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Bristol East — UK General Election Results

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

Bristol East was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,606 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Bristol East from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Handel Cossham (Liberal) 4,647 66.1% James Broad Bissell (Conservative) 2,264 (32.2 pts) 74.0%
1886 Handel Cossham (Liberal) 3,672 65.5% James Inskip (Conservative) 1,736 (31.0 pts) 59.0%
1892 Joseph Dodge Weston (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 William Henry Wills (Liberal) 4,129 68.8% Samuel George Hobson (Independent Labour) 2,255 (37.6 pts) 53.3%
1900 Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse (Liberal) 4,979 56.4% Robert Arthur Sanders (Conservative) 1,131 (12.8 pts) 67.0%
1906 Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse (Liberal) 7,935 71.7% Thomas Bertram Johnston (Liberal Unionist) 4,806 (43.4 pts) 76.1%
Jan 1910 Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse (Liberal) 6,804 52.0% Thomas Henry Batten (Conservative) 2,771 (21.2 pts) 86.9%
Dec 1910 Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse (Liberal) 7,229 62.9% Patrick Joseph Henry Hannon (Conservative) 2,966 (25.8 pts) 76.3%
1918 George Bryant Britton (Liberal) 9,434 49.6% Luke Henry Bateman (Labour) 1,299 (6.8 pts) 56.5%
1922 Harold Spencer Morris (National Liberal) 13,910 50.3% Luke Henry Bateman (Labour) 151 (0.5 pts) 77.5%
1923 Walter John Baker (Labour) 14,828 53.7% Harold Spencer Morris (Liberal) 2,040 (7.4 pts) 76.5%
1924 Walter John Baker (Labour) 16,920 58.2% Herbert John Maggs (Liberal) 4,777 (16.4 pts) 79.8%
1929 Walter John Baker (Labour) 24,197 65.8% Charles Gordon-Spencer (Liberal) 11,621 (31.6 pts) 78.2%
1931 Richard Stafford Cripps (Labour) 19,435 50.6% James Manly Spreull (Conservative) 429 (1.1 pts) 80.2%
1935 Richard Stafford Cripps (Labour) 22,009 59.3% Archibald George Church (National Labour) 6,883 (18.5 pts) 75.8%
1945 Richard Stafford Cripps (Labour) 27,975 73.5% Thomas Denner Corpe (Conservative) 17,902 (47.0 pts) 76.2%
1983 Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative) 19,844 40.5% Tony Benn (Labour) 1,789 (3.6 pts) 73.8%
1987 Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative) 21,906 43.6% Ronald Thomas (Labour) 4,123 (8.2 pts) 78.7%
1992 Jean Corston (Labour) 22,418 44.6% Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative) 2,692 (5.3 pts) 80.4%
1997 Jean Corston (Labour) 27,418 56.9% Ed Vaizey (Conservative) 16,159 (33.5 pts) 69.9%
2001 Jean Corston (Labour) 22,180 55.0% Jack Lopresti (Conservative) 13,392 (33.2 pts) 57.4%
2005 Kerry McCarthy (Labour) 19,152 45.9% Philip James (Liberal Democrat) 8,621 (20.7 pts) 61.3%
2010 Kerry McCarthy (Labour) 16,471 36.6% Adeela Shafi (Conservative) 3,722 (8.3 pts) 65.0%
2015 Kerry McCarthy (Labour) 18,148 39.3% Theo Clarke (Conservative) 3,980 (8.6 pts) 65.1%
2017 Kerry McCarthy (Labour) 30,847 60.7% Theo Clarke (Conservative) 13,394 (26.4 pts) 70.3%
2019 Kerry McCarthy (Labour) 27,717 53.1% Sarah Codling (Conservative) 10,794 (20.7 pts) 70.8%
2024 Kerry McCarthy (Labour) 20,748 45.0% Ani Stafford-Townsend (Green) 6,606 (14.3 pts) 61.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Handel Cossham Liberal 4,64766.1% Yes
James Broad Bissell Conservative 2,38333.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Handel Cossham Liberal 3,67265.5% Yes
James Inskip Conservative 1,93634.5% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Dodge Weston Liberal Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Henry Wills Liberal 4,12968.8% Yes
Samuel George Hobson Independent Labour 1,87431.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse Liberal 4,97956.4% Yes
Robert Arthur Sanders Conservative 3,84843.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse Liberal 7,93571.7% Yes
Thomas Bertram Johnston Liberal Unionist 3,12928.3% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse Liberal 6,80452.0% Yes
Thomas Henry Batten Conservative 4,03330.8% No
Frank Sheppard Labour 2,25517.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse Liberal 7,22962.9% Yes
Patrick Joseph Henry Hannon Conservative 4,26337.1% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Bryant Britton Liberal 9,43449.6% Yes
Luke Henry Bateman Labour 8,13542.8% No
Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse Liberal (Local) 1,4477.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Spencer Morris National Liberal 13,91050.3% Yes
Luke Henry Bateman Labour 13,75949.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter John Baker Labour 14,82853.7% Yes
Harold Spencer Morris Liberal 12,78846.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter John Baker Labour 16,92058.2% Yes
Herbert John Maggs Liberal 12,14341.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter John Baker Labour 24,19765.8% Yes
Charles Gordon-Spencer Liberal 12,57634.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Stafford Cripps Labour 19,43550.6% Yes
