Graham is asking residents across Beverley and Holderness to name the worst pothole-hit roads in their area ahead of a meeting with East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s transport portfolio holder.
Graham will meet Councillor Paul West, the Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, on 22 May and will bring residents’ concerns directly to him.
Early responses to Graham’s potholes survey show a clear message from residents: stop chasing the same potholes and fix the roads properly.
Residents are not just complaining about the odd hole in the road. They are warning that patching is failing, the same roads keep breaking up, and dangerous surfaces are causing real concern on village roads, school routes and rural lanes.
Graham has already been working with local councillors on long-running road concerns in Sunk Island and Ottringham, where residents raised concerns about Sunk Island Road and Brick Road. After Graham worked with Councillors Lyn Healing and Sean McMaster, East Riding of Yorkshire Council confirmed that Sunk Island Road is being planned for major treatment in the 2026/27 financial year, with Brick Road provisionally included in the 2027/28 programme.
Graham said that shows why named roads, local evidence and joint working with councillors matter.
Between 1 May 2025 and 31 March 2026, East Riding of Yorkshire Council repaired more than 32,330 potholes. Graham said that is a serious effort, but early survey responses suggest too many repairs are not lasting.
Of the first 11 residents to respond, nine said they were “very concerned” about road safety because of potholes and poor road conditions. The remaining two said they were slightly concerned.
Residents have already named problem roads and locations including Aldbrough village, North Street in Aldbrough, Cross Street and Church Street in Aldbrough, Moor Lane, Queen Street in Withernsea, Church Lane in Sproatley, Balk Lane outside the school in Sproatley, Chestnut Grove and Gallands Road in Sproatley, Park Road in Sproatley, roads around Winestead, the road into Hedon from the A1033 to the Sainsbury’s roundabout, Keyingham, Ottringham, Thorngumbald and the road from Lelley to Humbleton.
One Sproatley resident said potholes on Chestnut Grove and Gallands Road had been filled several times, only to return, adding that the road is “very dangerous” when cars are parked on the other side and drivers cannot avoid the holes.
Another resident described Cross Street in Aldbrough as “horrendous for pot holes and poorly ‘fixed’ potholes”, while also warning that part of Moor Lane appeared to be starting to collapse.
A resident also raised concerns about the road from Lelley to Humbleton, saying repairs break out again within weeks.
Graham is urging residents to do two things:
First, report dangerous potholes directly to East Riding of Yorkshire Council at:
https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/url/report-a-pothole/
Second, fill in Graham’s survey so he can build the evidence needed to press for better repairs, faster action and more resurfacing where patching is not working.
Residents can take part at:
www.grahamstuart.com/Potholes
Graham said:
“Potholes come up in almost every conversation I have around the constituency.
“People are not talking about an abstract transport issue. They are talking about ruined tyres, unsafe cycling, school runs, farm vehicles, buses, delivery vans and the road outside their front door.
“East Riding Council repaired more than 32,330 potholes in eleven months, and that is a serious effort. But residents are telling me the same thing again and again: too many holes come back, too many roads are patched rather than properly resurfaced, and some rural lanes are worse than they have been in years.
“We have seen in Sunk Island and Ottringham that named roads, local evidence and working with councillors can help get roads into the programme for more serious work.
“I am meeting Councillor Paul West, the Council’s transport portfolio holder, on 22 May and I will be bringing these concerns directly to him.
“If there is a dangerous pothole near you, please report it straight to East Riding Council at https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/url/report-a-pothole/.
“And please fill in my survey too. I will use the named roads and residents’ experiences to make the case for better funding, faster repairs and proper resurfacing where patching clearly has not worked.
“Specific examples are what make the case impossible to brush off.”
