Residents are being urged to name the worst pothole-hit roads across Beverley and Holderness as part of a campaign for better repairs, faster action and more resurfacing where repeated patching has failed.
Early responses to a potholes survey launched by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart show a clear message from residents: stop chasing the same potholes and fix the roads properly.
Mr Stuart will meet Cllr Paul West, East Riding Council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, on Friday, May 22, and will take residents’ concerns directly to him.
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.
Mr Stuart has already been working with local councillors on long-running road concerns in Sunk Island and Ottringham, where residents have raised concerns about Sunk Island Road and Brick Road.
After he worked with Cllr Lyn Healing and Sean McMaster, East Riding Council confirmed that Sunk Island Road was being planned for major treatment in the 2026-27 financial year, with Brick Road provisionally included in the 2027-28 programme.
Mr Stuart said this showed why named roads, local evidence and joint working with councillors mattered.
Between May 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, East Riding Council repaired more than 32,330 potholes. Mr Stuart said that was a “serious effort”, but early survey responses suggested too many repairs were 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 in several areas including Queen Street in Withernsea, the road into Hedon from the A1033, and the road from Lelley to Humbleton.
One Sproatley resident said potholes in Chestnut Grove and Gallands Road had been filled several times, only to return, adding that the road was “very dangerous” when cars were parked on the other side and drivers could not avoid the holes.
Another resident described Cross Street in Aldbrough as “horrendous for potholes and poorly ‘fixed’ potholes”, while also warning that part of Moor Lane appeared to be starting to collapse.
Mr Stuart is urging residents to report dangerous potholes directly to East Riding Council at eastriding.gov.uk/url/report-a-pothole.
He is also asking people to fill in his 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 grahamstuart.com/potholes.
Mr Stuart 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 11 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 May 22 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.
“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.”