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Bridlington and The Wolds Election Results

Conservatives hold Bridlington and the Wolds

Charlie Dewhirst has been elected as the MP for the new constituency of Bridlington and the Wolds

The new constituency replaces the former East Yorkshire seat with a number of boundary changes.

The former East Yorkshire seat had been held by Conservative Sir Gregg Knight since 2001, he stood down at this election. Sir Greg won the 2019 election with a majority of 22,787 votes and 64.4% of the vote.

In this election that majority was reduced to 3,125 with the Conservatives taking 35% of the vote. Labour came second with Reform UK a close third.

Reform UK, the SDP and Independent Candidate Tom Cone didn't stand in the former East Yorkshire seat in the 2019 election.

Turnout was 59% down 5% from 2019.

The results for the Parliamentary elections in Bridlington and the Wolds

The results for the Parliamentary elections in Bridlington and the Wolds are: Charlie Dewhirst, The Conservative Party, elected. Turnout: 43,077; 57.9 percent Votes: Maria Bowtell – Reform UK - 10,350 Sarah Jane Carter – Labour Party – 11,721 Tom Cone – Independent – 309 Charlie Dewhirst - The Conservative Party - 14,846 Gill Leek – Green Party - 1,595 Tim Norman – Yorkshire Party – 915 Jayne Phoenix – Liberal Democrats – 3,097 Carlo Verda – Social Democratic Party - 104

Posted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council on Thursday, July 4, 2024

 

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