Bristol North East is a borough constituency in the city of Bristol represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since July 2024 by Damien Egan of the Labour Party.[n 1] Egan had originally been elected at a byelection in February 2024 for the abolished constituency of Kingswood.
Bristol North East | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Electorate | 69,793 (2023)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Damien Egan (Labour) |
Seats | one |
Created from | Bristol East, Bristol North West, Kingswood and Filton and Bradley Stoke |
1950–1983 | |
Created from | Bristol Central (part) Bristol East Bristol North |
Replaced by | Bristol East Bristol North West Bristol West[2] Kingswood |
The constituency was originally created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
The conduct of the 1951 election was the subject of an academic study, published as Straight Fight in 1954 by R. S. Milne and H.C Mackensie.[3]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.[4]
Boundaries
edit1950–1983
edit1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, Eastville, Hillfields, and Stapleton.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, Eastville, Hillfields, and Stapleton, and the Urban District of Mangotsfield.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Easton, Eastville, Hillfields, St Paul, St Philip and Jacob, and Stapleton.
2024–present
editThe re-established constituency comprises the following areas:
- The Eastville, Frome Vale and Hillfields wards of the City of Bristol, transferred from Bristol East
- The Lockleaze ward of Bristol, transferred from Bristol North West
- The town of Kingswood, comprising the Kingswood, New Cheltenham and Woodstock wards of the District of South Gloucestershire, previously part of the constituency of Kingswood, which was abolished
- The Staple Hill and Mangotsfield ward of South Gloucestershire, transferred partly from Kingswood and partly from Filton and Bradley Stoke[5][6]
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | William Coldrick | Labour Co-operative | |
1959 | Alan Hopkins | Conservative & National Liberal | |
1966 | Raymond Dobson | Labour | |
1970 | Robert Adley | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | Arthur Palmer | Labour Co-operative | |
1983 | constituency abolished | ||
2024 | Damien Egan | Labour |
Election results
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Damien Egan | 19,004 | 45.3 | −5.0 | |
Green | Lorraine Francis | 7,837 | 18.7 | 14.7 | |
Conservative | Rose Hulse | 6,216 | 14.8 | −24.3 | |
Reform UK | Anthony New | 5,418 | 12.9 | 11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louise Harris | 1,964 | 4.7 | −0.4 | |
Independent | Asif Ali | 1,029 | 2.5 | N/A | |
TUSC | Dan Smart | 399 | 1.0 | N/A | |
SDP | Tommy Truman | 122 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,167 | 26.6 | 15.4 | ||
Turnout | 41,989 | 59.9 | –10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 70,076 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Notional 2019 result
edit2019 notional result[9] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 24,598 | 50.3 | |
Conservative | 19,134 | 39.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,494 | 5.1 | |
Green | 1,948 | 4.0 | |
Brexit Party | 731 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 48,905 | 70.1 | |
Electorate | 69,793 |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Arthur Palmer | 19,337 | 51.6 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | M.E. Mulvany | 13,685 | 36.5 | 6.6 | |
Liberal | N. Drinan | 3,693 | 9.9 | −7.1 | |
Ecology | Gundula Dorey | 469 | 1.3 | N/A | |
National Front | K.D.C. Brown | 320 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,652 | 15.1 | −8.1 | ||
Turnout | 37,604 | 73.5 | 2.3 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
- Constituency abolished 1983, and split between Bristol East, Bristol North West and Kingswood constituencies.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Arthur Palmer | 19,647 | 53.1 | 5.7 | |
Conservative | P.M.S. Hills | 11,056 | 29.9 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | W. Watts-Miller | 6,303 | 17.0 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 8,591 | 23.2 | 7.7 | ||
Turnout | 37,006 | 71.2 | −4.9 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Arthur Palmer | 18,625 | 47.4 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | R.H.F. Cox | 12,538 | 31.9 | −18.6 | |
Liberal | W. Watts-Miller | 8,127 | 20.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,087 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,290 | 76.1 | 4.0 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Adley | 23,254 | 50.5 | 4.7 | |
Labour | Raymond Dobson | 22,792 | 49.5 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 462 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46,046 | 72.1 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Dobson | 25,699 | 54.2 | 10.0 | |
National Liberal | Alan Hopkins | 21,727 | 45.8 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 3,972 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,426 | 77.1 | 0.0 | ||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Alan Hopkins | 22,423 | 46.7 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Raymond Dobson | 21,212 | 44.2 | 1.8 | |
Independent Liberal | Alice M Pearce | 4,346 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,211 | 2.5 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 47,981 | 77.1 | −2.0 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Alan Hopkins | 24,258 | 47.7 | 2.9 | |
Labour Co-op | William Coldrick | 21,574 | 42.4 | −4.2 | |
Liberal | Alice M Pearce | 5,030 | 9.9 | 1.2 | |
Majority | 2,684 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,862 | 79.1 | 1.1 | ||
National Liberal gain from Labour Co-op | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | William Coldrick | 22,740 | 46.6 | −6.6 | |
National Liberal | David WE Webster | 21,864 | 44.8 | −2.2 | |
Liberal | George W. Stevenson | 4,236 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 876 | 1.8 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 48,840 | 78.0 | −4.8 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | William Coldrick | 21,910 | 53.0 | 3.6 | |
National Liberal | George Nixon-Eckersall | 19,410 | 47.0 | 8.1 | |
Majority | 2,500 | 6.0 | −4.5 | ||
Turnout | 41,320 | 82.8 | −1.6 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | William Coldrick | 20,456 | 49.4 | ||
National Liberal | Violet Bathurst | 16,082 | 38.9 | ||
Liberal | Isla Gwyn Woodcock | 4,848 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 4,374 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 41,386 | 84.4 | |||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Notes
edit- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "'Bristol North East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Kynaston, David (2009). Family Britain 1951-7. London: Bloomsbury. p. 36. ISBN 9780747583851.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Bristol North East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Bristol City Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Bristol North East - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
External links
edit- Bristol North East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK