Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol North East was a borough constituency in the city of Bristol. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Bristol North East | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Bristol Central (part) Bristol East Bristol North |
| Replaced by | Bristol East Bristol North West Bristol West[1] Kingswood |
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
The conduct of the 1951 election was the subject of an academic study, published as Straight Fight in 1954 by R. S. Milne and H.C Mackensie.[2]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election.[3]
Contents of re-established seat
The re-established constituency will comprise the following areas:
- The Eastville, Frome Vale and Hillfields wards of the City of Bristol, transferred from Bristol East
- The Lockleaze ward of Bristol, transferred from Bristol North West
- The town of Kingswood, comprising the Kingswood, New Cheltenham and Woodstock wards of the District of South Gloucestershire, previously part of the constituency of Kingswood, which is to be abolished
- The Staple Hill and Mangotsfield ward of South Gloucestershire, transferred partly from Kingswood and partly from Filton and Bradley Stoke
Boundaries
1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, Eastville, Hillfields, and Stapleton.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, Eastville, Hillfields, and Stapleton, and the Urban District of Mangotsfield.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Easton, Eastville, Hillfields, St Paul, St Philip and Jacob, and Stapleton.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | William Coldrick | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1959 | Alan Hopkins | Conservative & National Liberal | |
| 1966 | Raymond Dobson | Labour | |
| 1970 | Robert Adley | Conservative | |
| Feb 1974 | Arthur Palmer | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | William Coldrick | 20,456 | 49.4 | ||
| National Liberal | Violet Bathurst | 16,082 | 38.9 | ||
| Liberal | Isla Gwyn Woodcock | 4,848 | 11.7 | ||
| Majority | 4,374 | 10.5 | |||
| Turnout | 41,386 | 84.4 | |||
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | William Coldrick | 21,910 | 53.0 | +3.6 | |
| National Liberal | George Nixon-Eckersall | 19,410 | 47.0 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 2,500 | 6.0 | -4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 41,320 | 82.8 | -1.6 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | William Coldrick | 22,740 | 46.6 | -6.6 | |
| National Liberal | David WE Webster | 21,864 | 44.8 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal | George W. Stevenson | 4,236 | 8.7 | New | |
| Majority | 876 | 1.8 | -4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 48,840 | 78.0 | -4.8 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | Alan Hopkins | 24,258 | 47.7 | +2.9 | |
| Labour Co-op | William Coldrick | 21,574 | 42.4 | -4.2 | |
| Liberal | Alice M Pearce | 5,030 | 9.9 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 2,684 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 50,862 | 79.1 | +1.1 | ||
| National Liberal gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | Alan Hopkins | 22,423 | 46.7 | -1.0 | |
| Labour | Raymond Dobson | 21,212 | 44.2 | +1.8 | |
| Independent Liberal | Alice M Pearce | 4,346 | 9.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,211 | 2.5 | -2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 47,981 | 77.1 | -2.0 | ||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Raymond Dobson | 25,699 | 54.2 | +10.0 | |
| National Liberal | Alan Hopkins | 21,727 | 45.8 | -0.9 | |
| Majority | 3,972 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,426 | 77.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Adley | 23,254 | 50.5 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | Raymond Dobson | 22,792 | 49.5 | -4.7 | |
| Majority | 462 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,046 | 72.1 | -5.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Arthur Palmer | 18,625 | 47.4 | -2.1 | |
| Conservative | R.H.F. Cox | 12,538 | 31.9 | -18.6 | |
| Liberal | W. Watts-Miller | 8,127 | 20.7 | New | |
| Majority | 6,087 | 15.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,290 | 76.1 | +4.0 | ||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Arthur Palmer | 19,647 | 53.1 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | P.M.S. Hills | 11,056 | 29.9 | -2.0 | |
| Liberal | W. Watts-Miller | 6,303 | 17.0 | -3.7 | |
| Majority | 8,591 | 23.2 | +7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 37,006 | 71.2 | -4.9 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Arthur Palmer | 19,337 | 51.6 | -1.5 | |
| Conservative | M.E. Mulvany | 13,685 | 36.5 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal | N. Drinan | 3,693 | 9.9 | -7.1 | |
| Ecology | Gundula Dorey | 469 | 1.3 | New | |
| National Front | K.D.C. Brown | 320 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 5,652 | 15.1 | -8.1 | ||
| Turnout | 37,604 | 73.5 | +2.3 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
- Constituency abolished 1983, and split between Bristol East, Bristol North West and Kingswood constituencies.
References
- "'Bristol North East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- Kynaston, David (2009). Family Britain 1951-7. London: Bloomsbury. p. 36. ISBN 9780747583851.
- "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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