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Bristol Central — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bristol Central was won by Green at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 10,407 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Bristol Central from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip (Unionist) 12,232 63.2% Ernest Bevin (Labour) 5,095 (26.3 pts) 53.7%
1922 Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip (Unionist) 15,568 55.9% Christopher Birdwood Thomson (Labour) 3,265 (11.7 pts) 72.0%
1923 Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip (Unionist) 14,386 54.7% Samuel Edward Walters (Labour) 2,454 (9.3 pts) 65.8%
1924 Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip (Unionist) 17,177 55.1% James Alexander Lovat-Fraser (Labour) 3,159 (10.1 pts) 77.5%
1929 Joseph Herbert Alpass (Labour) 20,749 55.7% Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip (Unionist) 4,225 (11.3 pts) 77.5%
1931 Allen Algernon Bathurst (Conservative) 22,311 59.6% Joseph Herbert Alpass (Labour) 7,168 (19.1 pts) 80.4%
1935 Allen Algernon Bathurst (Conservative) 15,774 52.5% Joseph John Taylor (Labour) 1,516 (5.1 pts) 72.8%
1945 Stanley Stephen Awbery (Labour) 13,045 63.9% Violet Emily Mildred Bathurst (Conservative) 5,676 (27.8 pts) 71.0%
1950 Stanley Stephen Awbery (Labour) 25,889 59.7% John Wynne William Peyton (Conservative) 12,428 (28.6 pts) 84.5%
1951 Stanley Stephen Awbery (Labour) 26,091 62.4% Kenelm Antony Philip Dalby (Conservative) 10,366 (24.8 pts) 83.1%
1955 Stanley Stephen Awbery (Labour) 25,158 60.5% Kenelm Antony Philip Dalby (Conservative) 8,752 (21.1 pts) 73.8%
1959 Stanley Stephen Awbery (Labour) 19,905 53.6% Leslie Gilbert Pine (Conservative) 2,696 (7.3 pts) 75.0%
1964 Arthur Montague Frank Palmer (Labour) 16,207 54.5% James RE Taylor (Conservative) 4,591 (15.4 pts) 71.9%
1966 Arthur Palmer (Labour) 15,399 58.9% James Taylor (Conservative) 5,989 (22.9 pts) 69.9%
1970 Arthur Palmer (Labour) 12,375 51.4% James Taylor (Conservative) 3,245 (13.5 pts) 66.7%
2024 Carla Denyer (Green) 24,539 56.6% Thangam Debbonaire (Labour) 10,407 (24.0 pts) 69.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip Unionist 12,23263.2% Yes
Ernest Bevin Labour 7,13736.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip Unionist 15,56855.9% Yes
Christopher Birdwood Thomson Labour 12,30344.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip Unionist 14,38654.7% Yes
Samuel Edward Walters Labour 11,93245.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip Unionist 17,17755.1% Yes
James Alexander Lovat-Fraser Labour 14,01844.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Herbert Alpass Labour 20,74955.7% Yes
Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip Unionist 16,52444.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allen Algernon Bathurst Conservative 22,31159.6% Yes
Joseph Herbert Alpass Labour 15,14340.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allen Algernon Bathurst Conservative 15,77452.5% Yes
Joseph John Taylor Labour 14,25847.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Stephen Awbery Labour 13,04563.9% Yes
Violet Emily Mildred Bathurst Conservative 7,36936.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Stephen Awbery Labour 25,88959.7% Yes
John Wynne William Peyton Conservative 13,46131.0% No
Donald David Oliver Jones Liberal 4,0429.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Stephen Awbery Labour 26,09162.4% Yes
Kenelm Antony Philip Dalby Conservative 15,72537.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Stephen Awbery Labour 25,15860.5% Yes
Kenelm Antony Philip Dalby Conservative 16,40639.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Stephen Awbery Labour 19,90553.6% Yes
Leslie Gilbert Pine Conservative 17,20946.4% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Montague Frank Palmer Labour 16,20754.5% Yes
James RE Taylor Conservative 11,61639.0% No
Desmond HR Burgess Independent 1,9366.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Palmer Labour 15,39958.9% Yes
James Taylor Conservative 9,41036.0% No
Desmond Burgess Independent 1,3225.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Palmer Labour 12,37551.4% Yes
James Taylor Conservative 9,13037.9% No
Antony Rider Liberal 2,56910.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Carla Denyer Green 24,53956.6% Yes
Thangam Debbonaire Labour 14,13232.6% No
Samuel Williams Conservative 1,9984.6% No
Robert Clarke Reform UK 1,3383.1% No
Nicholas Coombes Liberal Democrat 1,1622.7% No
Kellie-Jay Keen Party of Women 1960.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 26.3 pts 1922: Unionist margin 11.7 pts 1923: Unionist margin 9.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 10.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 11.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 19.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 27.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 28.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 24.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 21.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 7.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 15.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 22.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 13.5 pts 2024: Green margin 24.0 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 2024

Trend

Bristol Central has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative, Green.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bristol Central in the 2024 general election?

Green won Bristol Central in 2024 with 24,539 votes (56.6%), a majority of 10,407 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Bristol Central since 1918?

Since 1918, Bristol Central has been won by: Conservative, Green, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Bristol Central?

The closest result on record for Bristol Central was 1935, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,516 votes (5.1 percentage points).

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