that flood. I commend her now, as I did then, on the compassionate, caring and supportive way in which she went out there to help her constituents, and I know how much the events affected her.
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The hon. Gentleman raises a really important point. We used to have the flood taskforce; just last week, we held the first meeting of the new flood and drought taskforce, which was attended by four Ministers—from DEFRA, the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Housing, Communities …
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The main problem that we have in the country is the serious organised crime behind some of these criminal activities, and that is exactly what we are going after through the new crackdown group, on which we are working with the National Crime Agency.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Hardy | Labour | 17,875 | 46.8% | +13.0 |
| Julie Peck | Reform UK | 8,896 | 23.3% | +9.8 |
| Rachel Storer | Conservative | 6,924 | 18.1% | −24.3 |
| Linda Johnson | Liberal Democrat | 2,625 | 6.9% | −2.3 |
| Kevin Paulson | Green Party | 1,748 | 4.6% | +3.5 |
| Lucy Needham | Social Democratic Party | 110 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. 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 46.8% | Reform UK 23.3% | 8,979 | 52.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 42.5% | Labour 33.8% | 3,626 | 56.0% |
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 West and Haltemprice 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 West and Haltemprice
Every body that makes decisions for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, 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 West and Haltemprice this page: Emma Hardy (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 West and Haltemprice?
Emma Hardy (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice?
The House of Commons Library records 17,875 votes for Emma Hardy of Labour and a majority of 8,979; 52.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,870, 4.2% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice?
£165,000: 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 West and Haltemprice?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £32,688 (April 2025).
How many children in Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice live in low income families?
6,027 children under 16, 30.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice?
109,659 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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