UK Explained

Kingston upon Hull East

Represented in Parliament by Karl Turner (Independent). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Karl Turner, Independent. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Kingston upon Hull East compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 624 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £625£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 538 areas and lower than 110.

UK 3.9%This area 5.1%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Kingston upon Hull East£6255.1%
Stockton North£6265.1%
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West£6145.3%
Stoke-on-Trent North£6485.0%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Kingston upon Hull East

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people103,25059,597,740 in total
Aged under 1621%18%2 points higher
Aged 65 and over17%19%2 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher19%34%15 points lower
Households that own their home52%62%11 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association30%17%13 points higher
Households renting privately18%20%2 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Karl Turner

Labour

MAJORITY
3,920

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
42%

of people who could vote did

Karl Turner won with 44% of the votes, and Neil Hunter (Reform UK) came second with 31%.

Votes for each party

Labour44% · 13,047
Reform UK31% · 9,127
Liberal Democrat11% · 3,252
Conservative9% · 2,715
Green Party6% · 1,675
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Karl TurnerLabour13,04743.8%
Neil HunterReform UK9,12730.6%
Bob MorganLiberal Democrat3,25210.9%
Kieran PersandConservative2,7159.1%
Julia BrownGreen Party1,6755.6%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£625 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
5.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026