Bristol Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Bristol Central Borough constituency
Created:	1918
Abolished:	1974
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	one

Bristol Central was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Bristol. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom Results |} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election

1 Boundaries
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election Results
4 See also
5 References

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1918	Thomas Inskip	Conservative
	1929	Joseph Herbert Alpass	Labour
	1931	Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley	Conservative
	1943	Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley	Conservative
	1945	Stanley Stephen Awbery	Labour
	1964	Arthur Montague Frank Palmer	Labour Co-operative
1974		constituency abolished

Election Results

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Conservative	Thomas W.H. Inskip	12,232	63. The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip 1st Viscount Caldecote CBE, PC, KC ( 5 March 1876 &ndash 11 October 1947 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The 1929 UK general election was held on 30 May 1929 and resulted in a Hung parliament. Joseph Herbert Alpass (1873 &ndash 31 May 1969) was a British Labour Party politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday Allen Algernon Bathurst Lord Apsley, DSO, MC, TD, DL (3 August 1895&ndash17 December 1942 was a British politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Bristol Central by-election 1943 was a By-election held on 18 February 1943 for the British House of Commons constituency of Bristol Central Violet Emily Mildred Bathurst Lady Apsley, CBE (née Meeking (1895 &ndash 19 January 1966) was a British Conservative Party politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Results \|} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory Stanley Stephen Awbery ( 19 July 1888 &ndash 7 May 1969) was a British Labour Party politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Campaign The pre-election campaign was prolonged as Douglas-Home delayed calling a general election in order to try to give himself the maximum time to improve the Arthur Montague Frank Palmer ( 4 August, 1912 &ndash 14 August, 1994) was a British Labour Co-operative politician Labour Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national Results \|} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip 1st Viscount Caldecote CBE, PC, KC ( 5 March 1876 &ndash 11 October 1947 2
	Labour	Ernest Bevin	7,137	36. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Ernest Bevin ( 9 March 1881 - 14 April 1951) was a British labour leader politician and statesman best known for his time as 8
Majority			5,095	26. 3

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1922: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas W.H. Inskip	15,568	55. The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip 1st Viscount Caldecote CBE, PC, KC ( 5 March 1876 &ndash 11 October 1947 9
	Labour	Brig. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the -Gen. Thompson	12,303	44. 1
Majority			3,265	11. 7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1923: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Thomas W.H. Inskip	14,386	54. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The UK general election of 1923 was held on 6 December 1923 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats but Labour, led by The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip 1st Viscount Caldecote CBE, PC, KC ( 5 March 1876 &ndash 11 October 1947 7
	Labour	S. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the E. Walters	11,932	45. 3
Majority			2,454	9. 3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1924: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Thomas W.H. Inskip	17,177	55. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The 1924 UK general election was held on 29 October 1924 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin performed dramatically better in electoral terms than in The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip 1st Viscount Caldecote CBE, PC, KC ( 5 March 1876 &ndash 11 October 1947 1
	Labour	J. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A. L. Fraser	14,018	44. 9
Majority			3,159	10. 1
Turnout				77. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1929: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph A. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The 1929 UK general election was held on 30 May 1929 and resulted in a Hung parliament. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alpass	20,749	55. 7
	Conservative	Sir Thomas W.H. Inskip	16,524	44. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip 1st Viscount Caldecote CBE, PC, KC ( 5 March 1876 &ndash 11 October 1947 3
Majority			4,225	11. 3
Turnout				77. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1931: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Allen A. Bathurst, Lord Apsley	22,311	59. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Allen Algernon Bathurst Lord Apsley, DSO, MC, TD, DL (3 August 1895&ndash17 December 1942 was a British politician 6
	Labour	Joseph A. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alpass	15,143	40. 4
Majority			7,168	19. 1
Turnout				80. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

General Election 1935: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Allen A. Bathurst, Lord Apsley	15,774	52. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 20991488 All parties shown Conservatives include Ulster Unionists Seats won by the Independent Labour Party (ILP are The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Allen Algernon Bathurst Lord Apsley, DSO, MC, TD, DL (3 August 1895&ndash17 December 1942 was a British politician 5
	Labour	J. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the J. Taylor	14,258	47. 5
Majority			1,516	5. 0
Turnout				72. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