James Manly Spreull Conservative 19,00649.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Stafford Cripps Labour 22,00959.3% Yes
Archibald George Church National Labour 15,12640.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Stafford Cripps Labour 27,97573.5% Yes
Thomas Denner Corpe Conservative 10,07326.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jonathan Sayeed Conservative 19,84440.5% Yes
Tony Benn Labour 18,05536.9% No
Peter Tyrer Liberal 10,40421.3% No
Ernest Andrews National Front 3430.7% No
Gundula Dorey Green 3110.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jonathan Sayeed Conservative 21,90643.6% Yes
Ronald Thomas Labour 17,78335.4% No
Donald Foster Liberal 10,24720.4% No
Philip Kingston National Front 2860.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jean Corston Labour 22,41844.6% Yes
Jonathan Sayeed Conservative 19,72639.2% No
John Kiely Liberal Democrat 7,90315.7% No
Ian Anderson National Front 2700.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jean Corston Labour 27,41856.9% Yes
Ed Vaizey Conservative 11,25923.4% No
Peter Tyzack Liberal Democrat 7,12114.8% No
Gerry Philip Referendum Party 1,4793.1% No
Paul Williams Socialist Labour 7661.6% No
John McLaggan Natural Law 1580.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jean Corston Labour 22,18055.0% Yes
Jack Lopresti Conservative 8,78821.8% No
Brian Niblett Liberal Democrat 6,91517.1% No
Geoff Collard Green 1,1102.8% No
Roger Marsh UKIP 5721.4% No
Michael Langley Socialist Labour 4381.1% No
Andrew Pryor Socialist Alliance 3310.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kerry McCarthy Labour 19,15245.9% Yes
Philip James Liberal Democrat 10,53125.2% No
Julia Manning Conservative 8,78721.1% No
Arjuna Krishna-Das Green 1,5863.8% No
Jean Smith UKIP 1,1322.7% No
Paulette North Respect 5321.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kerry McCarthy Labour 16,47136.6% Yes
Adeela Shafi Conservative 12,74928.3% No
Michael Popham Liberal Democrat 10,99324.4% No
Brian Jenkins BNP 1,9604.4% No
Philip Collins UKIP 1,5103.4% No
Glenn Vowles Green 8031.8% No
Scott Wright English Democrats 3470.8% No
Rae Lynch Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1840.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kerry McCarthy Labour 18,14839.3% Yes
Theo Clarke Conservative 14,16830.7% No
James McMurray UKIP 7,15215.5% No
Lorraine Francis Green 3,8278.3% No
Abdul Malik Liberal Democrat 2,6895.8% No
Matt Gordon Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2290.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kerry McCarthy Labour 30,84760.7% Yes
Theo Clarke Conservative 17,45334.4% No
Chris Lucas Liberal Democrat 1,3892.7% No
Lorraine Francis Green 1,1102.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kerry McCarthy Labour 27,71753.1% Yes
Sarah Codling Conservative 16,92332.4% No
Nicholas Coombes Liberal Democrat 3,5276.8% No
Conan Connolly Green 2,1064.0% No
Tim Page Brexit Party 1,8813.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kerry McCarthy Labour 20,74845.0% Yes
Ani Stafford-Townsend Green 14,14230.7% No
Dan Conaghan Conservative 6,43514.0% No
Tony Sutcliffe Liberal Democrat 2,7135.9% No
Farooq Siddique Independent 1,2592.7% No
Claire Dunnage Social Democratic Party 5551.2% No
Wael Arafat Independent 2570.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 32.2 pts 1886: Liberal margin 31.0 pts 1895: Liberal margin 37.6 pts 1900: Liberal margin 12.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 43.4 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 21.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 25.8 pts 1918: Liberal margin 6.8 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 0.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 7.4 pts 1924: Labour margin 16.4 pts 1929: Labour margin 31.6 pts 1931: Labour margin 1.1 pts 1935: Labour margin 18.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 47.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 5.3 pts 1997: Labour margin 33.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 33.2 pts 2005: Labour margin 20.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 8.3 pts 2015: Labour margin 8.6 pts 2017: Labour margin 26.4 pts 2019: Labour margin 20.7 pts 2024: Labour margin 14.3 pts 1885 1886 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bristol East has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, National Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bristol East in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bristol East in 2024 with 20,748 votes (45.0%), a majority of 6,606 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Bristol East since 1885?

Since 1885, Bristol East has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal.

What was the closest result in Bristol East?

The closest result on record for Bristol East was 1922, when National Liberal beat Labour by just 151 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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