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Bristol East Borough constituency

Bristol East shown within Avon, and Avon shown within England
Created:	1885, 1983
MP:	Kerry McCarthy
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Bristol
EP constituency:	South West England

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1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Boundary review
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 External Links

Boundaries

The constituency covers the east of Bristol. Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city...

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Bristol, Somerset and South Gloucestershire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a Bristol East constituency with minor changes from the current seat. Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ...

The electoral wards in the seat to be fought at the election in 2009 or 2010 are;

Brislington East, Brislington West, Eastville, Frome Vale, Hillfields, St George East, St George West, Stockwood.

Brislington is an area in the south-east of the city of Bristol. ...

Members of Parliament

1885 — 1890: Handel Cossham
1890 — 1895: Sir Joseph Dodge Weston
1895 — 1900: Sir William Henry Wills
1900 — 1918: Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse
1918 — 1922: George Bryant Britton
1922 — 1923: Harold Spencer Morris
1923 — 1931: Walter John Baker
1931 — 1950: Sir Stafford Cripps, Labour, Independent between 1939-1945
Constituency abolished (1950)
Constituency recreated (1983)
1983 — 1992: Jonathan Sayeed, Conservative
1992 — 2005: Jean Corston, Labour
2005 — present: Kerry McCarthy, Labour

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Election results

General Election 2005: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kerry McCarthy	19,152	45.9	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Philip James	10,531	25.2	+8.1
	Conservative	Julia Manning	8,787	21.1	−0.7
	Green	Arjuna Krishna-Das	1,586	3.8	+1.0
	UK Independence	Jean Smith	1,132	2.7	+1.3
	Respect	Paulette North	532	1.3	N/A
Majority			8,621	20.7
Turnout			41,720	61.3	+3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−8.6

General Election 2001: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Corston	22,180	55.0
	Conservative	Jack Lo-Presti	8,788	21.8
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Niblett	6,915	17.1
	Green	Geoff Collard	1,110	2.8
	UK Independence	Roger Marsh	572	1.4
	Socialist Labour	Michael Langley	438	1.1
	Socialist Alliance	Andrew Pryor	331	0.8
Majority				33.2
Turnout				57.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Corston	27,418	56.9
	Conservative	Ed Vaizey	11,259	23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Tyzack	7,121	14.8
	Referendum Party	G. Philip	1,479	3.1
	Socialist Labour	P. Williams	766	1.6
	Natural Law	J. McLaggan	158	0.3
Majority			16,159	33.5
Turnout				69.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Corston	22,418	44.6
	Conservative	Jonathan Sayeed	19,726	39.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Kiely	7,903	15.7
	National Front	I.H.M. Anderson	270	0.5
Majority			2,692	5.4
Turnout				80.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1987: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Sayeed	21,906	43.6
	Labour	R.R. Thomas	17,783	35.4
	Liberal	Don Foster	10,247	20.4
	Independent National Front	P.M. Kingston	286	0.6
Majority			4,123	8.2
Turnout				78.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Sayeed	19,844	40.5
	Labour	Tony Benn	18,055	36.9
	Liberal	P.E. Tyrer	10,404	21.3
	National Front	E.H. Andrews	343	0.7
	Ecology	G.A. Dorey	311	0.6
Majority			1,789	3.6
Turnout				73.9

Constituency recreated 1983

Constituency abolished 1950 with the major part going to Bristol South East

General Election 1945: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sir R. Stafford Cripps	27,975	73.5
	Conservative	T.D. Corpe	10,073	26.5
Majority			12,550	47.1
Turnout				76.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1935: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sir R. Stafford Cripps	22,009	59.3
	National Labour	A.G. Church	15,126	40.7
Majority			6,883	18.5
Turnout				75.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1931: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sir R. Stafford Cripps	19,435	50.6
	Conservative	J.M. Spreull	19,006	49.4
Majority			429	1.1
Turnout				80.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Bristol East by-election January 1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sir R. Stafford Cripps	19,261	61.7
	Conservative		7,937	25.4
	Liberal		4,010	12.8
Majority			11,324	36.3
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1929: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter J. Baker	24,197	65.8
	Liberal	C.G. Spencer	12,576	34.2
Majority			11,621	31.6
Turnout				78.2
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1924: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter J. Baker	16,920	58.2
	Liberal		12,143	41.8
Majority			4,777	16.4
Turnout				79.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1923: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter J. Baker	14,824	53.7
	Liberal	Harold Morris	12,788	46.3
Majority			2,036	7.4
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

General Election 1922: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Liberal	Harold Morris	13,910	50.3
	Labour	L. Bateman	13,759	49.7
Majority			151	0.5
	National Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1918: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Liberal	George B. Britton	9,434	49.6
	Labour	L. Bateman	8,135	42.8
	Liberal	Sir Charles E.H. Hobhouse	1,447	7.6
Majority			1,299	6.8
	Coalition Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing

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Constituencies in South West England
Conservative	Bournemouth East \| Bournemouth West \| Bridgwater \| Christchurch \| Cotswold \| Devizes \| East Devon \| Forest of Dean \| North Dorset \| North Wiltshire \| Poole \| Salisbury \| South West Devon \| Tewkesbury \| Tiverton and Honiton \| Torridge and West Devon \| Totnes \| Wells \| West Dorset \| Westbury \| Weston-super-Mare \| Woodspring Avon is no longer a county council area, nor is it a ceremonial county, but the constituency boundaries used up to the United Kingdom general election, 2005 were drawn up when it was both. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... Bournemouth East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bournemouth West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bridgwater is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Christchurch is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Cotswold is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Devizes is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... East Devon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Forest of Dean is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... North Dorset is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... North Wiltshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Poole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Salisbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... South West Devon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Tewkesbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Tiverton and Honiton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Torridge and West Devon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Totnes is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wells is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... West Dorset is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which covers the same geographical area as the West Dorset district. ... Westbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Weston-Super-Mare is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Woodspring is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Liberal Democrat	Bath \| Bristol West \| Cheltenham \| Falmouth and Camborne \| Mid Dorset and North Poole \| North Cornwall \| North Devon \| Northavon \| Somerton and Frome \| South East Cornwall \| St Ives \| Taunton \| Teignbridge \| Torbay \| Truro and St Austell \| Yeovil The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. ... Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bristol West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Cheltenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1950 MP Julia Goldsworthy Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Cornwall EP constituency South West England Falmouth and Camborne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Mid Dorset and North Poole is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1918 MP Dan Rogerson Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Cornwall EP constituency South West England North Cornwall is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... North Devon (or sometimes Devon North) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Northavon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Somerton and Frome is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Colin Breed Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Cornwall EP constituency South West England South East Cornwall is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... St Ives is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Taunton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Teignbridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Torbay is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Truro and St Austell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Yeovil is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Labour	Bristol East \| Bristol North West \| Bristol South \| Exeter \| Gloucester \| Kingswood \| North Swindon \| Plymouth Devonport \| Plymouth Sutton \| South Dorset \| South Swindon \| Stroud \| Wansdyke The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ... Stone is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bristol South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Exeter is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Gloucester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Kingswood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... North Swindon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Plymouth Devonport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Plymouth Sutton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... South Dorset is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... South Swindon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Stroud is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wansdyke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
South West European constituency: Conservative (3) \| UKIP (2) \| Liberal Democrats (1) \| Labour (1)

South West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced //) is a Eurosceptic British political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union and preservation of the pound sterling. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ...

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