Howden (UK Parliament constituency)

53.747°N 0.865°W / 53.747; -0.865

Howden
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyYorkshire
1955–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromBeverley and Bridlington
Replaced byBoothferry, Selby, Bridlington and Ryedale
For the similarly named current constituency, see Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency).

Howden was a constituency in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1955 general election, made up largely of the constituency of Beverley (losing some territory in the south to Haltemprice, and taking some in the east from Bridlington).

The Howden constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election.

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