Bristol Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol Central | |
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City of Bristol | |
Electorate | [1] |
Major settlements | Bristol |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBD |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Bristol West |
1918–1974 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Bristol East Bristol North Bristol South Bristol West |
Replaced by | Bristol North East Bristol South East |
Bristol Central is a
A constituency of the same name was previously created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, after which it was absorbed into Bristol North East and Bristol South East. The constituency name was re-established in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies as a successor to Bristol West.[4]
Background
During the 2007 review, a proposal to rename Bristol West to "Bristol Central" was rejected.[5]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Bristol Central will largely replace Bristol West, and will be first contested at the next general election.[6] However the Bishopston and Ashley Down ward will move to Bristol North West, and the Lawrence Hill and Easton wards to Bristol East.[7]
Constituency profile
Based on data from the 2021 census, Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Strong Left", with left-wing economic and socially liberal views, high levels of university education and an internationalist outlook including strong opposition to Brexit.[8] Bristol Central was reported to be the most pro-immigration constituency in the United Kingdom; 55 per cent of voters wanted fewer controls and higher numbers in Bristol, the survey found.[9]
History
Modern constituency
Bristol Central was recreated as a constituency for
2024 election
In January 2022, Debbonaire was reselected by the Labour Party to re-stand as a candidate in the next general election; on 4 September 2023 she was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by Keir Starmer.[10][11]
Bristol Central is a target seat for the Green Party where 12 of the 14 Bristol City Council members are Greens; the Green party selected Carla Denyer as their candidate.[12][13]
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Central East, Central West, Redcliffe, St Augustine, St James, St Paul, and St Philip and Jacob South.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Easton, Knowle, Redcliffe, St Paul, St Philip and Jacob North, and St Philip and Jacob South.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Easton, Knowle, St Paul, St Philip and Jacob, and Windmill Hill.
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Bristol wards of
The re-established seat will comprise approximately 70% of the, to be abolished, constituency of Bristol West.[15]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1918 | Thomas Inskip | Conservative | ||
1929 | Joseph Alpass | Labour | ||
1931 | Lord Apsley | Conservative | Killed in action, 1942 as Commander of the Arab Legion in Malta | |
1943 by-election | Lady Apsley | Conservative | ||
1945 | Stan Awbery | Labour | ||
1964 | Arthur Palmer | Labour | ||
1974–2024 | None | Constituency abolished for 50 years |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thangam Debbonaire[10] | ||||
Green | Carla Denyer[16] | ||||
Reform UK | Robert Clarke[17] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Palmer | 12,375 | 51.4 | -7.5 | |
Conservative | James R. E. Taylor | 9,130 | 37.9 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | Antony Rider | 2,569 | 10.7 | New | |
Majority | 3,245 | 13.5 | -9.4 | ||
Turnout | 24,074 | 66.7 | -3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Palmer | 15,399 | 58.9 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | James R. E. Taylor | 9,410 | 36.0 | -3.0 | |
Independent
|
Desmond H. R. Burgess | 1,322 | 5.1 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 5,989 | 22.9 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,131 | 70.0 | -1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Palmer | 16,207 | 54.5 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | James R. E. Taylor | 11,616 | 39.0 | -7.4 | |
Independent
|
Desmond H. R. Burgess | 1,936 | 6.5 | New | |
Majority | 4,591 | 15.5 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 29,759 | 71.9 | -3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Awbery | 19,905 | 53.6 | -6.9 | |
Conservative | L. G. Pine | 17,209 | 46.4 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 2,696 | 7.2 | -13.8 | ||
Turnout | 37,114 | 75.0 | +1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Awbery | 25,158 | 60.5 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | Kenelm Antony Philip Dalby | 16,406 | 39.5 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 8,752 | 21.0 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 41,564 | 73.8 | -9.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Awbery | 26,091 | 62.4 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Kenelm Antony Philip Dalby | 15,725 | 37.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 10,366 | 24.8 | -3.9 | ||
Turnout | 41,816 | 83.1 | -1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Awbery | 25,889 | 59.7 | -4.2 | |
Conservative | John Peyton | 13,461 | 31.0 | -5.1 | |
Liberal | Donald David Oliver Jones | 4,042 | 9.3 | New | |
Majority | 12,428 | 28.7 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 43,392 | 84.5 | +14.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Awbery | 13,045 | 63.9 | +16.4 | |
Conservative | Violet Bathurst | 7,369 | 36.1 | -16.4 | |
Majority | 5,676 | 27.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,414 | 70.0 | -2.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Violet Bathurst | 5,867 | 52.1 | −0.4 | |
Independent Labour
|
Jennie Lee | 4,308 | 38.2 | New | |
Ind. Labour Party | John McNair
|
830 | 7.4 | New | |
Independent
|
F. H. Dunn | 258 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,559 | 13.9 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 11,263 | 32.9 | −39.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Allen Bathurst | 15,774 | 52.5 | -7.1 | |
Labour | J. J. Taylor | 14,258 | 47.5 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 1,516 | 5.0 | -14.2 | ||
Turnout | 30,032 | 72.8 | -7.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Allen Bathurst | 22,311 | 59.6 | +15.3 | |
Labour | Joseph Alpass | 15,143 | 40.4 | -15.3 | |
Majority | 7,168 | 19.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,454 | 80.4 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Alpass | 20,749 | 55.7 | +10.8 | |
Unionist
|
Thomas Inskip | 16,524 | 44.3 | −10.8 | |
Majority | 4,225 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,273 | 77.5 | 0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 48,081 | ||||
Unionist
|
Swing | +10.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Thomas Inskip | 17,177 | 55.1 | +0.4 | |
Labour | James Lovat-Fraser | 14,018 | 44.9 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 3,159 | 10.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 31,195 | 77.5 | +11.7 | ||
Registered electors | 40,252 | ||||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Thomas Inskip | 14,386 | 54.7 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Samuel Edward Walters | 11,932 | 45.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 2,454 | 9.4 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,318 | 65.8 | −6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 40,000 | ||||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | −1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Thomas Inskip | 15,568 | 55.9 | −6.3 | |
Labour | Christopher Thomson | 12,303 | 44.1 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 3,265 | 11.8 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 27,871 | 72.0 | +18.3 | ||
Registered electors | 38,709 | ||||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | −6.3 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist
|
Thomas Inskip | 12,232 | 63.2 | |
Labour | Ernest Bevin | 7,137 | 36.8 | ||
Majority | 5,095 | 26.4 | |||
Turnout | 19,369 | 53.7 | |||
Registered electors | 36,038 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat)
| |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
See also
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