Bristol West (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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![]() Boundary of Bristol West in Avon.
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![]() Location of Avon within England.
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County | City of Bristol |
Electorate | 82,503 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of parliament | Thangam Debbonaire (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South West England |
Bristol West is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covers the central and western parts of Bristol.
Contents
Boundaries
1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Bristol wards of Clifton, St Augustine's, St Michael's, and Westbury, and the local government district of Horfield.
1918-1950: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Clifton North, Clifton South, Horfield, Redland, St Michael, and Westbury-on-Trym.
1950-1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Bishopston, Clifton, Redland, St Augustine, St James, and St Michael.
1955-1974: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Bishopston, Cabot, Clifton, Durdham, and Redland.
1974-1983: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Bishopston, Cabot, Clifton, District, Durdham, and Redland.
1983-1997: The City of Bristol wards of Ashley, Bishopston, Cabot, Clifton, Cotham, Henleaze, Redland, and Stoke Bishop.
1997-2010: The City of Bristol wards of Ashley, Bishopston, Cabot, Clifton, Cotham, Henleaze, Redland, Stoke Bishop, and Westbury-on-Trym.
2010-present: The City of Bristol wards of Ashley, Bishopston, Cabot, Clifton, Clifton East, Cotham, Easton, Lawrence Hill, and Redland.
Following the review into parliamentary representation in Bristol by the Boundary Commission for England, Bristol West was subject to significant boundary changes at the 2010 general election.[2] Easton and Lawrence Hill wards were transferred from Bristol East, while Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Westbury-on-Trym wards were lost to Bristol North West.
During the review, a proposal to rename the constituency as "Bristol Central" was rejected.[2]
During the boundary review in 2012, the Conservatives insisted that all constituencies should comprise roughly similar populations. As a larger than average constituency, Bristol West is therefore likely to lose Easton ward to Bristol East.
History
Traditionally this was the safest Conservative seat in Bristol, covering its most middle-class areas. It was held by the party continuously for a century and was represented by a series of Conservative cabinet ministers including Michael Hicks-Beach, Oliver Stanley, Walter Monckton and William Waldegrave. The seat was held by the Conservatives for 112 years before Labour's Valerie Davey won it at the 1997 general election; Labour had been third in 1992.
At the 2005 election the seat was Liberal Democrat target number 18, and Conservative target number 50; it had been frequently described in the media as a "three-way marginal", and all parties fought hard for the constituency. The seat was taken by Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams with a large majority, thought to have been aided by the large student electorate, hostile to Labour's top-up fees policy. This Liberal Democrat success was similar to those in other seats with a large student population, such as Cambridge, Manchester Withington, Leeds North West and Cardiff Central. In the 2010 election, Stephen Williams held the seat with an increased majority.[3] In the 2015 general election, however, the Liberal Democrat vote fell by 29.2% and Williams came third, over 10,000 votes behind the winning Labour candidate Thangam Debbonaire and more than 5,000 behind the Green Party candidate, who achieved the greatest increase in the Green vote (+23%) in any seat that election, albeit not enough to gain the seat. [4]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thangam Debbonaire | 22,900 | 35.7 | +8.1 | |
Green | Darren Hall | 17,227 | 26.8 | +23.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Williams | 12,103 | 18.8 | -29.2 | |
Conservative | Claire Hiscott | 9,752 | 15.2 | -3.2 | |
UKIP | Paul Turner | 1,940 | 3.0 | +1.8 | |
Independent | Dawn Parry | 204 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Left Unity | Stewart Weston | 92 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,673 | 8.8 | -11.7 | ||
