Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Bristol North East
Type = Borough
Year = 1950
Abolition = 1983
members = one

Bristol North East was a borough constituency in the city of Bristol. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Members of Parliament

Election Results

* Constituency created 1950 mainly from Bristol North constituency.

Elections in the 1950s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1950: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Coldrick
votes = 20,456
percentage = 49.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal & Conservative
candidate = Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley
votes = 16,082
percentage = 38.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = I.G. Woodcock
votes = 4,848
percentage = 11.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,374
percentage = 10.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 84.4
change = Election box begin
title=General Election 1951: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Coldrick
votes = 21,910
percentage = 53.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal & Conservative
candidate = G.M. Nixon-Eckersall
votes = 19,410
percentage = 47.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,500
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 82.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1955: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Coldrick
votes = 22,740
percentage = 46.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal & Conservative
candidate = D.W.E. Webster
votes = 21,864
percentage = 44.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G.W. Stevenson
votes = 4,236
percentage = 8.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 876
percentage = 1.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 78.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1959: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal & Conservative
candidate = Alan Hopkins
votes = 24,258
percentage = 47.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Coldrick
votes = 21,574
percentage = 42.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = A.M. Pearce
votes = 5,030
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,684
percentage = 5.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = National Liberal & Conservative
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1964: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal & Conservative
candidate = Alan Hopkins
votes = 22,423
percentage = 46.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Dobson
votes = 21,212
percentage = 44.2
change = Election box candidate
party = Independent Liberal
candidate = A.M. Pearce
votes = 4,346
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,211
percentage = 2.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = National Liberal & Conservative
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1966: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Dobson
votes = 25,699
percentage = 54.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal & Conservative
candidate = Alan Hopkins
votes = 21,727
percentage = 45.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,972
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = National Liberal & Conservative
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1970: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Adley
votes = 23,254
percentage = 50.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Dobson
votes = 22,792
percentage = 49.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 462
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election February 1974: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Palmer
votes = 18,625
percentage = 47.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R.H.F. Cox
votes = 12,538
percentage = 31.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W. Watts-Miller
votes = 8,127
percentage = 20.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 6,087
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 76.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election October 1974: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Palmer
votes = 19,647
percentage = 53.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P.M.S. Hills
votes = 11,056
percentage = 29.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W. Watts-Miller
votes = 6,303
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,591
percentage = 23.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1979: Bristol North EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Palmer
votes = 19,337
percentage = 51.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M.E. Mulvany
votes = 13,685
percentage = 36.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = N. Drinan
votes = 3,693
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = G. Dorey
votes = 469
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = K.D.C. Brown
votes = 320
percentage = 0.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 5,652
percentage = 15.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

* Constituency abolished 1983, and split between Bristol East, Bristol North West and Kingswood constituencies.

References

*Rayment