2023 Review - Yorkshire and the Humber

[YL]

It should be pointed out that the "name inflation" in Hull is simply a consequence of having two constituencies crossing the tightly drawn city boundary rather than one.

The Leeds names are an improvement when it comes to describing the constituencies, though if the BCE had been prepared to adopt the "Leeds Headingley", "Leeds Morley" etc. style they could have been more concise. Going back to "Ossett & Denby Dale" is also an improvement, with apologies to Sandal, and I think "Wakefield & Rothwell" describes the constituency better, and Rothwell has a long history of being mentioned in constituency names, for those who care about that.

That leaves two changes I wouldn't have made: the addition of "Knottingley" and the expansion of "Axholme" to "the Isle of Axholme". So overall I don't mind the name changes here.

[nyx]

Jun 29, 2023 6:50:19 GMT YL said:

It should be pointed out that the "name inflation" in Hull is simply a consequence of having two constituencies crossing the tightly drawn city boundary rather than one.

That is true in many places. Doesn't mean we have a "Norwich South and New Costessey" and a "Norwich North and Sprowston", or a "Bristol North East and Kingswood", etc.

[The Bishop]

Shhhh, don't give the commissioners any last minute ideas!

[YL]

Jun 29, 2023 10:28:54 GMT nyx said:

Jun 29, 2023 6:50:19 GMT YL said:

It should be pointed out that the "name inflation" in Hull is simply a consequence of having two constituencies crossing the tightly drawn city boundary rather than one.

That is true in many places. Doesn't mean we have a "Norwich South and New Costessey" and a "Norwich North and Sprowston", or a "Bristol North East and Kingswood", etc.

I wasn’t accusing the BCE of consistency, just pointing out that in the case of Hull the precedent was set with Hessle.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Yorkshire and the Humber region has the same number (54) of constituencies after the review.

Only two constituencies are completely unchanged: Bradford West, and Scarborough and Whitby. Three more constituencies have had boundary changes involving no electors: Keighley and Ilkley (renamed from Keighley), Penistone and Stocksbridge, and Shipley.

Two current constituencies are not the base for any new constituency:
* Brigg and Goole (32.6% to Goole and Pocklington, 27.9% to Doncaster East and Isle of Axholme, 21.7% to Brigg and Immingham, 17.8% to Scunthorpe)
* Leeds West (49.4% to Leeds West and Pudsey, 26.2% to Leeds South West and Morley, 24.4% to Leeds Central and Headingley)

Two current constituencies are the base for two new constituencies:
* Pudsey is 52.1% of Leeds West and Pudsey, and 51.8% of Leeds North West
* Wakefield is 53.7% of Ossett and Denby Dale, and 43.2% of the new Wakefield

The Index of Change in all altered constituencies is:

Constituency	Index of Change
Leeds North East BC	0.0
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough BC	1.4
Bradford East BC	2.1
Bradford South BC	2.3
Calder Valley CC	3.6
Halifax BC	4.0
York Outer CC	4.7
York Central BC	4.7
Sheffield Hallam CC	5.7
Skipton and Ripon CC	5.8
Harrogate and Knaresborough CC	6.2
Rother Valley CC	8.6
Doncaster North CC	8.9
Beverley and Holderness CC	10.6
Sheffield South East BC	10.9
Richmond and Northallerton CC	12.6
Doncaster Central CC	13.5
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley CC	14.0
Colne Valley CC	15.6
Scunthorpe CC	18.8
Kingston upon Hull East BC	18.8
Sheffield Central BC	21.1
Rotherham BC	22.9
Huddersfield BC	24.6
Thirsk and Malton CC	29.6
Normanton and Hemsworth CC	29.9
Bridlington and the Wolds CC	31.1
Sheffield Heeley BC	33.1
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice BC	34.4
Leeds East CC	37.7
Leeds South BC	38.3
Barnsley North CC	38.6
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham BC	47.3
Selby CC	48.2
Leeds South West and Morley BC	55.5
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes BC	55.8
Barnsley South CC	61.4
Spen Valley BC	62.9
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme CC	65.2
Brigg and Immingham CC	65.8
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough CC	67.0
Dewsbury and Batley BC	79.6
Ossett and Denby Dale CC	92.5
Leeds West and Pudsey BC	95.9
Leeds North West CC	96.6
Goole and Pocklington CC	100.2
Wetherby and Easingwold CC	109.9
Leeds Central and Headingley BC	112.8
Wakefield and Rothwell BC	114.2