Bristol South (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol South | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Bristol South in Avon for the 2010 general election. | |
Location of Avon within England. | |
County | City of Bristol |
Population | 107,365 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 78,703 (December 2010)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of parliament | Dame Dawn Primarolo (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South West England |
Bristol South is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1987 by Dame Dawn Primarolo of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Boundaries
The constituency covers the south-west of Bristol, bounded by the Avon New Cut to the north, the A37 Wells Road to the east, and the city boundaries to the south and west.
Following the review by the Boundary Commission for England into parliamentary representation in Bristol, the Bristol South constituency contains the following electoral wards:[3]
- Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Filwood, Hartcliffe, Hengrove, Knowle, Southville, Whitchurch Park, Windmill Hill.
History
The seat has elected Labour MPs since 1935. The closest result, giving a marginal majority was the 1987 election where Dawn Primarolo won a majority of 2.7% of the vote — in that an election the Social Democratic Party, a breakaway party from the Labour Party,[n 3] won 19.6% of the vote.
The current MP has served the area since 1987. Primarolo was a Minister of the Crown in the Blair Ministry and throughout the Coalition Government 2010-present has been a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons. Primarolo has announced she will retire from the House of Commons at the next general election that under the Coalition Agreement is to be held in 2015.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[4][5] | Party | |
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1885 | Sir Joseph Dodge Weston | Liberal | |
1886 | Sir Edward Stock Hill | Conservative | |
1900 | Walter Hume Long | Conservative | |
1906 | Sir William Howell Davies | Liberal | |
1922 | Sir Beddoe Rees | Liberal | |
1929 | Alexander Walkden | Labour | |
1931 | Noel Ker Lindsay | Conservative | |
1935 | Alexander Walkden | Labour | |
1945 | William Wilkins | Labour | |
1970 | Michael Cocks | Labour | |
1987 | Dame Dawn Primarolo | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
TUSC | Tom Baldwin [6] | ||||
Green | Tony Dyer [7] | ||||
Conservative | Isobel Grant [8] | ||||
Labour | Karin Smyth [9] | ||||
UKIP | Steve Wood [10] | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Wright [11] | ||||
General Election 2010: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 18,600 | 38.4 | -10.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Wright | 13,866 | 28.7 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Mark Lloyd Davies | 11,086 | 22.9 | +3.3 | |
BNP | Colin Chidsey | 1,739 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Colin McNamee | 1,264 | 2.6 | -0.5 | |
Green | Charles Bolton | 1,216 | 2.5 | -2.5 | |
English Democrats | Craig Clarke | 400 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
TUSC | Tom Baldwin | 206 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 4,734 | 9.8 | -15.1 | ||
Turnout | 48,377 | 61.6 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.5 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 20,778 | 49.1 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kay Barnard | 9,636 | 22.8 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Graham Hill | 8,466 | 20.0 | −2.3 | |
Green | Charlie Bolton | 2,127 | 5.0 | +2.0 | |
UKIP | Mark Dent | 1,321 | 3.1 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 11,142 | 26.3 | |||
Turnout | 42,328 | 59.8 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −7.9 | |||
General Election 2001: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 23,299 | 56.9 | -3.1 | |
Conservative | Richard Eddy | 9,118 | 22.3 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Main | 6,078 | 14.8 | +1.4 | |
Green | Glenn Vowles | 1,233 | 3.0 | +1.6 | |
Socialist Alliance | Brian Drummond | 496 | 1.2 | N/A | |
UKIP | Chris Prasad | 496 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Giles Shorter | 250 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,181 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 40,970 | 56.5 | -12.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 29,890 | 60.0 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Michael Roe | 10,562 | 21.2 | −11.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Williams | 6,691 | 13.4 | −2.2 | |
Referendum Party | Derek W. Guy | 1,486 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Green | John H. Boxall | 722 | 1.5 | 0 | |
Socialist Alternative | Ian P. Marshall | 355 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Glow Bowling Party | Louis P. Taylor | 153 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 19,328 | 38.8 | |||
Turnout | 49,859 | 68.9 | −8.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1992: Bristol South[12] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 25,164 | 50.2 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | John Bercow | 16,245 | 32.4 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul N. Crossley | 7,822 | 15.6 | −3.9 | |
Green | John H. Boxall | 756 | 1.5 | +0.3 | |
Natural Law | Neil D. Phillips | 136 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 8,919 | 17.8 | +15.0 | ||
Turnout | 50,123 | 77.8 | +3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Dawn Primarolo | 20,798 | 40.9 | ||
Conservative | Philip Stewart Cutcher | 19,394 | 38.1 | ||
Social Democratic | Hilary Smethurst Long | 9,952 | 19.6 | ||
Green | Glenn Royston Vowles | 600 | 1.2 | ||
Red Front | Carol Margaret Meghji | 149 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 1,404 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 74.1 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1983: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Michael Cocks | 21,824 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | Alistair B. Gammell | 17,405 | 35.1 | ||
Social Democratic | David M. Stanbury | 9,674 | 19.5 | ||
Ecology | G. Collard | 352 | 0.7 | ||
Communist | A. Chester | 224 | 0.5 | ||
Workers Revolutionary | L.J. Byrne | 113 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 4,419 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 68.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1979: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Michael Cocks | 25,038 | 57.9 | ||
Conservative | Terry Dicks | 13,855 | 32.1 | ||
Liberal | C.J. Bidwell | 3,815 | 8.8 | ||
National Front | K.G. Elliott | 392 | 0.9 | ||
Workers Revolutionary | L.J. Cheek | 135 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 11,183 | 25.8 | |||
