Bristol North East is a borough constituency in the city of Bristol represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since July 2024 by Damien Egan of the Labour Party. Egan had originally been elected at a byelection in February 2024 for the abolished constituency of Kingswood.
The constituency was originally 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.
Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election.
Constituency profile The Bristol North East constituency is located in South West England and covers parts of the city of Bristol and the neighbouring South Gloucestershire district. It is almost entirely suburban and includes the neighbourhoods of Kingswood, Staple Hill, Fishponds and Lockleaze. Bristol is a major port city and has a long history of trade, including the slave trade. The area around Kingswood is the site of Bristol Coalfield, making the area one of the few places in Southern England with a history of coal mining.British Geological Survey, 2007 Bedrock Geology: UK South, 1:625,000 scale geological map (5th edn), BGS, Keyworth, NottsBritish Geological Survey 1:50,000 geological map sheet no 264 (England & Wales series) Bristol & 1" scale Bristol District:special sheet, BGS, Keyworth, Notts
Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are younger and have average levels of wealth, education and professional employment. The constituency's ethnic makeup is similar to the rest of the country; White people are 79% of the population. At the local council level, the areas close to the city centre are represented by Green Party councillors, whilst the east of the constituency elected entirely Labour Party candidates. Like the United Kingdom as a whole, an estimated 52% of voters in Bristol North East supported leaving the European Union at the 2016 referendum.
Boundaries 1950–1983 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.
2024–present The re-established constituency comprises 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 was abolished The Staple Hill and Mangotsfield ward of South Gloucestershire, transferred partly from Kingswood and partly from Filton and Bradley Stoke
Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty 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-operative1983 constituency abolished 2024 Damien Egan Labour
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Notional results are those of the 2019 election. There was a by-election in Kingswood, one of the preceding constituencies, in February 2024, resulting in a gain from the Conservatives by Egan. Labour also won Filton and Bradley Stoke, another of the successor constituencies of Kingswood, in the general election, in a notional gain from the Conservatives.
Notional 2019 result
2019 notional result Party Vote % Labour 24,598 50.3 Conservative 19,134 39.1 Liberal Democrats 2,494 5.1 Green 1,948 4.0 Brexit Party 731 1.5Turnout48,90570.1Electorate69,793
Elections in the 1970s
Constituency abolished 1983, and split between Bristol East, Bristol North West and Kingswood constituencies.
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Notes
References
External links Bristol North East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK