Bristol South (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bristol South is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Karin Smyth of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Bristol South | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | City of Bristol |
Population | 107,365 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 74,696 (2023)[2] |
Major settlements | Bedminster |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Karin Smyth (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bristol |
Bristol South is a traditional white working class seat. Residents' wealth is around average for the UK.[3]
The constituency covers the south-west of Bristol, bounded by the Avon New Cut to the north, the A37 Wells Road to the east, and the city boundaries to the south and west.
1885–1918: The Borough of Bristol wards of Bedminster East, Bedminster West, Bristol, and Redcliffe, and part of the civil parish of Bedminster.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Bedminster East, Bedminster West, and Southville, and part of Somerset ward.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Bedminster, Somerset, Southville, and Windmill Hill.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Hengrove, Somerset, and Southville.
1983–1997: The City of Bristol wards of Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Filwood, Hartcliffe, Knowle, Southville, Whitchurch Park, and Windmill Hill.
1997–2024: The City of Bristol wards of Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Filwood, Hartcliffe, Hengrove, Knowle, Southville, Whitchurch Park, and Windmill Hill.
2024–present: The City of Bristol wards of Bedminster; Bishopsworth; Filwood; Hartcliffe & Withywood; Hengrove & Whitchurch Park; Southville; and Windmill Hill.[4]
The seat has elected Labour MPs at every election since 1935, the only seat in the south of England outside Greater London with such a record. The closest result, giving a marginal majority, was the 1987 election where Dawn Primarolo won a majority of 2.7% of the vote — in that election the Social Democratic Party, a 'moderate' breakaway party from the Labour Party,[n 3] won 19.6% of the vote.
The incumbent prior to Smyth was Baroness Dawn Primarolo who held the seat for 28 years. She was a Minister of the Crown in the Blair Ministry and throughout the Coalition Government 2010 was a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karin Smyth | 18,521 | 42.7 | −8.9 | |
Green | Jai Breitnauer | 10,855 | 25.0 | +19.9 | |
Reform UK | Richard Visick | 6,195 | 14.3 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Liz Brennan | 4,947 | 11.4 | −21.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown | 2,721 | 6.3 | −1.4 | |
SDP | Neil Norton | 164 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,666 | 17.7 | –1.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,403 | 57.5 | –7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 75,533 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 14.4 |
2019 notional result[9] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 24,917 | 51.6 | |
Conservative | 15,840 | 32.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3,012 | 6.2 | |
Green | 2,445 | 5.1 | |
Brexit Party | 2,054 | 4.3 | |
Turnout | 48,268 | 64.6 | |
Electorate | 74,696 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karin Smyth | 27,895 | 50.5 | −9.6 | |
Conservative | Richard Morgan | 18,036 | 32.7 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown | 4,227 | 7.7 | +4.4 | |
Green | Tony Dyer | 2,713 | 4.9 | +2.3 | |
Brexit Party | Robert de Vito Boutin | 2,325 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,859 | 17.8 | −11.6 | ||
Turnout | 55,196 | 65.6 | +0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karin Smyth[13] | 32,666 | 60.1 | +21.7 | |
Conservative | Mark Weston | 16,679 | 30.7 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ben Nutland[14] | 1,821 | 3.3 | −5.4 | |
UKIP | Ian Kealey | 1,672 | 3.1 | −13.4 | |
Green | Tony Dyer[15] | 1,428 | 2.6 | −8.9 | |
Independent | John Langley | 116 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,987 | 29.4 | +15.3 | ||
Turnout | 54,382 | 65.5 | +3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karin Smyth[17] | 19,505 | 38.4 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | Isobel Grant [17] | 12,377 | 24.3 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | Steve Wood [18] | 8,381 | 16.5 | +13.9 | |
Green | Tony Dyer [17] | 5,861 | 11.5 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Wright[17] | 4,416 | 8.7 | −20.0 | |
TUSC | Tom Baldwin[19] | 302 | 0.6 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 7,128 | 14.1 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,842 | 62.0 | +0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 18,600 | 38.4 | −10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Wright | 13,866 | 28.7 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Mark Lloyd Davies | 11,086 | 22.9 | +2.9 | |
BNP | Colin Chidsey | 1,739 | 3.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Colin McNamee | 1,264 | 2.6 | −0.5 | |
Green | Charles Bolton | 1,216 | 2.5 | −2.5 | |
English Democrat | Craig Clarke | 400 | 0.8 | N/A | |
TUSC | Tom Baldwin | 206 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,734 | 9.7 | −16.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,377 | 61.6 | +1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 20,778 | 49.1 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kay Barnard | 9,636 | 22.8 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Graham Hill | 8,466 | 20.0 | −2.3 | |
Green | Charlie Bolton | 2,127 | 5.0 | +2.0 | |