Turnout | 64,218 | 72.0 | +5.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | -7.5 |
(Note that the vote-share changes for 2010 are from the notional results on the new boundaries, not the actual 2005 results))
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Stephen Williams | 26,593 | 48.0 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Paul Smith | 15,227 | 27.5 | −9.0 | |
Conservative | Nick Yarker | 10,169 | 18.4 | +2.0 | |
Green | Ricky Knight | 2,090 | 3.8 | −1.8 | |
UKIP | Christopher Lees | 655 | 1.2 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Danny Kushlick | 343 | 0.6 | ||
English Democrats | Jon Baker | 270 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 11,366 | 20.5 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 55,347 | 66.9 | +3.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Stephen Williams | 21,987 | 38.3 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Valerie Davey | 16,859 | 29.4 | −7.4 | |
Conservative | David Martin | 15,429 | 26.9 | −1.9 | |
Green | Justin M. Quinnell | 2,163 | 3.8 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | Simon D. Muir | 439 | 0.8 | −0.1 | |
Socialist Labour | Bernard J. Kennedy | 329 | 0.6 | −0.5 | |
Save Bristol North Baths Party | Douglas J. Reid | 190 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 5,128 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 57,396 | 70.5 | +4.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | +8.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Valerie Davey | 20,505 | 36.8 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Williams | 16,079 | 28.9 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Pamela Chesters | 16,040 | 28.8 | −4.0 | |
Green | John F.L. Devaney | 1,961 | 3.5 | +2.2 | |
Socialist Labour | Bernard J. Kennedy | 590 | 1.1 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | Simon D. Muir | 490 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,426 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 55,665 | 65.6 | −7.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Valerie Davey | 22,068 | 35.2 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | William Waldegrave | 20,575 | 32.8 | −9.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Charles R. Boney | 17,551 | 28.0 | −2.7 | |
Referendum | Lady R.E. Margot Beauchamp | 1,304 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Green | Justin M. Quinnell | 852 | 1.4 | +0.4 | |
Socialist Labour | Roy C.M.T. Nurse | 244 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Jai J. Brierley | 47 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 1,493 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 62,641 | 73.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Waldegrave | 22,169 | 42.2 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Charles R. Boney | 16,098 | 30.7 | −0.6 | |
Labour | Hedley Bashforth | 12,992 | 24.7 | +3.8 | |
Green | Alastair Sawday | 906 | 1.7 | −0.3 | |
Natural Law | David J. Cross | 104 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Revolutionary Communist | Ben Brent | 92 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Struck off Doctors Alliance | Phil J. Hammond | 87 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Anti-Federalist League | Tim P.E. Hedges | 42 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,071 | 11.5 | −2.7 | ||
Turnout | 52,490 | 74.0 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Waldegrave | 24,695 | 45.5 | −3.6 | |
Liberal | George Robin Paget Ferguson | 16,992 | 31.3 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Mrs. Mary Caroline Georghiou | 11,337 | 20.9 | +1.4 | |
Green | Mrs. Gundula Audrey Dorey | 1,096 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Communist | Miss Veronica Ralph | 134 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,703 | 14.2 | −5.5 | ||
Turnout | 54,254 | 75.0 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Waldegrave | 25,400 | 49.1 | ||
Liberal | George Robin Paget Ferguson | 15,222 | 29.4 | ||
Labour | Mrs. P.R. Tatlow | 10,094 | 19.5 | ||
Ecology | J.F.K. Scott | 872 | 1.7 | ||
Independent | S. Boyle | 142 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 10,178 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 51,730 | 70.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Waldegrave | 22,257 | 52.6 | ||
Labour | V. Bath | 9,691 | 22.9 | ||
Liberal | B. Silver | 8,881 | 21.0 | ||
Ecology | J.K. Ingham | 1,154 | 2.7 | ||
National Front | M. Jones | 246 | 0.6 | ||
