Bristol Central (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Bristol Central
Type = Borough
Year = 1918
Abolition = 1974
members = one

Bristol Central was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Bristol. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Results

Elections in the 1910s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1918: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Coalition Conservative
candidate = Thomas W.H. Inskip
votes = 12,232
percentage = 63.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ernest Bevin
votes = 7,137
percentage = 36.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 5,095
percentage = 26.3
change =

Elections in the 1920s

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title=General Election 1922: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas W.H. Inskip
votes = 15,568
percentage = 55.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brig.-Gen. Thompson
votes = 12,303
percentage = 44.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,265
percentage = 11.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1923: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Thomas W.H. Inskip
votes = 14,386
percentage = 54.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = S.E. Walters
votes = 11,932
percentage = 45.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,454
percentage = 9.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1924: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Thomas W.H. Inskip
votes = 17,177
percentage = 55.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J.A.L. Fraser
votes = 14,018
percentage = 44.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,159
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1929: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph A. Alpass
votes = 20,749
percentage = 55.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sir Thomas W.H. Inskip
votes = 16,524
percentage = 44.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,225
percentage = 11.3
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1930s

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title=General Election 1931: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Allen A. Bathurst, Lord Apsley
votes = 22,311
percentage = 59.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph A. Alpass
votes = 15,143
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,168
percentage = 19.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 80.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1935: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Allen A. Bathurst, Lord Apsley
votes = 15,774
percentage = 52.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J.J. Taylor
votes = 14,258
percentage = 47.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,516
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1940s

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title= Bristol South East by-election, 18th February 1943Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley
votes = 5,867
percentage = 52.1
change = −0.4Election box candidate
party = Independent Labour
candidate = Jennie Lee
votes = 4,308
percentage = 38.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = J. McNair
votes = 830
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = F. H. Dunn
votes = 258
percentage = 2.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,559
percentage = 13.9
change = +8.9Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 32.9
change = −39.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1945: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Awbery
votes = 13,045
percentage = 63.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley
votes = 7,369
percentage = 36.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 5,676
percentage = 27.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1950s

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title=General Election 1950: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Awbery
votes = 25,889
percentage = 59.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Peyton
votes = 13,461
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = D.D.O. Jones
votes = 4,042
percentage = 9.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 12,428
percentage = 28.7
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 84.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1951: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Awbery
votes = 26,091
percentage = 62.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = K.A.P. Dalby
votes = 15,725
percentage = 37.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 10,366
percentage = 24.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 83.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1955: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Awbery
votes = 25,158
percentage = 60.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = K.A.P. Dalby
votes = 16,406
percentage = 39.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 8,752
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1959: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Awbery
votes = 19,905
percentage = 53.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = L.G. Pine
votes = 17,209
percentage = 46.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,696
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

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title=General Election 1964: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Palmer
votes = 16,207
percentage = 54.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J.R.E. Taylor
votes = 11,616
percentage = 39.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = D.H.R. Burgess
votes = 1,936
percentage = 6.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,591
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1966: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Palmer
votes = 15,399
percentage = 58.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J.R.E. Taylor
votes = 9,410
percentage = 36.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = D.H.R. Burgess
votes = 1,322
percentage = 5.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 5,989
percentage = 22.9
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

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title=General Election 1970: Bristol CentralElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Palmer
votes = 12,375
percentage = 51.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J.R.E. Taylor
votes = 9,130
percentage = 37.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = A. Rider
votes = 2,569
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,245
percentage = 13.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 66.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

* Constituency abolished 1974, absorbed into Bristol North East and Bristol South East.

See also

* Bristol Central by-election, 1943

References

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