Bristol North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bristol North was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1885–1892 Lewis Fry
• 1892–1895 Charles Townsend
• 1895–1900 Lewis Fry
• 1900–1906 Sir Frederick Wills
• 1906–1918 Augustine Birrell
• 1918–1922 Edwin Stanley Gange
• 1922–1923 Christian Henry Charles Guest
• 1923–1924 Walter Henry Ayles
• 1924–1929 Frederick Edward Guest
• 1929–1931 Walter Henry Ayles
• 1931–1945 Robert Hamilton Bernays
• 1945–1950 William Coldrick

[edit] Election Results

• Constituency abolished 1950, with the major part going to Bristol North East

General Election 1945: Bristol North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Coldrick	22,819	57.8
	National Liberal	J. Britton	16,648	42.2
Majority			6,171	15.6
Turnout				74.0
	Labour gain from National Liberal		Swing

General Election 1935: Bristol North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert H. Bernays	20,977	56.5
	Labour	Walter H. Ayles	16,149	43.5
Majority			4,828	13.0
Turnout				73.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1931: Bristol North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert H. Bernays	27,040	66.2
	Labour	Walter H. Ayles	13,826	33.8
Majority			13,214	32.3
Turnout				80.9
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

General Election 1929: Bristol North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter H. Ayles	18,619	48.7
	Independent Liberal	Frederick E. Guest	12,932	33.8
	Liberal	J.O.M. Skelton	6,713	17.5
Majority			5,687	14.9
Turnout				78.1
	Labour gain from Independent Liberal		Swing

General Election 1924: Bristol North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick E. Guest	17,799	59.1
	Labour	Walter H. Ayles	12,319	40.9
Majority			5,480	18.2
Turnout				79.6
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

General Election 1923: Bristol North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter H. Ayles	10,433	37.5
	Liberal	Henry C. Guest	8,770	31.5
	Conservative	E.W. Petters	8,643	31.0
Majority			1,663	6.0
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

General Election 1922: Bristol North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Henry C. Guest	17,495	64.6
	Labour	Walter H. Ayles	9,567	35.4
Majority			7,928	29.3
	National Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1918: Bristol North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Liberal	E. Stanley Gange	11,400	60.2
	Labour	J. Kayler	5,007	26.5
	National Party	E.W. Petters	2,520	13.3
Majority			6,393	33.8
	Coalition Liberal hold		Swing

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.