Avon was abolished in 1996 both as a county council and a ceremonial county, being succeeded by the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. The constituency boundaries used up to the 2005 United Kingdom general election were drawn up when the county still existed. For the review which came into effect for the 2010 general election, the four authorities were considered separately, entailing four seats for Bristol, three for South Gloucestershire and two each for Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, coming into effect for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England considered the area comprising the former county of Avon, together with Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay) and Somerset as a sub-region of the South West Region.
The area is divided into 13 parliamentary constituencies – 6 borough constituencies and 7 county constituencies, including two which cross local authority boundaries with Somerset.
Constituencies
ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityMember of ParliamentNearest oppositionElectoral wardsMapBath CC73,24111,218 Wera Hobhouse¤ Dan Bewley‡Bath and North East Somerset Council: Bathavon North, Bathwick, Combe Down, Kingsmead, Lambridge, Lansdown, Moorlands, Newbridge, Odd Down, Oldfield Park, Southdown, Twerton, Walcot, Westmoreland, Weston, Widcombe & Lyncombe.Bristol Central BC70,22710,407Carla Denyer♣Thangam Debbonaire‡Bristol City Council: Ashley, Central, Clifton, Clifton Down, Cotham, Hotwells & Harbourside, Redland.Bristol East BC75,9366,606Kerry McCarthy‡Ani Stafford-Townsend♣Bristol City Council: Brislington East, Brislington West, Easton, Knowle, Lawrence Hill, St. George Central, St. George Troopers Hill, St. George West, Stockwood.Bristol North East BC69,79311,167Damien Egan‡Lorraine Francis♣Bristol City Council: Eastville, Frome Vale, Hillfields, Lockleaze. South Gloucestershire Council: Kingswood, New Cheltenham, Staple Hill & Mangotsfield, Woodstock.Bristol North West BC76,78315,669Darren Jones‡Mary Page♣Bristol City Council: Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston, Bishopston & Ashley Down, Henbury & Brentry, Horfield, Southmead, Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze.Bristol South BC74,6967,666Karin Smyth‡Jai Breitnauer♣Bristol City Council: Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Filwood, Hartcliffe & Withywood, Hengrove & Whitchurch Park, Southville, Windmill Hill.Filton and Bradley Stoke BC73,59810,000Claire Hazelgrove‡Jack Lopresti†South Gloucestershire Council: Bradley Stoke North, Bradley Stoke South, Charlton & Cribbs, Emersons Green, Filton, Frenchay & Downend, Patchway Coniston, Stoke Gifford, Stoke Park & Cheswick, Winterbourne.Frome and East Somerset CC (part)70,1775,415Anna Sabine¤Lucy Trimnell†Bath and North East Somerset Council: Bathavon South, Midsomer Norton North, Midsomer Norton Redfield, Peasedown, Radstock, Westfield. Mendip District Council: Ammerdown, Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton, Beckington and Selwood, Coleford and Holcombe, Cranmore, Doulting and Nunney, Creech, Frome Berkley Down, Frome College, Frome Keyford, Frome Market, Frome Oakfield, Frome Park, Postlebury, Rode and Norton St. Philip, The Pennards and Ditcheat.North East Somerset and Hanham CC73,1135,319Dan Norris‡Jacob Rees-Mogg†Bath and North East Somerset Council: Chew Valley, Clutton & Farmborough, High Littleton, Keynsham East, Keynsham North, Keynsham South, Mendip, Paulton, Publow & Whitchurch, Saltford, Timsbury. South Gloucestershire Council: Bitton & Oldland Common, Hanham, Longwell Green, Parkwall & Warmley.North Somerset CC73,963639Sadik Al-Hassan‡Liam Fox†North Somerset Council: Backwell, Clevedon East, Clevedon South, Clevedon Walton, Clevedon West, Clevedon Yeo, Gordano Valley, Long Ashton, Nailsea Golden Valley, Nailsea West End, Nailsea Yeo, Nailsea Youngwood, Pill, Portishead East, Portishead North, Portishead South, Portishead West, Winford, Wrington.Thornbury and Yate CC74,9353,014Claire Young¤Luke Hall†South Gloucestershire Council: Boyd Valley, Charfield, Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge, Dodington, Frampton Cotterell, Pilning & Severn Beach, Severn Vale, Thornbury, Yate Central, Yate North.Wells and Mendip Hills CC (part)69,84311,121Tessa Munt¤Meg Powell-Chandler†Mendip District Council: Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton, Croscombe and Pilton, Moor, Rodney and Westbury, Shepton East, Shepton West, St. Cuthbert Out North, Wells Central, Wells St. Cuthbert's, Wells St. Thomas', Wookey and St. Cuthbert Out West. North Somerset Council: Banwell & Winscombe, Blagdon & Churchill, Congresbury & Puxton, Yatton. Sedgemoor District Council: Axevale, Cheddar and Shipham, East Polden, Knoll, Wedmore and Mark, West Polden.Weston-super-Mare CC70,7224,409Dan Aldridge‡John Penrose†North Somerset Council: Hutton & Locking, Weston-super-Mare Central, Weston-super-Mare Hillside, Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle, Weston-super-Mare Milton, Weston-super-Mare North Worle, Weston-super-Mare South, Weston-super-Mare South Worle, Weston-super-Mare Uphill, Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke, Wick St. Lawrence & St. Georges.
