East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county
Clockwise from top: Flamborough Head; the Humber Bridge, which links the county to Lincolnshire; and Hull Minster
Flag Coat of arms
Ceremonial East Riding of Yorkshire within England District East Riding of Yorkshire within England Historic East Riding within Yorkshire and England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Established	1 April 1996
Established by	Local Government Commission for England
Preceded by	Humberside (1974–1996)
Origin	Geographic county/ administrative county (1889–1974) • Historic riding (AD 889 – 1 April 1889)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of Parliament	6 David Davis (C) Charlie Dewhirst (C) Emma Hardy (L) Diana Johnson (L) Graham Stuart (C) Karl Turner (L)
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	James Dick
High Sheriff	Colonel Christopher James Henson (2024–25)
Area	2,479 km2 (957 sq mi)
• Ranked	23rd of 48
Population (2005 est.)	576,500
• Ranked	37th of 48
Density	232/km2 (600/sq mi)
Unitary authorities
Councils	Hull City Council hullcc.gov.uk
Unitary authority
Council	East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Executive	Conservative
Admin HQ	Beverley
Area	2,405 km2 (929 sq mi)
• Ranked	5th of 326
Population	337,700
• Ranked	19th of 326
Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-ERY
ONS code	00FB
GSS code	E06000011
ITL	UKE11/12
Website	eastriding.gov.uk
Largest city	Hull
Districts
Districts of East Riding of Yorkshire   Unitary
Districts	East Riding of Yorkshire City of Kingston upon Hull

East Riding of Yorkshire is a county in the British region of Yorkshire in Northern Europe.