Bristol North West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bristol North West Borough constituency
Bristol North West shown within Greater Bristol, and Greater Bristol shown within England
Created:	1950
MP:	Doug Naysmith
Party:	Labour Co-operative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Bristol
EP 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 elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election Results 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The seat consists of the northern part of the Bristol urban area and includes the Bristol City Council wards of Avonmouth, Henbury, Southmead and most of Horfield, Kingsweston and Lockleaze, along with Filton, Patchway, Stoke Gifford and part of Bradley Stoke in South Gloucestershire.

[edit] Boundary review

The Boundary Commission for England has recommended that the South Gloucestershire wards should become part of a new Filton and Bradley Stoke, and that Bristol North West should incorporate Stoke Bishop, Henleaze, Westbury on Trym and the remaining parts of Horfield, Lockleaze and Kingsweston, all of which are presently part of Bristol West.

The Bristol North West constituency will remain in a modified form, constructed from the following electoral wards;

• Avonmouth, Henbury, Henleaze, Horfield, Kingsweston, Lockleaze, Southmead, Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1950	Sir Joseph Gurney Braithwaite	Conservative
	1955	Thomas Christopher Boyd	Labour
	1959	Martin John McLaren	Conservative
	1966	John Ellis	Labour
	1970	Martin John McLaren	Conservative
	1974	Ronald Thomas	Labour
	1979	Michael Colvin	Conservative
	1983	Michael Stern	Conservative
	1997	Doug Naysmith	Labour Co-operative

[edit] Election Results

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Harrod
	Conservative	Charlotte Leslie
	Labour	Sam Townend

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
	UK Independence	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
	UK Independence	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

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
	British National Party	S. 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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Stern	25,354	42.3
	Labour	Doug Naysmith	25,309	42.3
	Liberal Democrat	J.D. Taylor	8,498	14.2
	Social Democrat	H.S. Long	729	1.2
Majority			45	0.07
Turnout				82.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

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

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

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

• Constituency created 1950 from parts of Bristol West and Thornbury constituencies

[edit] References

1. ^ Bristol North West, UKPollingReport

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Avon

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