Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency) Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency) Haltemprice and Howden is a constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by David Davis, a Conservative who was also Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union until his resignation from that role on 8 July 2018. The Electoral Reform Society considers it to be historically the second safest seat in the country, after North Shropshire. Taking into account the previous seats roughly covering its boundaries, the Society considers that the seat has been held continuously by the Conservative Party since
The New Party (UK, 2003) errors. In July 2008 David Pinder, the national spokesman, became the party's first UK parliamentary candidate at the Haltemprice and Howden by-election, polling 135 votes. In August 2009 Richard Vass was named leader, declaring the party's intention to contest the 2010 General Election. On 1 July 2010, the New Party was de-registered with the Electoral Commission and is no longer able to field candidates. The New Party describes its philosophy as follows: The New Party is a party of economic liberalism, political reform and internationalism. We stand for individual freedom and personal responsibility in preference to state control. We believe