2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election predecessor from 1987 until his resignation brought about the by-election, stood as the official Conservative Party candidate. He fought the campaign on the theme David Davis for Freedom. The English Democrats Party selected Joanne Robinson as its candidate. She previously stood as the United Kingdom Independence Party candidate for the same constituency in the 2001 general election. Blackpool based Hamish Howitt was one of two pub landlords who announced intentions to stand under the "Freedom to Choose" label, opposing the smoking ban in England. Shan Oakes was the Green Party candidate. She is also the party's candidate in the 2009
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency) Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency) Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (usually just Hull West and Hessle) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2017 general election by Emma Hardy of the Labour Party. If the Boundary Commission's 2018 boundary change proposal is approved, the seat is set to be abolished in the next election after 2018, being replaced by a new seat named 'Hull West & Haltemprice'. The constituency was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Hull West as Hessle joined from the former