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Goole and Pocklington

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
David Davis
Party
Conservative
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
79,925
Turnout
62.2%
Majority
3,572

Where is Goole and Pocklington?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Goole and Pocklington York Central York Outer Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme Selby Bridlington and The Wolds Thirsk and Malton Scunthorpe Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Doncaster North Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice Brigg and Immingham Doncaster Central Wetherby and Easingwold Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Bassetlaw Kingston upon Hull East Gainsborough Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Normanton and Hemsworth Leeds East Scarborough and Whitby Rother Valley Barnsley South Wakefield and Rothwell Harrogate and Knaresborough Barnsley North Rotherham Newark Beverley and Holderness Leeds North East Leeds South Sheffield South East Ossett and Denby Dale Leeds Central and Headingley Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes Sheffield Heeley Leeds South West and Morley Sheffield Central Leeds West and Pudsey Dewsbury and Batley Leeds North West Spen Valley Penistone and Stocksbridge Sheffield Hallam North East Derbyshire Bradford East Bradford South Huddersfield Louth and Horncastle Shipley Bradford West Halifax Colne Valley Keighley and Ilkley Richmond and Northallerton High Peak Derbyshire Dales Skipton and Ripon Oldham East and Saddleworth Calder Valley Stalybridge and Hyde Rochdale Hazel Grove Ashton-under-Lyne Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton Gorton and Denton Manchester Central Burnley Heywood and Middleton North Stockport Blackley and Middleton South Pendle and Clitheroe Macclesfield Cheadle Rossendale and Darwen Westmorland and Lonsdale England
Goole and Pocklington

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Goole and Pocklington stretches across a large part of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Goole is the largest western town, located on the River Ouse and strongly associated with the port and surrounding low-lying landscape. Pocklington provides a separate market-town centre farther north-east, while Howden, Snaith and numerous villages serve surrounding rural areas. Much of the constituency consists of farmland across the Vale of York and Humberhead Levels, rising toward the Yorkshire Wolds in the east. Settlement is therefore dispersed across several small centres rather than concentrated in one town. The seat combines port, market-town and strongly rural landscapes across a broad east–west area.

Description last reviewed 9 September 2026.

Current MP

David Davis MP

Conservative

Represents Goole and Pocklington in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Conservative
Majority
3,572
Turnout
62.2%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
David DavisElectedConservative18,98138.2%-27.0%
Liam DraycottLabour15,40931.0%10.6%
Rich KellyReform UK9,05418.2%
Dale NeedhamLiberal Democrat3,3806.8%-1.0%
Angela StoneGreen Party2,4514.9%1.0%
Shona WadeIndependent4670.9%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Goole and Pocklington, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population108,507
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationYorkshire and The Humber

Age profile

0 to 1719.0% · 20,605 people
18 to 245.9% · 6,395 people
25 to 3411.3% · 12,232 people
35 to 4918.2% · 19,757 people
50 to 6422.1% · 23,983 people
65 and over23.5% · 25,535 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

44,355 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners74.4% · 33,006 households
Private renters16.1% · 7,157 households
Social renters8.9% · 3,932 households
Other tenure0.6% · 260 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

44,358 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.2% · 12,086 households
Families with dependent children26.8% · 11,867 households
Other single-family households43.5% · 19,277 households
Other household types2.5% · 1,128 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

103,403 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.3% · 6,544 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.9% · 10,187 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8% · 86,672 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency374
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency343
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency310
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency308
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

View 72 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency228
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency207
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency122
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency64
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded43
Total awarded£1,834,499

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026

An Unprecedented Birth - Hull Truck

Grant to individual

£12,917

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

An Unprecedented Birth - Hull Truck - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 12 May 2026

The Great Hunger / Mincéirs research period

Grant to individual

£4,117

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

The Great Hunger / Mincéirs research period - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 7 May 2026

Moorlands Youth Provision

The Moorlands Community Charity

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

The Moorlands Community Charity - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 6 May 2026

Community Bright Score - Gilberdyke Cricket Club

Gilberdyke Cricket Club

£2,500

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will purchase an LED scoreboard with a mobile trolley to replace a manual system. Funding will contribute towards the cost of this equipment.

National Lottery grantAwarded 23 April 2026

Dexterity Inclusive Gymnastics

Dexterity Gymnastics Academy Ltd

£14,885

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver gymnastics to children and young people with additional needs. Sessions will be delivered twice weekly. Funds will be used to purchase equipment.

38 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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