Bristol East (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main Bristol East is a constituency^{[n 1]} recreated in 1983 covering the eastern part of the City of Bristol, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Kerry McCarthy of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

Constituency profile

Bristol East covers St Anne's and Brislington. Since 2024, it has also covered Lawrence Hill.

History

First creation

The seat was first created in 1885^{[n 3]}. Boundaries were slightly altered in 1918 and Bristol East was abolished in a comprehensive review of the local seats for the 1950 general election.

Political history

The most powerful representative of Bristol East in Parliament and H.M. Government was Sir Stafford Cripps, MP (Lab) 1931–1950, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1947 to 1950. The seat shifted from Liberal Party representation through to the Labour Party with the 1918-1923 period seeing a more centrist Liberal splinter group candidate elected.

Second creation

The seat was recreated in 1983 on much larger boundaries than before 1950, reflecting the lower occupation levels of the city centre and allocation of new seats elsewhere to reflect population expansion mainly in former rural and lightly populated suburban areas.

Political history

The 1983 election, the first in the recreated East seat, was a landslide victory for Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives following retention of the Falkland Islands in the Falklands War. Bristol East returned a Conservative MP, as Jonathan Sayeed defeated Tony Benn, the outgoing MP for Bristol South East and the leader of a large faction on the left-wing of the Labour Party. In 1992 Labour's Jean Corston gained the seat from Sayeed, which has been retained by Labour candidates at each subsequent general election, the Conservatives coming second, except in 2005, when the Liberal Democrats did so.^{[n 4]} The 2015 result gave the seat the 42nd-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority;^[1] however, in 2017, incumbent MP Kerry McCarthy more than tripled her majority, winning the largest share of the vote in the seat's history and by the biggest margin since 1997.

Turnout

Turnout has ranged between 80.3% in 1992 to 57.4% in 2001.

Other parties

Five parties' candidates achieved more than the deposit-retaining threshold of 5% of the vote in 2015. Prior to the 2024 election the largest third-party share of the vote had been won by Liberal Democrat candidate Philip James in the 2005 election with 25.2% of the vote. This record was beaten by the Green Party candidate Ani Stafford-Townsend who won 30.7% of the vote, the Green Party’s first second place in the seat since its creation.

Boundaries

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Template:Magnify iconContext of the 1931 landslide result. The seat was one of 16 won by Labour outside of Glamorgan, the London Docklands, Manchester and the North Midlands coalfield (including some in Sheffield) won by a Labour MP. Stafford Cripps was Solicitor-General and later more prominent government figure, after World War II serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer for some years. This excludes 13 National Labour MPs elected out of their 20 candidates.

The constituency covers the eastern part of the city of Bristol, from neighbourhoods of the City Centre to outer neighbourhoods (excluding surrounding settlements in local government administratively).

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Bristol ward of South, part of North ward, and the local government district of St George.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Bristol wards of St George East and St George West, and parts of Easton, and Somerset wards.

1983–1997: The City of Bristol wards of Brislington East, Brislington West, Easton, Eastville, Hengrove, Lawrence Hill, and Stockwood.

1997–2010: The City of Bristol wards of Brislington East, Brislington West, Easton, Eastville, Lawrence Hill, St George East, St George West, and Stockwood.

2010–2024: The City of Bristol wards of Brislington East, Brislington West, Eastville, Frome Vale, Hillfields, St George East, St George West, and Stockwood.

2024–present: The City of Bristol wards of: Brislington East; Brislington West; Easton; Knowle; Lawrence Hill; St. George Central; St. George Troopers Hill; St. George West; and Stockwood.^[2]

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the seat was subject to major boundary changes involving the gain of the Easton and Lawrence Hill areas from Bristol West and Knowle from Bristol South.^[3] These gains were offset by the loss of Eastville, Frome Vale and Hillfields which were included in the re-established Bristol North East constituency.^[4]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1950

Election		Member^[5]	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1885	Handel Cossham	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1890 by-election	Sir Joseph Dodge Weston	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1895 by-election	Sir William Wills, Bt	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1900	Charles Hobhouse	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1918	George Britton	Coalition Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1922	Harold Morris	National Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1923	Walter Baker	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1931 by-election	Sir Stafford Cripps	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1939		Independent Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1945		Labour
1950		constituency abolished – see Bristol South East

MPs 1983–present

Election		Member^[6]	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1983	Jonathan Sayeed	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1992	Jean Corston	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	2005	Kerry McCarthy	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Bristol East^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ani Stafford-Townsend	14,142	30.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Dan Conaghan	6,435	14.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Tony Sutcliffe	2,713	5.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Farooq Siddique	1,259	2.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Clare Dunnage	555	1.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Wael Arafat	257	0.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			6,606	14.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			46,109	60.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			75,917		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result^[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	32,280	58.4
	Conservative	12,887	23.3
	Green	4,664	8.4
	Liberal Democrats	3,840	6.9
	Brexit Party	1,615	2.9

