# Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

## 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 | 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 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |
| | 2024 | Damien Egan | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bristol North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Damien Egan | 19,004 | 45.3 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Lorraine Francis | 7,837 | 18.7 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | Rose Hulse | 6,216 | 14.8 | −24.3 |
| | Reform UK | Anthony New | 5,418 | 12.9 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Harris | 1,964 | 4.7 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | Asif Ali | 1,029 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Dan Smart | 399 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | SDP | Tommy Truman | 122 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,167 | 26.6 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,989 | 59.9 | –10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,076 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Notional 2019 result

2019 notional result :
| Party | 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 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 48,905 | 70.1 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 69,793 |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Bristol North East :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| | National Front | K.D.C. Brown | 320 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,652 | 15.1 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,604 | 73.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
* Constituency abolished 1983, and split between Bristol East, Bristol North West and Kingswood constituencies.
General election October 1974: Bristol North East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,591 | 23.2 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,006 | 71.2 | −4.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
General election February 1974: Bristol North East :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,087 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,290 | 76.1 | +4.0 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Bristol North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Adley | 23,254 | 50.5 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Raymond Dobson | 22,792 | 49.5 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,046 | 72.1 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bristol North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Raymond Dobson | 25,699 | 54.2 | +10.0 |
| | National Liberal | Alan Hopkins | 21,727 | 45.8 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,972 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,426 | 77.1 | 0.0 |
| | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Bristol North East :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,211 | 2.5 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,981 | 77.1 | −2.0 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bristol North East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,684 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,862 | 79.1 | +1.1 |
| | National Liberal gain from Labour Co-op | National Liberal gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Bristol North East :
| Party | 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 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 876 | 1.8 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,840 | 78.0 | −4.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Bristol North East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,500 | 6.0 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,320 | 82.8 | −1.6 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Bristol North East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,374 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,386 | 84.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |