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Bristol North West — UK General Election Results

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

Bristol North West was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,669 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Bristol North West from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Joseph Gurney Braithwaite (Conservative) 23,884 47.7% Claud Morris (Labour) 2,490 (5.0 pts) 85.1%
1951 Joseph Gurney Braithwaite (Conservative) 28,394 53.6% Claud Morris (Labour) 3,841 (7.2 pts) 86.1%
1955 Thomas Christopher Boyd (Labour) 22,950 51.9% Sir Joseph Gurney Braithwaite (Conservative) 1,655 (3.7 pts) 79.1%
1959 Martin John McLaren (Conservative) 24,938 52.0% Thomas Christopher Boyd (Labour) 1,919 (4.0 pts) 82.9%
1964 Martin McLaren (Conservative) 22,129 45.1% David John Watkins (Labour) 1,099 (2.2 pts) 83.1%
1966 John Ellis (Labour) 24,195 50.1% Martin McLaren (Conservative) 669 (1.4 pts) 82.0%
1970 Martin McLaren (Conservative) 24,124 47.6% John Ellis (Labour) 1,049 (2.1 pts) 78.0%
Feb 1974 Martin McLaren (Conservative) 21,569 39.8% Ronald Thomas (Labour) 650 (1.2 pts) 82.5%
Oct 1974 Ronald Thomas (Labour) 22,156 42.1% Martin McLaren (Conservative) 633 (1.2 pts) 79.2%
1979 Michael Colvin (Conservative) 25,915 48.6% Ronald Thomas (Labour) 4,677 (8.8 pts) 81.3%
1983 Michael Stern (Conservative) 24,617 43.9% Dr Sarah Palmer (Labour) 6,327 (11.3 pts) 76.9%
1987 Michael Stern (Conservative) 26,953 46.6% Terence Walker (Labour) 6,952 (12.0 pts) 79.4%
1992 Michael Stern (Conservative) 25,354 42.3% Doug Naysmith (Labour) 45 (0.1 pts) 82.4%
1997 Doug Naysmith (Labour) 27,575 49.9% Michael Stern (Conservative) 11,382 (20.6 pts) 73.7%
2001 Doug Naysmith (Labour) 24,236 52.1% Charles Hansard (Conservative) 10,887 (23.4 pts) 60.6%
2005 Doug Naysmith (Labour) 22,192 46.7% Alastair Watson (Conservative) 8,962 (18.9 pts) 61.1%
2010 Charlotte Leslie (Conservative) 19,115 38.0% Paul Harrod (Liberal Democrat) 3,274 (6.5 pts) 68.7%
2015 Charlotte Leslie (Conservative) 22,767 43.9% Darren Jones (Labour) 4,944 (9.5 pts) 69.5%
2017 Darren Jones (Labour) 27,400 50.7% Charlotte Leslie (Conservative) 4,761 (8.8 pts) 71.9%
2019 Darren Jones (Labour) 27,330 48.9% Mark Weston (Conservative) 5,692 (10.2 pts) 73.5%
2024 Darren Jones (Labour) 24,058 49.6% Mary Page (Green) 15,669 (32.3 pts) 65.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Gurney Braithwaite Conservative 23,88447.7% Yes
Claud Morris Labour 21,39442.7% No
Florence Mary Pugh Liberal 4,7849.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Gurney Braithwaite Conservative 28,39453.6% Yes
Claud Morris Labour 24,55346.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Christopher Boyd Labour 22,95051.9% Yes
Sir Joseph Gurney Braithwaite Conservative 21,29548.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin John McLaren Conservative 24,93852.0% Yes
Thomas Christopher Boyd Labour 23,01948.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin McLaren Conservative 22,12945.1% Yes
David John Watkins Labour 21,03042.9% No
Thomas Grenfell Douglas Liberal 5,88312.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ellis Labour 24,19550.1% Yes
Martin McLaren Conservative 23,52648.7% No
Brian Underwood Communist 5951.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin McLaren Conservative 24,12447.6% Yes
John Ellis Labour 23,07545.5% No
Henry John Stevens Liberal 3,2996.5% No
William Ernest Williams Communist 2270.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin McLaren Conservative 21,56939.8% Yes
Ronald Thomas Labour 20,91938.6% No
Edward David Liberal 11,31220.9% No
Trevor Ellis Wetherall Independent 4400.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald Thomas Labour 22,15642.1% Yes
Martin McLaren Conservative 21,52340.9% No
Edward David Liberal 8,91416.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Colvin Conservative 25,91548.6% Yes
Ronald Thomas Labour 21,23839.8% No
Gordon Austin Davis Liberal 5,85711.0% No
Philip Michael Kingston National Front 2640.5% No
Thomas Leslie Keen Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 730.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Stern Conservative 24,61743.9% Yes
