East Riding of Yorkshire
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
East Riding of Yorkshire lies on the east coast of England, bordering the North Sea and the Humber Estuary. With historic roots tracing back to the Viking-age Ridings of Yorkshire, it was re-established as a ceremonial county in 1996. The area is largely rural and agricultural, with market towns like Beverley and seaside resorts such as Bridlington. It also includes the inland port of Goole and the northern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds. The port city of Kingston upon Hull (Hull), though a separate unitary authority, is part of the ceremonial county. Local governance is split between the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council.
The local government for this district is: East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Unitary Authority).
Constituencies in East Riding of Yorkshire
- Beverley and Holderness
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Goole and Pocklington
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 54 of them are in Yorkshire and the Humber region. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire is divided into 26 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Beverley Rural
- Bridlington Central and Old Town
- Bridlington North
- Bridlington South
- Cottingham North
- Cottingham South
- Dale
- Driffield and Rural
- East Wolds and Coastal
- Goole North
- Goole South
- Hessle
- Howden
- Howdenshire
- Mid Holderness
- Minster and Woodmansey
- North Holderness
- Pocklington Provincial
- Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and Marshland
- South East Holderness
- South Hunsley
- South West Holderness
- St Mary's
- Tranby
- Willerby and Kirk Ella
- Wolds Weighton
East Riding of Yorkshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, East Riding of Yorkshire is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Yorkshire and The Humber
- (ITL 2) ⇒ East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ East Riding of Yorkshire
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.