Bristol North East

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.

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

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

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Notional 2019 result

Main article: Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency

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

References

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