Turnout		55,286	72.8
Electorate		75,936

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General election 2019: Bristol East^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Sarah Codling	16,923	32.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Nicholas Coombes	3,527	6.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Conan Connolly	2,106	4.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Tim Page	1,881	3.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			10,794	20.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			52,154	70.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2017: Bristol East^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Theo Clarke	17,453	34.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Chris Lucas	1,389	2.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Lorraine Francis	1,110	2.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			13,394	26.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			50,799	70.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2015: Bristol East^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Theo Clarke	14,168	30.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James McMurray	7,152	15.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Lorraine Francis^[13]	3,827	8.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Abdul Malik	2,689	5.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Matt Gordon^[14]	229	0.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			3,980	8.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			46,213	64.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2010: Bristol East^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Adeela Shafi	12,749	28.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Mike Popham	10,993	24.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Brian Jenkins	1,960	4.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Philip Collins	1,510	3.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Glenn Vowles	803	1.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Stephen Wright	347	0.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Rae Lynch	184	0.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			3,722	8.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			45,017	64.8	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Bristol East^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Philip James	10,531	25.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Julia Manning	8,787	21.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Arjuna Krishna-Das	1,586	3.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Jean Smith	1,132	2.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Paulette North	532	1.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			8,621	20.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			41,720	61.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 2001: Bristol East^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Jack Lopresti	8,788	21.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Brian Niblett	6,915	17.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Geoff Collard	1,110	2.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Roger Marsh	572	1.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Michael Langley	438	1.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Andrew Pryor	331	0.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			13,392	33.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			40,334	57.4	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Bristol East^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ed Vaizey	11,259	23.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Tyzack	7,121	14.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Gerry Philip	1,479	3.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Paul Williams	766	1.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John McLaggan	158	0.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			16,159	33.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			48,201	69.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1992: Bristol East^[20]^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Jonathan Sayeed	19,726	39.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Francis Kiely	7,903	15.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ian Anderson	270	0.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,692	5.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			50,317	80.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Bristol East^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ronald Thomas	17,783	35.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Don Foster	10,247	20.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Philip Kingston	286	0.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			4,123	8.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			50,222	78.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1983: Bristol East^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Tony Benn	18,055	36.9
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Tryer	10,404	21.3
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ernest Andrews	343	0.7
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Gundula Dorey	311	0.6
Majority			1,789	3.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			48,957	73.9	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	T.D. Corpe	10,073	26.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			17,902	47.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			37,768	76.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Archibald Church	15,126	40.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			6,883	18.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			37,135	75.8	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1931: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Spreull	19,006	49.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			429	1.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			38,441	80.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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1931 Bristol East by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Peter Chapman-Walker	7,937	25.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Edward Baker	4,010	12.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			11,324	36.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			31,208		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Charles Gordon-Spencer	12,576	34.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			11,621	31.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			36,773	78.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			47,039		Script error: No such module "String".
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W.J. Baker

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General election 1924: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Herbert John Maggs	12,143	41.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			4,777	16.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			29,063	79.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			36,441		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1923: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Harold Morris	12,788	46.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,040	7.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			27,616	76.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			36,105		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1922: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Luke Bateman	13,759	49.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			151	0.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			27,669	77.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			35,704		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1910s

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Hobhouse

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General election 1918: Bristol East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Luke Bateman	8,135	42.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Charles Hobhouse	1,447	7.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,299	6.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			19,016	56.5	Script error: No such module "String".
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Election results 1885-1918

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Liberal: Charles Hobhouse
Unionist: Thomas Clarence Edward Goff^[25]
Independent Labour Party: Walter Ayles

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1911 Bristol East by-election^[26]^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Walter Moore	2,913	37.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,000	25.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			7,826	52.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			14,951		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election December 1910: Bristol East^[26]^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Patrick Hannon	4,263	37.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,966	25.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			11,492	76.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			15,060		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election January 1910: Bristol East^[26]^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Thomas Henry Batten	4,033	30.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Frank Sheppard	2,255	17.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,771	21.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			13,092	86.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			15,060		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1906: Bristol East^[26]^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Thomas Bertram Johnston	3,129	28.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			4,806	43.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			11,064	76.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			14,543		Script error: No such module "String".
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Hobhouse

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General election 1900: Bristol East^[26]^[28]^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Robert Sanders	3,848	43.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,131	12.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			8,827	67.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			13,181		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1890s

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Wills

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Hobson

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General election 1895: Bristol East^[26]^[28]^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Samuel George Hobson	1,874	31.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,255	37.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,003	53.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			11,254		Script error: No such module "String".
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1895 Bristol East by-election^[26]^[28]^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Hugh Holmes Gore^{[n 5]}	3,558	48.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			182	2.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			7,298	64.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			11,254		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1892: Bristol East^[26]^[28]
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Wilson

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1890 Bristol East by-election^[26]^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Inskip	1,900	26.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Havelock Wilson	602	8.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,875	39.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			7,277	70.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			10,310		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1880s

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Cossham

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General election 1886: Bristol East^[26]^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Inskip	1,936	34.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,736	31.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			5,608	59.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			9,506		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1885: Bristol East^[26]^[28]^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Broad Bissell	2,383	33.9
Majority			2,264	32.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			7,030	74.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			9,506		Script error: No such module "String".
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Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
↑ See the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
↑ Including two re-elections of Corston, who was later elevated to the House of Lords as Baroness Corston
↑ Supported by the Bristol Socialist Party and the Independent Labour Party

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References

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↑ Cooke, Colin (1957) The Life of Richard Stafford Cripps, p.119
↑ Standard 21 June 1913
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
↑ ^a ^b ^c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The Liberal Year Book, 1907
↑ ^a ^b ^c Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

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Sources

British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)

External links

nomis Constituency Profile for Bristol East — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
Interviews with the 2005 parliamentary candidates
Bristol East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
Bristol East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Bristol East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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[1] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[2] As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

[3] See the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

[4] Including two re-elections of Corston, who was later elevated to the House of Lords as Baroness Corston

[34] Supported by the Bristol Socialist Party and the Independent Labour Party

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[28] Cooke, Colin (1957) The Life of Richard Stafford Cripps, p.119

[29] Standard 21 June 1913

[ReferenceA-30] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig

[auto-31] Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

[ReferenceB-32] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The Liberal Year Book, 1907

[ReferenceC-33] Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901

[35] Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

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