UKIP | Mark Dent | 1,321 | 3.1 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 11,142 | 26.3 | −8.3 | ||
Turnout | 42,328 | 59.8 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −7.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 23,299 | 56.9 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Eddy | 9,118 | 22.3 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Main | 6,078 | 14.8 | +1.4 | |
Green | Glenn Vowles | 1,233 | 3.0 | +1.5 | |
Socialist Alliance | Brian Drummond | 496 | 1.2 | N/A | |
UKIP | Chris Prasad | 496 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Giles Shorter | 250 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,181 | 34.6 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 40,970 | 56.5 | −12.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 29,890 | 60.0 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Roe | 10,562 | 21.2 | −11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Williams | 6,691 | 13.4 | −2.2 | |
Referendum | Derek W. Guy | 1,486 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Green | John H. Boxall | 722 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
Socialist Alternative | Ian P. Marshall | 355 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Glow Bowling Party | Louis P. Taylor | 153 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 19,328 | 38.8 | +21.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,859 | 68.9 | −8.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 25,164 | 50.2 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | John Bercow | 16,245 | 32.4 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul N. Crossley | 7,822 | 15.6 | −4.0 | |
Green | John H. Boxall | 756 | 1.5 | +0.3 | |
Natural Law | Neil D. Phillips | 136 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,919 | 17.8 | +15.0 | ||
Turnout | 50,123 | 77.8 | +3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 20,798 | 40.9 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | Philip Cutcher | 19,394 | 38.1 | +3.0 | |
SDP | Hilary Long | 9,952 | 19.6 | +0.1 | |
Green | Glenn Vowles | 600 | 1.2 | +0.5 | |
Red Front | Carol Meghji | 149 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,404 | 2.8 | −6.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,893 | 74.1 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Cocks | 21,824 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | Alistair B. Gammell | 17,405 | 35.1 | ||
SDP | David M. Stanbury | 9,674 | 19.5 | ||
Ecology | Geoff Collard | 352 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Communist | A. Chester | 224 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Workers Revolutionary | L.J. Byrne | 113 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 4,419 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 49,592 | 68.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Cocks | 25,038 | 57.9 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | Terry Dicks | 13,855 | 32.1 | +8.2 | |
Liberal | C.J. Bidwell | 3,815 | 8.8 | −6.1 | |
National Front | K.G. Elliott | 392 | 0.9 | −1.0 | |
Workers Revolutionary | L.J. Cheek | 135 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,183 | 25.8 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 43,235 | 71.9 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Cocks | 25,108 | 59.3 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | R.J. Kellaway | 10,124 | 23.9 | −2.1 | |
Liberal | D.R.F. Burrows | 6,289 | 14.9 | −1.7 | |
National Front | P.H. Gannaway | 795 | 1.9 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 14,984 | 35.4 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,316 | 69.4 | −5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Cocks | 24,909 | 55.2 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | R.J. Kellaway | 11,742 | 26.0 | −12.2 | |
Liberal | H.J. Stevens | 7,499 | 16.6 | N/A | |
National Front | P.H. Gannaway | 1,006 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,167 | 29.2 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 45,156 | 74.7 | +9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Cocks | 24,662 | 61.8 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | David Hunt | 15,254 | 38.2 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 9,428 | 23.6 | −10.6 | ||
Turnout | 39,916 | 64.9 | −4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wilkins | 26,552 | 67.1 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Robert William Wall | 12,998 | 32.9 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 13,554 | 34.2 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,550 | 69.5 | −3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wilkins | 26,569 | 63.5 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Robert William Wall | 15,282 | 36.5 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 11,287 | 27.0 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 41,851 | 72.9 | −2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wilkins | 27,010 | 60.8 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | George Edward McWatters | 17,428 | 39.2 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 9,582 | 21.6 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 44,438 | 75.7 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wilkins | 24,954 | 64.1 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | George Edward McWatters | 13,978 | 35.9 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 10,976 | 28.2 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,932 | 74.7 | −9.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wilkins | 24,444 | 63.3 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Herbert E.P. Buckle | 14,161 | 36.7 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 10,283 | 26.6 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 38,605 | 84.5 | −0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wilkins | 23,456 | 59.9 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Lynch Maydon | 12,473 | 31.8 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Harold Tutt Kay | 3,259 | 8.3 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 10,983 | 28.1 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 39,188 | 85.1 | +9.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wilkins | 24,929 | 58.8 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Ted Leather | 12,379 | 29.2 | −15.8 | |
