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Encyclopedia > Bristol South
Bristol South constituency shown within the former
county of Avon, shown right within England

Bristol South 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. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency
5 See also

Boundaries

The constituency covers the south-west 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

  • 1987 - present Dawn Primarolo, Labour
  • 1970 - 1987 Michael Cocks, Labour
  • 1945 - 1970 William Wilkins
    This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bristol_South&action=edit).

The Right Honourable Dawn Primarolo (born May 2, 1954) is a British Member of Parliament for Bristol South. ... 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. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Bristol South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dawn Primarolo 20,778 49.1 −7.8
Liberal Democrats 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 1,329 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dawn Primarolo 23,299 56.9 -3.1
Conservative Richard Eddy 9,118 22.3 +1.1
Liberal Democrats 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 Party Giles Shorter 250 0.6 N/A
Majority 14,181 34.6
Turnout 40,970 56.5 -12.3
Labour hold Swing

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. ... The Right Honourable Dawn Primarolo (born May 2, 1954) is a British Member of Parliament for Bristol South. ... 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. ... 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 Right Honourable Dawn Primarolo (born May 2, 1954) is a British Member of Parliament for Bristol South. ... 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 Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... 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


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