Bristol East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bristol East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Bristol East in Avon for the 2010 general election.
Outline map
Location of Avon within England.
County City of Bristol
Electorate 69,347 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Number of members One
1885 (1885)–1950 (1950)
Number of members One
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Replaced by Bristol South East
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South West England

Bristol East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the eastern part of the city of Bristol. Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England of parliamentary representation in Bristol, the Bristol East constituency was subject to boundary changes as from the 2010 general election.[2] The electoral wards in the revised constituency are as follows:

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1885-1950

Election Member [3] Party
1885 Handel Cossham Liberal
1890 Sir Joseph Dodge Weston Liberal
1895 Sir William Henry Wills, Bt Liberal
1900 Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse Liberal
1918 George Bryant Britton Coalition Liberal
1922 Harold Spencer Morris National Liberal
1923 Walter John Baker Labour
1931 Sir Stafford Cripps Labour
1939 Independent Labour
1945 Labour
1950 constituency abolished - see Bristol South East

[edit] MPs 1983-present

Election Member [3] Party
1983 Jonathan Sayeed Conservative
1992 Jean Corston Labour
2005 Kerry McCarthy Labour

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Bristol East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kerry McCarthy 16,471 36.6 -8.9
Conservative Adeela Shafi 12,749 28.3 +0.2
Liberal Democrat Mike Popham 10,993 24.4 +4.7
BNP Brian Jenkins 1,960 4.4 N/A
UKIP Philip Collins 1,510 3.4 +0.7
Green Glenn Vowles 803 1.8 -0.9
English Democrats Stephen Wright 347 0.8 N/A
Trade Unionist & Socialist Rae Lynch 184 0.4 N/A
Majority 3,722 8.3
Turnout 45,017 64.8 +1.8
Labour hold Swing -4.5

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kerry McCarthy 19,152 45.9 −9.1
Liberal Democrat Philip James 10,531 25.2 +8.1
Conservative Julia Manning 8,787 21.1 −0.7
Green Arjuna Krishna-Das 1,586 3.8 +1.0
UKIP Jean Smith 1,132 2.7 +1.3
Respect Paulette North 532 1.3 N/A
Majority 8,621 20.7
Turnout 41,720 61.3 +3.9
Labour hold Swing −8.6
General Election 2001: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Corston 22,180 55.0
Conservative Jack Lo-Presti 8,788 21.8
Liberal Democrat Brian Niblett 6,915 17.1
Green Geoff Collard 1,110 2.8
UKIP Roger Marsh 572 1.4
Socialist Labour Michael Langley 438 1.1
Socialist Alliance Andrew Pryor 331 0.8
Majority 13,392 33.2
Turnout 40,334 57.4
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Corston 27,418 56.9
Conservative Ed Vaizey 11,259 23.4
Liberal Democrat Peter Tyzack 7,121 14.8
Referendum Party G. Philip 1,479 3.1
Socialist Labour P. Williams 766 1.6
Natural Law J. McLaggan 158 0.3
Majority 16,159 33.5
Turnout 48,201 69.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Bristol East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Corston 22,418 44.6 +9.1
Conservative Jonathan Sayeed 19,726 39.2 −4.4
Liberal Democrat John F. Kiely 7,903 15.7 −4.7
National Front Ian Anderson 270 0.5 -0.1
Majority 2,692 5.4 −2.9
Turnout 50,317 80.3 +1.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.8

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Sayeed 21,906 43.6 +3.1
Labour R.R. Thomas 17,783 35.4 -1.5
Liberal Don Foster 10,247 20.4 -0.9
National Front Paul Kingston 286 0.6 -0.1
Majority 4,123 8.2 +4.6
Turnout 50,222 78.7 +4.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Sayeed 19,844 40.5 N/A
Labour Tony Benn 18,055 36.9 N/A
Liberal Peter Edward Tyrer 10,404 21.3 N/A
National Front Ernest Hector Andrews 343 0.7 N/A
Ecology Gundula A. Dorey 311 0.6 N/A
Majority 1,789 3.6 N/A
Turnout 48,957 73.9 N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sir R. Stafford Cripps 27,975 73.5
Conservative T.D. Corpe 10,073 26.5
Majority 12,550 47.1
Turnout 76.3
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sir R. Stafford Cripps 22,009 59.3
National Labour A.G. Church 15,126 40.7
Majority 6,883 18.5
Turnout 75.8
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1931: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sir R. Stafford Cripps 19,435 50.6
Conservative J.M. Spreull 19,006 49.4
Majority 429 1.1
Turnout 80.2
Labour hold Swing
Bristol East by-election January 1931
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sir R. Stafford Cripps 19,261 61.7
Conservative 7,937 25.4
Liberal 4,010 12.8
Majority 11,324 36.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter John Baker 24,197 65.8
Liberal C.Gordon-Spencer 12,576 34.2
Majority 11,621 31.6
Turnout 78.2
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1924: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter John Baker 16,920 58.2
Liberal H.J. Maggs 12,143 41.8
Majority 4,777 16.4
Turnout 79.8
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1923: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter John Baker 14,824 53.7
Liberal Harold Morris 12,788 46.3
Majority 2,036 7.4
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 1922: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Harold Morris 13,910 50.3
Labour L. Bateman 13,759 49.7
Majority 151 0.5
National Liberal hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Bristol East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Liberal George Bryant Britton 9,434 49.6
Labour Luke H. Bateman 8,135 42.8
Liberal Sir Charles Hobhouse 1,447 7.6
Majority 1,299 6.8
Coalition Liberal gain from Liberal Swing

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Constituencies in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. 20 June 2001. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100221151902/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/downloads/Bath_Somerset_FR_NR.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  3. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  4. ^ "Bristol East result". BBC Election 2010 (BBC). 20 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a70.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 

[edit] Sources

  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)

[edit] External links
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