Independent | R.R. Redmore | 93 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 12,566 | 29.7 | |||
Turnout | 71.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert G. Cooke | 18,555 | 46.9 | ||
Liberal | R.G.R. Stacey | 11,598 | 29.3 | ||
Labour | J. Malos | 9,372 | 23.7 | ||
Majority | 6,957 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 65.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert G. Cooke | 21,141 | 48.3 | ||
Liberal | R.G.R. Stacey | 13,076 | 29.9 | ||
Labour | J. Malos | 9,526 | 21.8 | ||
Majority | 8,065 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 72.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert G. Cooke | 20,110 | 60.2 | ||
Labour | D.J. Blackman | 8,175 | 24.5 | ||
Liberal | R.G.R. Stacey | 5,108 | 15.3 | ||
Majority | 11,935 | 35.7 | |||
Turnout | 66.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert G. Cooke | 19,783 | 56.7 | ||
Labour | L.W. Bosisto | 8,265 | 23.7 | ||
Liberal | R.G.R. Stacey | 6,850 | 19.6 | ||
Majority | 11,518 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 72.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert G. Cooke | 21,230 | 58.0 | ||
Liberal | K.B. Wedmore | 7,366 | 20.1 | ||
Labour | D. McLaren | 7,306 | 20.0 | ||
Taxpayers' Coalition Party | P.M. Kingston | 709 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 13,864 | 37.9 | |||
Turnout | 73.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert G. Cooke | 27,768 | 67.3 | ||
Labour | Michael Francis Lovell Cocks | 7,651 | 18.6 | ||
Liberal | Colin Allen Hart-Leverton | 5,835 | 14.1 | ||
Majority | 20,117 | 48.7 | |||
Turnout | 73.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert G. Cooke | 24,585 | 70.2 | ||
Labour | William Rodgers | 10,423 | 29.8 | ||
Majority | 14,162 | 40.4 | |||
Turnout | 61.1 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Walter T. Monckton | 32,767 | 75.3 | ||
Labour | Walter Hamlet Johnson | 10,766 | 24.7 | ||
Majority | 22,001 | 50.6 | |||
Turnout | 74.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Walter T. Monckton | 25,858 | 63.6 | ||
Labour | H. Lawrance | 11,716 | 28.8 | ||
Liberal | David Goldblatt | 3,115 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 14,142 | 34.8 | |||
Turnout | 80.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sir Walter T. Monckton | 22,216 | 81.4 | ||
Labour | H. Lawrance | 5,072 | 18.6 | ||
Majority | 17,144 | 62.8 | |||
Turnout | 53.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Oliver F.G. Stanley | 24,920 | 58.9 | ||
Labour | Edward S.D. Bishop | 12,677 | 30.0 | ||
Liberal | Miss Hilda Nuttall | 4,688 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 12,243 | 28.9 | |||
Turnout | 82.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Oliver F.G. Stanley | 32,149 | 48.6 | ||
Labour | William Edward Balmer | 25,163 | 38.0 | ||
Liberal | Desmond Allhusen | 8,849 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 6,986 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 74.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cyril Thomas Culverwell | 36,820 | 71.0 | ||
Labour | Percy Williams | 15,058 | 29.0 | ||
Majority | 21,762 | 42.0 | |||
Turnout | 70.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cyril Thomas Culverwell | 43,264 | 83.0 | ||
Labour | F.E. White | 8,875 | 17.0 | ||
Majority | 34,389 | 66.0 | |||
Turnout | 79.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Cyril Thomas Culverwell | 25,416 | 53.7 | ||
Labour | Lady Clare Annesley | 11,961 | 25.3 | ||
Liberal | William Nichols Marcy | 9,909 | 21.0 | ||
Majority | 13,455 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 77.7 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Cyril Thomas Culverwell | 16,970 | 57.2 | ||
Labour | Lady Clare Annesley | 7,702 | 26.0 | ||
Liberal | William Nichols Marcy | 4,996 | 16.8 | ||
Majority | 9,268 | 31.2 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Abraham Gibbs | 23,574 | 79.0 | ||
Labour | M. Giles | 6,276 | 21.0 | ||
Majority | 17,298 | 58.0 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Abraham Gibbs | Unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Abraham Gibbs | 18,124 | 62.0 | ||
Liberal | Frank Walter Raffety | 11,100 | 38.0 | ||
Majority | 7,024 | 24.0 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Coalition Conservative | Col. George A. Gibbs | Unopposed | - | ||
Majority | - | - | |||
Coalition Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
Notes and references
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