Bristol North East

Bristol North East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Bristol North East in South West England
Electorate69,793 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentDamien Egan (Labour)
Seatsone
Created fromBristol East, Bristol North West, Kingswood and Filton and Bradley Stoke
1950–1983
Created fromBristol Central (part)
Bristol East
Bristol North
Replaced byBristol 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.

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:

Members of Parliament

Election 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

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bristol North East[10][11]
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

Main article: Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency
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

General election 1979: Bristol North East
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
General election October 1974: Bristol North East
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
General election February 1974: Bristol North East
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
General election 1970: Bristol North East
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

General election 1966: Bristol North East[13]
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
General election 1964: Bristol North East[14]
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

General election 1959: Bristol North East[15]
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
General election 1955: Bristol North East[16]
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
General election 1951: Bristol North East[17]
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
General election 1950: Bristol North East[18]
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

  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. ^ British Geological Survey, 2007 Bedrock Geology: UK South, 1:625,000 scale geological map (5th edn), BGS, Keyworth, Notts
  6. ^ British Geological Survey 1:50,000 geological map sheet no 264 (England & Wales series) Bristol & 1" scale Bristol District:special sheet, BGS, Keyworth, Notts
  7. ^ a b "Seat Details - Bristol North East". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  8. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  9. ^ "New Seat Details – Bristol North East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Bristol City Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Bristol North East – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  14. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  15. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  16. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  17. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  18. ^ 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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