Bristol South East by-election, 18th February 1943
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley	5,867	52. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The Bristol Central by-election 1943 was a By-election held on 18 February 1943 for the British House of Commons constituency of Bristol Central The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Violet Emily Mildred Bathurst Lady Apsley, CBE (née Meeking (1895 &ndash 19 January 1966) was a British Conservative Party politician 1	−0. 4
	Independent Labour	Jennie Lee	4,308	38. Jennie Lee may refer to Jennie Lee (actor (1848-1925 American silent film actress Jennie Lee Baroness Lee of Asheridge (1904-88 British 2
	Ind. Labour Party	J. See Independent Labor Party for the Political party in Burundi, Independent Labour Group for the Irish party and Labour candidates McNair	830	7. 4
	Independent	F. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. H. Dunn	258	2. 3
Majority			1,559	13. 9	+8. 9
Turnout				32. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 9	−39. 9
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1945: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Awbery	13,045	63. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Stanley Stephen Awbery ( 19 July 1888 &ndash 7 May 1969) was a British Labour Party politician 9
	Conservative	Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley	7,369	36. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Violet Emily Mildred Bathurst Lady Apsley, CBE (née Meeking (1895 &ndash 19 January 1966) was a British Conservative Party politician 1
Majority			5,676	27. 8
Turnout				70. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Awbery	25,889	59. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 28771124 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Votes summary Seats summary The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Stanley Stephen Awbery ( 19 July 1888 &ndash 7 May 1969) was a British Labour Party politician 7
	Conservative	John Peyton	13,461	31. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. John Wynne William Peyton Baron Peyton of Yeovil PC, FZS ( 13 February 1919 &ndash 22 November 2006) was a British 0
	Liberal	D. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party D. O. Jones	4,042	9. 3
Majority			12,428	28. 7
Turnout				84. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Awbery	26,091	62. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 28596594 All parties shown Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists Votes summary Headline The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Stanley Stephen Awbery ( 19 July 1888 &ndash 7 May 1969) was a British Labour Party politician 4
	Conservative	K. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A. P. Dalby	15,725	37. 6
Majority			10,366	24. 8
Turnout				83. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 1
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Awbery	25,158	60. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 26759729 All parties shown Conservatives include National Liberal Party and Ulster Unionists Votes The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Stanley Stephen Awbery ( 19 July 1888 &ndash 7 May 1969) was a British Labour Party politician 5
	Conservative	K. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A. P. Dalby	16,406	39. 5
Majority			8,752	21. 0
Turnout				73. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1959: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Awbery	19,905	53. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Background Following the Suez Crisis in 1956 Anthony Eden the Conservative Prime Minister became unpopular and resigned the following year The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Stanley Stephen Awbery ( 19 July 1888 &ndash 7 May 1969) was a British Labour Party politician 6
	Conservative	L. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. G. Pine	17,209	46. 4
Majority			2,696	7. 2
Turnout				75. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Palmer	16,207	54. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Campaign The pre-election campaign was prolonged as Douglas-Home delayed calling a general election in order to try to give himself the maximum time to improve the The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Arthur Montague Frank Palmer ( 4 August, 1912 &ndash 14 August, 1994) was a British Labour Co-operative politician 5
	Conservative	J. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. R. E. Taylor	11,616	39. 0
	Independent	D. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. H. R. Burgess	1,936	6. 5
Majority			4,591	15. 5
Turnout				71. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1966: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Palmer	15,399	58. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties National opinion poll summary Research Services: 3% swing to Labour (forecast majority of 101National Opinion Polls: 3 The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Arthur Montague Frank Palmer ( 4 August, 1912 &ndash 14 August, 1994) was a British Labour Co-operative politician 9
	Conservative	J. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. R. E. Taylor	9,410	36. 0
	Independent	D. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. H. R. Burgess	1,322	5. 1
Majority			5,989	22. 9
Turnout				70. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Bristol Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Palmer	12,375	51. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Opinion poll summary ORC (Opinion Research Council Conservative lead of 1%Harris (Express Newspapers Labour lead of 2%NOP The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Arthur Montague Frank Palmer ( 4 August, 1912 &ndash 14 August, 1994) was a British Labour Co-operative politician 4
	Conservative	J. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. R. E. Taylor	9,130	37. 9
	Liberal	A. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Rider	2,569	10. 7
Majority			3,245	13. 5
Turnout				66. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7
	Labour hold		Swing

Constituency abolished 1974, absorbed into Bristol North East and Bristol South East. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Bristol North East was a Borough constituency in the city of Bristol. Bristol South East was a Borough constituency in the city of Bristol.

References

Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). The Bristol Central by-election 1943 was a By-election held on 18 February 1943 for the British House of Commons constituency of Bristol Central Frederick Walter Scott Craig ( December 10, 1929 - March 23, 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of reference British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page

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