Bristol North West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bristol North West
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Bristol North West in Avon for the 2010 general election.
Outline map
Location of Avon within England.
County Bristol
Electorate 73,920 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1950 (1950)
Member of Parliament Charlotte Leslie (Conservative)
Number of members One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South West England

Bristol North West is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covers the northern and north-western parts of the city of Bristol, in the South West of England.

The constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has developed a reputation as a bellwether constituency, having elected the candidate of the winning party in every general election since October 1974, although Labour lost second place in 2010 despite being second place nationwide. The current MP is Charlotte Leslie of the Conservative Party, first elected at the 2010 general election.

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[edit] Boundaries

Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England into parliamentary representation in the former county of Avon, the Bristol North West constituency was subject to boundary changes at the 2010 general election.[2] In particular, the constituency is now wholly contained within the City of Bristol: the areas of Filton, Patchway, Stoke Gifford and Bradley Stoke, which are in the South Gloucestershire district, were transferred to a new Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency. At the same time, the areas of Stoke Bishop, Henleaze and Westbury-on-Trym were gained from Bristol West.

Consequently, Bristol North West is now formed from the following electoral wards:[2]

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member[3] Party
1950 Sir Gurney Braithwaite Conservative
1955 Christopher Boyd Labour
1959 Martin McLaren Conservative
1966 John Ellis Labour
1970 Martin McLaren Conservative
Oct 1974 Ronald Thomas Labour
1979 Michael Colvin Conservative
1983 Michael Stern Conservative
1997 Doug Naysmith Labour Co-operative
2010 Charlotte Leslie Conservative

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlotte Leslie 19,115 38.0 +5.5
Liberal Democrat Paul Harrod 15,841 31.5 +6.6
Labour Sam Townend 13,059 25.9 -12.2
UKIP Robert Upton 1,175 2.3 +0.7
English Democrats Ray Carr 635 1.3 -0.4
Green Alex Dunn 511 1.0 +1.0
Majority 3,274 6.5
Turnout 50,336 68.5 -0.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.9

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Doug Naysmith 22,192 46.7 -5.4
Conservative Alastair Watson 13,230 27.9 -0.8
Liberal Democrat Bob Hoyle 9,545 20.1 +4.2
UKIP Christopher Lees 1,132 2.4 -0.1
English Democrats Michael Blundell 828 1.7 N/A
Socialist Alternative Graeme Jones 565 1.2 N/A
Majority 8,962 18.9
Turnout 47,492 61.1 +0.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing −2.3
General Election 2001: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Doug Naysmith 24,236 52.1 +2.2
Conservative Charles Hansard 13,349 28.7 -0.6
Liberal Democrat Peter Tyzack 7,387 15.9 +2.7
UKIP Diane Carr 1,140 2.5 N/A
Socialist Labour Vince Horrigan 371 0.8 -0.1
Majority 10,887 23.4
Turnout 46,483 60.4 -15.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doug Naysmith 27,575 49.9
Conservative Michael Stern 16,193 29.3
Liberal Democrat Ian Parry 7,263 13.2
Independent Labour C. Horton 1,718 3.1
Referendum Party J. Quintanillia 1,609 2.9
Socialist Labour G. Shorter 482 0.9
BNP Stephen Parnell 265 0.5
Natural Law T. Leighton 140 0.3
Majority 11,382 20.6
Turnout 73.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1992: Bristol North West[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Stern 25,354 42.3 −4.3
Labour Co-op Doug Naysmith 25,309 42.3 +7.7
Liberal Democrat JD Taylor 8,498 14.2 −4.6
Independent Ind SD Mrs HS Long 729 1.2 N/A
Majority 45 0.1 −11.9
Turnout 59,890 82.3 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing −6.0

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Stern 26,953 46.6
Labour T.W. Walker 20,001 34.6
SDP–Liberal Alliance J.M.G. Kirkcaldy 10,885 18.8
Majority 6,952 12.0
Turnout 79.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Stern 24,617 43.9
Labour S.R. Palmer 18,290 32.6
SDP–Liberal Alliance H.S. Long 13,228 23.6
Majority 6,327 11.3
Turnout 76.9
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M.K.B. Colvin 25,915 48.6
Labour R.R. Thomas 21,238 39.8
Liberal G.A. Davis 5,857 11.0
National Front P.M. Kingston 264 0.5
Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain T.L. Keen 73 0.1
Majority 4,677 8.8
Turnout 81.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General Election October 1974: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R.R. Thomas 22,156 42.1
Conservative M.J. McLaren 21,523 40.9
Liberal E. David 8,914 17.0
Majority 633 1.2
Turnout 79.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election February 1974: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M.J. McLaren 21,569 39.8
Labour R.R. Thomas 20,919 38.6
Liberal E. David 11,312 20.9
Independent T.E. Wetherall 440 0.8
Majority 650 1.2
Turnout 82.5
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M.J. McLaren 24,124 47.6
Labour J. Ellis 23,075 45.5
Liberal H.J. Stevens 3,299 6.5
Communist W.E. Williams 227 0.5
Majority 1,049 2.1
Turnout 78.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Ellis 24,195 50.1
Conservative M.J. McLaren 23,526 48.7
Communist B. Underwood 595 1.2
Majority 669 1.4
Turnout 82.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1964: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M.J. McLaren 22,129 45.1
Labour D.J. Watkins 21,030 42.9
Liberal T.G. Douglas 5,883 12.0
Majority 1,099 2.2
Turnout 83.1
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M.J. McLaren 24,938 52.0
Labour T.C. Boyd 23,019 48.0
Majority 1,919 4.0
Turnout 82.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General Election 1955: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T.C. Boyd 22,950 51.9
Conservative Sir J.G. Braithwaite 21,295 48.1
Majority 1,655 3.8
Turnout 79.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1951: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J.G. Braithwaite 28,394 53.6
Labour C. Morris 24,553 46.4
Majority 3,841 7.2
Turnout 86.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1950: Bristol North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J.G. Braithwaite 23,884 47.7
Labour C. Morris 21,394 42.7
Liberal F.M. Pugh 4,784 9.6
Majority 2,490 5.0
Turnout 85.1

[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. ^ a b "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. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  4. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 December 2010. 
Conservative (36)
Liberal Democrats (15)
Labour (4)

Coordinates: 51°30′10″N 2°37′04″W / 51.50286°N 2.61783°W / 51.50286; -2.61783

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