Bristol East is a 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. Former administrative county of England File links The following pages link to this file: Avon (county) Weston-Super-Mare (UK Parliament constituency) Bath (UK Parliament constituency) Bristol West Bristol North West Bristol South Kingswood (UK Parliament constituency) Northavon (constituency) Wansdyke (UK Parliament constituency) Woodspring (UK Parliament constituency) Bristol East Categories... Avon is the name of many rivers; see River Avon. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Boundaries

The constituency covers the east of Bristol. Bristol is an English city and county and one of the two administrative centres of South West England (the other being Plymouth). ...

Member of Parliament

• 2005-present Kerry McCarthy, Labour
• 1992-2005 Jean Corston, Labour
• 1983-1992 Jonathan Sayeed, Conservative

There was no constituency of this name between 1950 & 1983 Kerry McCarthy (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician who was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Bristol East in the 2005 general election. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Rt Hon Jean Ann Corston (born 5 May 1942) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. ... Jonathan Sayeed (born 20 March 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...

• 1931-1950 Sir Stafford Cripps, Labour (no Party 1939-45)

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Rt Hon Sir Stafford Cripps Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (April 24, 1889 - April 21, 1952), British Labour politician, was born in London, the son of a Conservative member of the House of Commons who late in life, as Lord Parmoor, joined the Labour Party. ...

Election results

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Kerry McCarthy (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician who was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Bristol East in the 2005 general election. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a socialist British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Socialist Labour Party (SLP) is a small left-wing political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Avon