Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bristol North East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Bristol North East in South West England
Electorate 69,793 (2023) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Damien Egan (Labour)
Seatsone
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

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.

Contents

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]

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:

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
2024 Damien Egan Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bristol North East [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Damien Egan 19,004 45.3 −5.0
Green Lorraine Francis7,83718.7+14.7
Conservative Rose Hulse 6,21614.8−24.3
Reform UK Anthony New5,41812.9+11.4
Liberal Democrats Louise Harris 1,9644.7−0.4
Independent Asif Ali1,0292.5N/A
TUSC Dan Smart3991.0N/A
SDP Tommy Truman1220.3N/A
Majority 11,16726.6+15.4
Turnout 41,98959.9−10.2
Registered electors 70,076
Labour hold Swing −9.9

Notional 2019 result

2019 notional result [9]
PartyVote %
Labour 24,59850.3
Conservative 19,13439.1
Liberal Democrats 2,4945.1
Green 1,9484.0
Brexit Party 7311.5
Turnout48,90570.1
Electorate69,793

Elections in the 1970s

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 Dorey4691.3N/A
National Front K.D.C. Brown3200.9N/A
Majority 5,65215.1−8.1
Turnout 37,60473.5+2.3
Labour Co-op hold 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
Majority 8,59123.2+7.7
Turnout 37,00671.2−4.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing +3.9
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-Miller8,12720.7N/A
Majority 6,08715.5N/A
Turnout 39,29076.1+4.0
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1970: Bristol North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Adley 23,254 50.5 +4.7
Labour Raymond Dobson 22,79249.5−4.7
Majority 4621.0N/A
Turnout 46,04672.1−5.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bristol North East [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Dobson 25,699 54.2 +10.0
National Liberal Alan Hopkins 21,72745.8−0.9
Majority 3,9728.4N/A
Turnout 47,42677.10.0
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing
General election 1964: Bristol North East [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Alan Hopkins 22,423 46.7 −1.0
Labour Raymond Dobson 21,21244.2+1.8
Independent Liberal Alice M Pearce4,3469.1N/A
Majority 1,2112.5−2.8
Turnout 47,98177.1−2.0
National Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bristol North East [12]
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
Majority 2,6845.3N/A
Turnout 50,86279.1+1.1
National Liberal gain from Labour Co-op Swing
General election 1955: Bristol North East [13]
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. Stevenson4,2368.7N/A
Majority 8761.8−4.2
Turnout 48,84078.0−4.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1951: Bristol North East [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op William Coldrick 21,910 53.0 +3.6
National Liberal George Nixon-Eckersall19,41047.0+8.1
Majority 2,5006.0−4.5
Turnout 41,32082.8−1.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1950: Bristol North East [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op William Coldrick 20,456 49.4
National Liberal Violet Bathurst 16,08238.9
Liberal Isla Gwyn Woodcock4,84811.7
Majority 4,37410.5
Turnout 41,38684.4
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "'Bristol North East', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Kynaston, David (2009). Family Britain 1951-7. London: Bloomsbury. p.  36. ISBN   9780747583851.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  6. ↑ "New Seat Details – Bristol North East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Bristol City Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Bristol North East – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  12. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  15. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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