Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bristol North East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
Seatsone
Created from Bristol Central (part)
Bristol East
Bristol North
Replaced by Bristol East
Bristol North West
Bristol West [1]
Kingswood

Bristol North East was a borough constituency in the city of Bristol. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

The constituency was 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. [2]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election. [3]

Boundaries

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.

Proposed

Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The re-established constituency will comprise the following areas:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
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

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Bristol North East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op William Coldrick 20,456 49.4
National Liberal Violet Bathurst 16,08238.9
Liberal Isla Gwyn Woodcock4,84811.7
Majority4,37410.5
Turnout 41,38684.4
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
General election 1951: Bristol North East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op William Coldrick 21,910 53.0 +3.6
National Liberal George Nixon-Eckersall19,41047.0+8.1
Majority2,5006.0-4.5
Turnout 41,32082.8-1.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1955: Bristol North East [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op William Coldrick 22,740 46.6 -6.6
National Liberal David WE Webster 21,86444.8-2.2
Liberal George W. Stevenson4,2368.7New
Majority8761.8-4.2
Turnout 48,84078.0-4.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1959: Bristol North East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Alan Hopkins 24,258 47.7 +2.9
Labour Co-op William Coldrick 21,57442.4-4.2
Liberal Alice M Pearce5,0309.9+1.2
Majority2,6845.3N/A
Turnout 50,86279.1+1.1
National Liberal gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Bristol North East [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Alan Hopkins 22,423 46.7 -1.0
Labour Raymond Dobson 21,21244.2+1.8
Independent Liberal Alice M Pearce4,3469.1New
Majority1,2112.5-2.8
Turnout 47,98177.1-2.0
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1966: Bristol North East [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Dobson 25,699 54.2 +10.0
National Liberal Alan Hopkins 21,72745.8-0.9
Majority3,9728.4N/A
Turnout 47,42677.10.0
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Bristol North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Adley 23,254 50.5 +4.7
Labour Raymond Dobson 22,79249.5-4.7
Majority4621.0N/A
Turnout 46,04672.1-5.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election February 1974: Bristol North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Arthur Palmer 18,625 47.4 -2.1
Conservative R.H.F. Cox12,53831.9-18.6
Liberal W. Watts-Miller8,12720.7New
Majority6,08715.5N/A
Turnout 39,29076.1+4.0
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing
General election October 1974: Bristol North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Arthur Palmer 19,647 53.1 +5.7
Conservative P.M.S. Hills11,05629.9-2.0
Liberal W. Watts-Miller6,30317.0-3.7
Majority8,59123.2+7.7
Turnout 37,00671.2-4.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing +3.9
General election 1979: Bristol North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Arthur Palmer 19,337 51.6 -1.5
Conservative M.E. Mulvany13,68536.5+6.6
Liberal N. Drinan3,6939.9-7.1
Ecology Gundula Dorey4691.3New
National Front K.D.C. Brown3200.9New
Majority5,65215.1-8.1
Turnout 37,60473.5+2.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Bristol North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rose Hulse [12]
Labour Damien Egan [13]
Green Lorraine Francis [14]
Reform UK Matthew Bamford [15]
SDP Tommy Truman [16]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  5. ↑ "New Seat Details - Bristol North East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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  11. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  12. ↑ Bristol and South Gloucestershire Conservatives [@BSGMatters] (12 December 2023). "Rose Hulse, a UK SME and Founder of award-winning UK based startup, ScreenHits TV, has been selected to stand as the Conservative Party candidate for Bristol North East, a new seat created by the recent boundary changes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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