Turnout | 71.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election October 1974: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Michael Cocks | 25,108 | 59.3 | ||
Conservative | R.J. Kellaway | 10,124 | 23.9 | ||
Liberal | D.R.F. Burrows | 6,289 | 14.9 | ||
National Front | P.H. Gannaway | 795 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 14,984 | 35.4 | |||
Turnout | 69.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election February 1974: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Michael Cocks | 24,909 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | R.J. Kellaway | 11,742 | 26.0 | ||
Liberal | H.J. Stevens | 7,499 | 16.6 | ||
National Front | P.H. Gannaway | 1,006 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 13,167 | 29.2 | |||
Turnout | 74.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1970: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Michael Cocks | 24,662 | 61.8 | ||
Conservative | David James Fletcher Hunt | 15,254 | 38.2 | ||
Majority | 9,428 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 64.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1966: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | William Wilkins | 26,552 | 67.1 | ||
Conservative | R.W. Wall | 12,998 | 32.9 | ||
Majority | 13,554 | 34.2 | |||
Turnout | 69.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1964: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | William Wilkins | 26,569 | 63.5 | ||
Conservative | R.W. Wall | 15,282 | 36.5 | ||
Majority | 11,287 | 27.0 | |||
Turnout | 72.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1959: Bristol South | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | William Albert Wilkins | 27,010 | 60.8 | ||
Conservative | G.E. McWatters | 17,428 | 39.2 | ||
Majority | 9,582 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 75.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1955: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | William Albert Wilkins | 24,954 | 64.1 | ||
Conservative | G.E. McWatters | 13,978 | 35.9 | ||
Majority | 10,976 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 74.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1951: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | William Albert Wilkins | 24,444 | 63.3 | ||
Conservative | H.E.P. Buckle | 14,161 | 36.7 | ||
Majority | 10,283 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 84.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1950: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | William Albert Wilkins | 23,456 | 59.9 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Lynch Conway Maydon | 12,473 | 31.8 | ||
Liberal | Dr Harold Tutt Kay | 3,259 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 10,983 | 28.1 | |||
Turnout | 85.1 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1945: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | William Albert Wilkins | 24,929 | 58.8 | ||
Conservative | Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather | 12,379 | 29.2 | ||
Liberal | Douglas Arthur Jones | 5,083 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | 12,550 | 29.6 | |||
Turnout | 75.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1935: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Alexander George Walkden | 22,586 | 50.4 | ||
Conservative | Noel Ker Lindsay | 20,153 | 45.0 | ||
Liberal | J.O.M. Skelton | 2,090 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 2,433 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 76.9 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
General Election 1931: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Noel Ker Lindsay | 26,694 | 60.9 | ||
Labour | Alexander George Walkden | 17,174 | 39.1 | ||
Majority | 9,520 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 82.3 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
General Election 1929: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | A.G. Walkden | 23,591 | 56.5 | ||
Liberal | Sir William Beddoe Rees | 18,194 | 43.5 | ||
Majority | 5,397 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 80.9 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
General Election 1924: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Sir William Beddoe Rees | 16,722 | 51.6 | ||
Labour | D. J. Vaughan | 15,702 | 48.4 | ||
Majority | 1,020 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 83.0 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1923: Bristol South | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Sir William Beddoe Rees | 15,235 | 52.7 | ||
Labour | D.J. Vaughan | 13,701 | 47.3 | ||
Majority | 1,534 | 5.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1922: Bristol South | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
National Liberal | Sir William Beddoe Rees | 16,199 | 56.2 | ||
Labour | D.J. Vaughan | 12,650 | 43.8 | ||
Majority | 3,549 | 12.3 | |||
Liberal gain from Coalition Liberal | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1918: Bristol South
Electorate | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Coalition Liberal | Sir William Howell Davies | 13,761 | 68.2 | ||
Labour | T.C. Lewis | 6,409 | 31.8 | ||
Majority | 7,352 | 36.4 | |||
Coalition Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1900s
General Election 1906: Bristol South[13]
Electorate 14,935 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | William Howell Davies | 7,964 | 60.2 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | Rt Hon. Walter Hume Long | 5,272 | 39.8 | -13.2 | |
Majority | 2,692 | 20.4 | 26.4 | ||
Turnout | 88.6 | +10.4 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.2 | |||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ↑ See also spoiler effect
- References
- ↑ "Bristol South: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Constituencies in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire" (PDF). Boundary Commission for England. 20 June 2001. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Bristol South 1885-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
- ↑ http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf
- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bristol-south-2015.html
- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bristol-south-2015.html
- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bristol-south-2015.html
- ↑ http://www.bristol.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/council_and_democracy/elections/BRISTOL%20SOUTH%20-%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20-UKPGE%20-.pdf
- ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bristol-south-2015.html
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
External Links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Bristol South — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.