Bristol North East
UK Parliament constituency (1950–1983, 2024 onwards)
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Boundary of Bristol North East in South West England | |
| 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 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.[4]
Constituency profile
The Bristol North East constituency is located in South West England and covers parts of the city of Bristol and the neighbouring South Gloucestershire district. It is almost entirely suburban and includes the neighbourhoods of Kingswood, Staple Hill, Fishponds and Lockleaze. Bristol is a major port city and has a long history of trade, including the slave trade. The area around Kingswood is the site of Bristol Coalfield, making the area one of the few places in Southern England with a history of coal mining.[5][6]
Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are younger and have average levels of wealth, education and professional employment. The constituency's ethnic makeup is similar to the rest of the country; White people are 79% of the population.[7] At the local council level, the areas close to the city centre are represented by Green Party councillors, whilst the east of the constituency elected entirely Labour Party candidates. Like the United Kingdom as a whole, an estimated 52% of voters in Bristol North East supported leaving the European Union at the 2016 referendum.[7]
Boundaries
1950–1983
1950–1955: 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
The 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[8][9]
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | 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 | 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 notional hold | Swing | −9.9 | |||
Notional results are those of the 2019 election. There was a by-election in Kingswood, one of the preceding constituencies, in February 2024, resulting in a gain from the Conservatives by Egan. Labour also won Filton and Bradley Stoke, another of the successor constituencies of Kingswood, in the general election, in a notional gain from the Conservatives.
Notional 2019 result
| 2019 notional result[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | 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
| Party | 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
| Party | 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
- 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.