Liberal | Douglas Arthur Jones | 5,083 | 12.0 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 12,550 | 29.6 | +24.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,391 | 75.5 | −1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Walkden | 22,586 | 50.4 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | Noel Lindsay | 20,153 | 45.0 | −15.9 | |
Liberal | John Osborne Marshall Skelton | 2,090 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,433 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,829 | 76.9 | −5.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Noel Lindsay | 26,694 | 60.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Alexander Walkden | 17,174 | 39.1 | −17.4 | |
Majority | 9,520 | 21.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,868 | 82.3 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Walkden | 23,591 | 56.5 | +8.1 | |
Liberal | Beddoe Rees | 18,194 | 43.5 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 5,397 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,785 | 80.9 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 51,628 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Beddoe Rees | 16,722 | 51.6 | −1.1 | |
Labour | David Vaughan | 15,702 | 48.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,020 | 3.2 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 32,424 | 83.0 | +8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 39,056 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Beddoe Rees | 15,235 | 52.7 | −3.5 | |
Labour | David Vaughan | 13,701 | 47.3 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 1,534 | 5.4 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 28,936 | 74.8 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 38,675 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Beddoe Rees | 16,199 | 56.2 | −12.0 | |
Labour | David Vaughan | 12,650 | 43.8 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 3,549 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,849 | 75.9 | +19.3 | ||
Registered electors | 38,030 | ||||
National Liberal gain from National Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Howell Davies | 13,761 | 68.2 | +17.7 |
Labour | Thomas Lewis | 6,409 | 31.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,352 | 36.4 | +35.4 | ||
Turnout | 20,170 | 56.6 | −27.8 | ||
Registered electors | 35,663 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Howell Davies | 6,895 | 50.5 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | J.T. Francombe | 6,757 | 49.5 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 138 | 1.0 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,652 | 84.4 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 16,171 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Howell Davies | 7,281 | 50.9 | −9.3 | |
Conservative | H.W. Chatterton | 7,010 | 49.1 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 271 | 1.8 | −18.6 | ||
Turnout | 14,291 | 88.4 | −0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 16,171 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Howell Davies | 7,964 | 60.2 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | Walter Long | 5,272 | 39.8 | −13.2 | |
Majority | 2,692 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,236 | 88.6 | +10.4 | ||
Registered electors | 14,935 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Long | 5,470 | 53.0 | −0.9 | |
Liberal | Howell Davies | 4,859 | 47.0 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 611 | 6.0 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 10,329 | 78.2 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 13,206 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Stock Hill | 5,190 | 53.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | John O'Connor Power | 4,431 | 46.1 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 759 | 7.8 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,621 | 78.3 | −1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 12,281 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Stock Hill | 4,990 | 52.9 | −3.6 | |
Liberal | William Wills | 4,442 | 47.1 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 548 | 5.8 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,432 | 79.3 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,887 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Stock Hill | 4,447 | 56.5 | +7.1 | |
Liberal | Joseph Dodge Weston | 3,423 | 43.5 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 1,024 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,870 | 75.8 | −4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,384 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Dodge Weston | 4,217 | 50.6 | ||
Conservative | Edward Stock Hill | 4,121 | 49.4 | ||
Majority | 96 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 8,338 | 80.3 | |||
Registered electors | 10,384 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
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