Dr Sarah Palmer Labour 18,29032.6% No
Hilary Long Social Democratic Party 13,22823.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Stern Conservative 26,95346.6% Yes
Terence Walker Labour 20,00134.6% No
John Kirkcaldy Social Democratic Party 10,88518.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Stern Conservative 25,35442.3% Yes
Doug Naysmith Labour 25,30942.3% No
John Taylor Liberal Democrat 8,49814.2% No
Hilary Long Independent Social Democrat 7291.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Doug Naysmith Labour 27,57549.9% Yes
Michael Stern Conservative 16,19329.3% No
Ian Parry Liberal Democrat 7,26313.1% No
Charles Horton Independent Labour 1,7183.1% No
John Quintanillia Referendum Party 1,6092.9% No
Giles Shorter Socialist Labour 4820.9% No
Stephen Parnell BNP 2650.5% No
Thomas Leighton Natural Law 1400.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Doug Naysmith Labour 24,23652.1% Yes
Charles Hansard Conservative 13,34928.7% No
Peter Tyzack Liberal Democrat 7,38715.9% No
Diane Carr UKIP 1,1402.5% No
Vince Horrigan Socialist Labour 3710.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Doug Naysmith Labour 22,19246.7% Yes
Alastair Watson Conservative 13,23027.9% No
Bob Hoyle Liberal Democrat 9,54520.1% No
Christopher Lees UKIP 1,1322.4% No
Michael Blundell English Democrats 8281.7% No
Graeme Jones Socialist Alternative 5651.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charlotte Leslie Conservative 19,11538.0% Yes
Paul Harrod Liberal Democrat 15,84131.5% No
Sam Townend Labour 13,05925.9% No
Philippa Upton UKIP 1,1752.3% No
Ray Carr English Democrats 6351.3% No
Alex Dunn Green 5111.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charlotte Leslie Conservative 22,76743.9% Yes
Darren Jones Labour 17,82334.4% No
Michael Frost UKIP 4,8899.4% No
Clare Campion-Smith Liberal Democrat 3,2146.2% No
Justin Quinnell Green 2,9525.7% No
Anne Lemon Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1600.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Darren Jones Labour 27,40050.7% Yes
Charlotte Leslie Conservative 22,63941.8% No
Celia Downie Liberal Democrat 2,8145.2% No
Sharmila Bousa Green 1,2432.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Darren Jones Labour 27,33048.9% Yes
Mark Weston Conservative 21,63838.7% No
Chris Coleman Liberal Democrat 4,9408.8% No
Heather Mack Green 1,9773.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Darren Jones Labour 24,05849.6% Yes
Mary Page Green 8,38917.3% No
Laura Saunders Conservative 6,77314.0% No
Scarlett O'Connor Reform UK 4,86310.0% No
Caroline Gooch Liberal Democrat 4,1598.6% No
Ben Smith Social Democratic Party 2220.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Conservative margin 5.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 3.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 1.4 pts 1970: Conservative margin 2.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 1.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 1.2 pts 1979: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1983: Conservative margin 11.3 pts 1987: Conservative margin 12.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 20.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 23.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 18.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 2015: Conservative margin 9.5 pts 2017: Labour margin 8.8 pts 2019: Labour margin 10.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 32.3 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bristol North West has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bristol North West in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bristol North West in 2024 with 24,058 votes (49.6%), a majority of 15,669 votes over Green in second place.

Which parties have won Bristol North West since 1950?

Since 1950, Bristol North West has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Bristol North West?

The closest result on record for Bristol North West was 1992, when Conservative beat Labour by just 45 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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