Who is the MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?

Dame Diana Johnson (Labour) is the MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham. They were first elected in May 2005.

Who won Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham was won by Labour with 48.3% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 20.4%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 37.2% and Labour on 23.1% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What is the demographic profile of Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham is in Yorkshire and The Humber. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 64.0% in 2016). Around 26.9% of residents have a degree, a median age of 37, and 51.2% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham, Labour won with 48.3% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Yorkshire and The Humber · Borough constituency

Sitting MP

Dame Diana Johnson

Labour

First elected May 2005

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

Yorkshire and The Humber

Borough constituency

Last 5 GE winners

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Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

64.0% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +12.1pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +14.1pp

Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)

NorthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

Who lives in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

64.0%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

26.9%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

22.0%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

51.2%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

48.3%

UK average ~36%

Median age

36.7

UK median ~40

Age 65+

18.8%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

36.5%

UK average ~28%

How did Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 10,679 votes (27.9pp) · turnout 50.8%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham within Kingston upon Hull, City of and East Riding of Yorkshire

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham crosses multiple council boundaries: Kingston upon Hull, City of (84%), East Riding of Yorkshire (16%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Kingston upon Hull, City of 62 LSOAs	84%
East Riding of Yorkshire 12 LSOAs	16%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Lab hold	Diana Johnson Kingston upon Hull North MP	39.2%	13.1%	37.3%	4.1% UKIP	1.4%	4.9%	641	52.0%
2015predecessor	Lab hold	Diana Johnson Kingston upon Hull North MP	52.8%	15.0%	9.0%	16.3% UKIP	5.8%	1.0%	12,899	55.1%
2017predecessor	Lab hold	Diana Johnson Kingston upon Hull North MP	63.8%	25.2%	5.0%	4.3% UKIP	1.6%	-	14,322	57.4%
2019notional	Labour winner	Diana Johnson Kingston upon Hull North MP, pre-review boundary	46.6%	33.5%	6.5%	-	2.6%	10.8%	5,922	59.1%
2024	Lab hold	Diana Johnson	48.3%	12.8%	8.5%	20.4% Ref	6.1%	3.9%	10,679	50.8%

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Kingston upon Hull North (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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