Boundary changes
2024 See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Former nameBoundaries 2010–2024 Current nameBoundaries 2024–present Bath BC Bristol East BC Bristol North West BC Bristol South BC Bristol West BC Filton and Bradley Stoke CC Kingswood BC North East Somerset CC North Somerset CC Thornbury and Yate CC Weston-super-Mare CC Bath CC Bristol Central BC Bristol East BC Bristol North East BC Bristol North West BC Bristol South BC Filton and Bradley Stoke BC Frome and East Somerset CC North East Somerset and Hanham CC North Somerset CC Thornbury and Yate CC Wells and Mendip Hills CC Weston-super-Mare CC
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine "Avon" (covering the Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire council areas) with Devon and Somerset as a sub-region of the South West Region, resulting in significant change to the existing pattern of constituencies. In Avon, Bristol West, Kingswood and North East Somerset were abolished, being replaced by Bristol Central, Bristol North East, and North East Somerset and Hanham. In addition, Frome and East Somerset, and Wells and Mendip Hills were established as cross-authority boundary seats.
The following seats were proposed:
Containing electoral wards from Bath and North East Somerset
Bath Frome and East Somerset (part also in the Somerset District of Mendip) North East Somerset and Hanham (part) Containing electoral wards in Bristol Bristol Central Bristol East Bristol North East (part) Bristol North West Bristol South Containing electoral wards in North Somerset
North Somerset Wells and Mendip Hills (parts also in the Somerset Districts of Mendip and Sedgemoor) Weston-super-Mare
Containing electoral wards in South Gloucestershire Filton and Bradley Stoke North East Somerset and Hanham (part) North East Bristol (part) Thornbury and Yate
2010 Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats which covered "Avon" from 10 to 11, with the creation of Filton and Bradley Stoke. This resulted in major changes to Kingswood and three of the four Bristol constituencies. A further three constituencies were renamed.
Former nameBoundaries 1997–2010Former nameBoundaries 2010–2024 Bath CC Bristol East BC Bristol North West BC Bristol South BC Bristol West BC Kingswood BC Northavon CC Wansdyke CC Weston-super-Mare CC Woodspring CC Bath BC Bristol East BC Bristol North West BC Bristol South BC Bristol West BC Filton and Bradley Stoke CC Kingswood BC North East Somerset CC North Somerset CC Thornbury and Yate CC Weston-super-Mare CC
(The maps on this page do not show the nominal extensions of several constituencies over the waters of the Bristol Channel.)
Other former constituencies in the area were: Bristol Central abolished 1974 Bristol South East abolished 1983 Bristol North East abolished 1983 South Gloucestershire abolished 1983
Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019
2024 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Avon in the 2024 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Labour189,00736.2%0.5%84Conservative110,55421.2%20.5%06Green87,20416.7%11.1%11Liberal Democrat71,76813.7%2.1%21Reform56,72110.9%10.000Others6,9511.3%1.0%00Total522,205100.011
2019 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Avon in the 2019 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017Conservative258,86741.7%0.9%60Labour221,71435.7%5.0%40Liberal Democrats97,76715.8%4.0%10Greens34,5635.6%2.1%00Brexit5,7170.9%new00Others1,5590.3%1.1%00Total620,187100.011
Percentage votes Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour24.324.027.536.536.831.823.225.740.735.736.2Conservative47.347.944.532.731.631.935.839.642.641.721.2Green Party –*****1.38.73.55.616.7Liberal Democrat127.627.026.526.327.930.934.813.611.815.813.7Reform2 – – – – – – – – –0.910.9UKIP – – –***2.812.00.6* –Other0.81.11.54.53.75.42.10.40.80.31.3 11983 & 1987 – Alliance of Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party
2As the Brexit Party in 2019
* Included in Other
Seats Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour11366523448Liberal Democrat100133330112Green00000000001Conservative99611268660Total1010101010101111111112 11983 & 1987 – Alliance of Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party
Maps 1983 to 2019
2024 to present (including cross-boundary constituencies with Somerset)
Historical representation by party
Constituency1983198719921997200120052010201520172019242024BathPattenFosterHowlettHobhouseBristol EastSayeedCorstonMcCarthyBristol North WestSternNaysmithLeslieJonesBristol SouthCocksPrimaroloSmythBristol West / Bristol Central (2024)WaldegraveDaveyWilliamsDebbonaire DenyerFilton and Bradley StokeLopresti HazelgroveKingswood / Bristol North East (2024)HaywardBerrySkidmoreEganNorthavon / Thornbury & Yate (2010)CopeWebbHall YoungWansdyke / NE Somerset (2010) / NE Somerset & Hanham (2024)AspinwallNorrisRees-Mogg NorrisWeston-super-MareWigginCotterPenrose AldridgeWoodspring / North Somerset (2010)DeanFox Al-Hassan
See also
List of constituencies in South West England
Notes and references References
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