Howden a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 4,865. The parliamentary seat of Haltemprice and Howden is held by David Davis, the former Shadow Home Secretary and former Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. According to the 2011 UK census the civil parish of Howden had a population of 4,142, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 3,810. The civil parish also includes North Howden and part of Boothferry. The current Howden town councillor is Mark Preston, of the Conservative Party. Howden Howden is a small historic market town and civil parish in the East
Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency) Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency) Dorchester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorchester in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1295 to 1868, when its representation was reduced one member. The constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, after which Dorchester was placed in the new Dorset South constituency. In 1918 it was transferred to Dorset West, where it has remained since. Graham was appointed Home Secretary, requiring a by-election. Sturt resigned in order to contest the 1856 by-election in Dorset,