Bristol South Borough constituency
Bristol South shown within Avon (county), and Avon (county) shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	Dawn Primarolo
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Bristol
EP constituency:	South West England

Bristol South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has elected Labour MPs since 1935.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 Member of Parliament 3 Election results 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the south-west of Bristol, bounded by the Avon New Cut at north, the Wells Road at east, and the urban limit at west and south.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review into parliamentary representation in Bristol, Somerset and South Gloucestershire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Bristol South with the following electoral wards;

• Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Filwood, Hartcliffe, Hengrove, Knowle, Southville, Whitchurch Park, Windmill Hill.

[edit] Member of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Sir Joseph Dodge Weston	Liberal
	1886	Sir Edward Stock Hill	Conservative
	1900	Walter Hume Long	Conservative
	1906	Sir William Howell Davies	Liberal
	1922	Sir Beddoe Rees	Liberal
	1929	Alexander Walkden	Labour
	1931	Noel Ker Lindsay	Conservative
	1935	Alexander Walkden	Labour
	1945	William Wilkins	Labour
	1970	Michael Cocks	Labour
	1987	Dawn Primarolo	Labour

[edit] Election results

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dawn Primarolo
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Wright
	Conservative	Mark Lloyd Davies
	Green	Charlie Bolton

General Election 2005: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dawn Primarolo	20,778	49.1	−7.8
	Liberal Democrat	Kay Barnard	9,636	22.8	+8.0
	Conservative	Graham Hill	8,466	20.0	−2.3
	Green	Charlie Bolton	2,127	5.0	+2.0
	UKIP	Mark Dent	1,329	3.1	+1.9
Majority			11,142	26.3
Turnout			42,328	59.8	+3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.9

General Election 2001: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dawn Primarolo	23,299	56.9	-3.1
	Conservative	Richard Eddy	9,118	22.3	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	James Main	6,078	14.8	+1.4
	Green	Glenn Vowles	1,233	3.0	+1.6
	Socialist Alliance	Brian Drummond	496	1.2	N/A
	UKIP	Chris Prasad	496	1.2	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Giles Shorter	250	0.6	N/A
Majority			14,181	34.6
Turnout			40,970	56.5	-12.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dawn Primarolo	29,890	60.0
	Conservative	Michael Roe	10,562	21.2
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Williams	6,691	13.4
	Referendum Party	D. Guy	1,486	3.0
	Green	J. Boxall	722	1.5
	Socialist Alternative	I. Marshall	355	0.7
	Glow Bowling Party	L. Taylor	153	0.3
Majority			19,328	38.8
Turnout				68.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dawn Primarolo	25,164	50.2
	Conservative	John Bercow	16,245	32.4
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Crossley	7,822	15.6
	Green	John Boxall	756	1.5
	Natural Law	N.D. Phillips	136	0.3
Majority			8,919	17.8
Turnout				77.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dawn Primarolo	20,798	40.9
	Conservative	P.S. Cutcher	19,394	38.1
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	H.S. Long	9,952	19.6
	Green	G.R. Vowles	600	1.2
	Red Front	C.M. Meghji	149	0.3
Majority			1,404	2.7
Turnout				74.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M.F.L. Cocks	21,824	44.0
	Conservative	A.B. Gammell	17,405	35.1
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	D.M. Stanbury	9,674	19.5
	Ecology	G. Collard	352	0.7
	Communist	A. Chester	224	0.5
	Workers' Revolutionary	L.J. Byrne	113	0.2
Majority			4,419	8.9
Turnout				68.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1979: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M.F.L. Cocks	25,038	57.9
	Conservative	T.P. Dicks	13,855	32.1
	Liberal	C.J. Bidwell	3,815	8.8
	National Front	K.G. Elliott	392	0.9
	Workers' Revolutionary	L.J. Cheek	135	0.3
Majority			11,183	25.8
Turnout				71.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M.F.L. Cocks	25,108	59.3
	Conservative	R.J. Kellaway	10,124	23.9
	Liberal	D.R.F. Burrows	6,289	14.9
	National Front	P.H. Gannaway	795	1.9
Majority			14,984	35.4
Turnout				69.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M.F.L. Cocks	24,909	55.2
	Conservative	R.J. Kellaway	11,742	26.0
	Liberal	H.J. Stevens	7,499	16.6
	National Front	P.H. Gannaway	1,006	2.2
Majority			13,167	29.2
Turnout				74.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M.F.L. Cocks	24,662	61.8
	Conservative	D.J.F. Hunt	15,254	38.2
Majority			9,428	23.6
Turnout				64.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1966: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.A. Wilkins	26,552	67.1
	Conservative	R.W. Wall	12,998	32.9
Majority			13,554	34.2
Turnout				69.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.A. Wilkins	26,569	63.5
	Conservative	R.W. Wall	15,282	36.5
Majority			11,287	27.0
Turnout				72.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1959: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.A. Wilkins	27,010	60.8
	Conservative	G.E. McWatters	17,428	39.2
Majority			9,582	21.6
Turnout				75.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.A. Wilkins	24,954	64.1
	Conservative	G.E. McWatters	13,978	35.9
Majority			10,976	28.2
Turnout				74.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.A. Wilkins	24,444	63.3
	Conservative	H.E.P. Buckle	14,161	36.7
Majority			10,283	26.6
Turnout				84.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.A. Wilkins	23,456	59.9
	Conservative	S.L.C. Maydon	12,473	31.8
	Liberal	H.T. Kay	3,259	8.3
Majority			10,983	28.1
Turnout				85.1
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1945: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.A. Wilkins	24,929	58.8
	Conservative	E.H. Leather	12,379	29.2
	Liberal	D.A. Jones	5,083	12.0
Majority			12,550	29.6
Turnout				75.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1935: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A.G. Walkden	22,586	50.4
	Conservative	N.K. Lindsay	20,153	45.0
	Liberal	J.O.M. Skelton	2,090	4.7
Majority			2,433	5.4
Turnout				76.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1931: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N.K. Lindsay	26,694	60.9
	Labour	A.G. Walkden	17,174	39.1
Majority			9,520	21.8
Turnout				82.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

General Election 1929: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A.G. Walkden	23,591	56.5
	Liberal	Sir W. Beddoe Rees	18,194	43.5
Majority			5,397	13.0
Turnout				80.9
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

General Election 1924: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir W. Beddoe Rees	16,722	51.6
	Labour	D.J. Vaughan	15,702	48.4
Majority			1,020	3.2
Turnout				83.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1923: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir W. Beddoe Rees	15,235	52.7
	Labour	D.J. Vaughan	13,701	47.3
Majority			1,534	5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1922: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir W. Beddoe Rees	16,199	56.2
	Labour	D.J. Vaughan	12,650	43.8
Majority			3,549	12.3
	Liberal gain from Coalition Liberal		Swing

General Election 1918: Bristol South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Liberal	Sir William Howell Davies	13,761	68.2
	Labour	T.C. Lewis	6,409	31.8
Majority			7,352	36.4
	Coalition Liberal hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Avon

[edit] References

1. ^ Bristol South, UKPollingReport

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