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Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)

Bristol North East was a borough constituency in the city of Bristol. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Bristol North East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
Seatsone
Created fromBristol Central (part)
Bristol East
Bristol North
Replaced byBristol East
Bristol North West
Bristol West[1]
Kingswood

The constituency was 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.[2]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election.[3]

Boundaries edit

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.

Proposed edit

 
Map of boundaries from 2024

The re-established constituency will comprise the following areas:

Members of Parliament edit

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

Election results edit

Elections in the 1950s edit

General election 1950: Bristol North East[6]
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)
General election 1951: Bristol North East[7]
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 1955: Bristol North East[8]
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 New
Majority 876 1.8 -4.2
Turnout 48,840 78.0 -4.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1959: Bristol North East[9]
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

Elections in the 1960s edit

General election 1964: Bristol North East[10]
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 New
Majority 1,211 2.5 -2.8
Turnout 47,981 77.1 -2.0
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1966: Bristol North East[11]
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

Elections in the 1970s edit

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
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 New
Majority 6,087 15.5 N/A
Turnout 39,290 76.1 +4.0
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative 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 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 New
National Front K.D.C. Brown 320 0.9 New
Majority 5,652 15.1 -8.1
Turnout 37,604 73.5 +2.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 2020s edit

Next general election: Bristol North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rose Hulse[12]
Labour Damien Egan[13]
Green Lorraine Francis[14]
Reform UK Matthew Bamford[15]
SDP Tommy Truman[16]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "'Bristol North East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ Kynaston, David (2009). Family Britain 1951-7. London: Bloomsbury. p. 36. ISBN 9780747583851.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Bristol North East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  7. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  8. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  10. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  11. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  12. ^ Bristol and South Gloucestershire Conservatives [@BSGMatters] (12 December 2023). "Rose Hulse, a UK SME and Founder of award-winning UK based startup, ScreenHits TV, has been selected to stand as the Conservative Party candidate for Bristol North East, a new seat created by the recent boundary changes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourLIst. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  14. ^ "GREEN PARTY ANNOUNCE GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES FOR BRISTOL". Bristol24/7. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Bristol North East Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  16. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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