Buckrose (UK Parliament constituency)

Buckrose was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, comprising the northern part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, represented by one Member of Parliament, and was created for the 1885 general election.

The largest town in the seat was Bridlington, but it also included Filey, Driffield, and Norton, as well as numerous villages, and the rural element was predominant.

At the time of the 1921 census, almost two-fifths (38%) of the occupied male population were engaged in agriculture.

Buckrose took its name from the wapentake of Buckrose, one of the medieval sub-divisions of the East Riding which, however, had long ceased to have much administrative significance by 1885, and had covered only part of the area of the constituency and a minority of its population.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;