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Bristol North

Every general election in Bristol North since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 6,171.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won22,81957.8%
National Liberal16,64842.2%
Valid votes39,467
Majority6,17115.6%

Turnout 73.9% of 53,377 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1918: 26.5%Labour, 1922: 35.4%Labour, 1923: 37.5%Labour, 1924: 40.9%Labour, 1929: 48.7%Labour, 1931: 33.8%Labour, 1935: 43.5%Labour, 1945: 57.8%Liberal, 1923: 31.5%Liberal, 1924: 59.1%Liberal, 1929: 17.5%Liberal, 1931: 66.2%Liberal, 1935: 56.5%National Liberal, 1922: 64.7%National Liberal, 1945: 42.2%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 60.2%Others, 1929: 33.8%Conservative, 1923: 31.0%National, 1918: 13.3%
Vote share in Bristol North at each general election Lab Lib Nat Lib Co Lib Oth Con Nat

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabNat Lib6,17115.673.9%
1935LibLab4,82813.073.2%Lib hold
1931LibLab13,21432.380.9%Lib gain from Lab
1929LabOth5,68714.978.1%Lab gain from Lib
1924LibLab5,48018.279.6%Lib gain from Lab
1923LabLib1,6626.074.4%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLab7,92829.373.2%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab6,39333.854.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Bristol North?

Labour won Bristol North at the 1945 general election with a majority of 6,171.

Which parties have won Bristol North?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 3, Liberal 3, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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