Goole and Pocklington is a large rural constituency located in the
East Riding of Yorkshire. Its largest town is
Goole, which has a population of around 20,000. The town contains the
Port of Goole, which is the country's largest
inland port and handles £800 million worth of trade each year. Other settlements include the small towns of
Pocklington,
Snaith,
Howden and
Brough and the villages of
Stamford Bridge,
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor,
Gilberdyke,
South Cave,
North Ferriby and
Swanland. There is some deprivation in Goole but the rest of the constituency is generally affluent. The average house price is lower than the rest of the country but higher than the rest of
Yorkshire. Compared to the rest of the country, residents are older, more religious and have high levels of homeownership. They have average levels of education and high rates of household income and professional employment.
White people made up 97% of the population at the
2021 census. Most of the constituency is represented by
Conservatives at
the local council, although Pocklington elected
Liberal Democrats and some
independents were elected in Howden and Goole. An estimated 59% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the
European Union in the
2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 52%. == Boundaries ==