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Bristol South

Every general election in Bristol South since 1918. Latest: Karin Smyth, Labour, majority 7,666.

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Member of Parliament

Karin Smyth

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 7,666

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Karin Smyth Elected sitting MPLabour18,52142.7%
Jai BreitnauerGreen10,85525.0%
Richard VisickReform UK6,19514.3%
Liz BrennanConservative4,94711.4%
Andrew BrownLiberal Democrats2,7216.3%
Neil NortonSocial Democratic Party1640.4%
Valid votes43,403
Majority7,66617.7%

Lab hold Turnout 57.5% of 75,533 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 31.8%Labour, 1922: 43.9%Labour, 1923: 47.4%Labour, 1924: 48.4%Labour, 1929: 56.5%Labour, 1931: 39.2%Labour, 1935: 50.4%Labour, 1945: 58.8%Labour, 1950: 59.9%Labour, 1951: 63.3%Labour, 1955: 64.1%Labour, 1959: 60.8%Labour, 1964: 63.5%Labour, 1966: 67.1%Labour, 1970: 61.8%Labour, February 1974: 55.2%Labour, October 1974: 59.3%Labour, 1979: 57.9%Labour, 1983: 44.0%Labour, 1987: 40.9%Labour, 1992: 50.1%Labour, 1997: 60.0%Labour, 2001: 56.9%Labour, 2005: 49.1%Labour, 2010: 38.5%Labour, 2015: 38.4%Labour, 2017: 60.1%Labour, 2019: 50.5%Labour, 2024: 42.7%Conservative, 1931: 60.9%Conservative, 1935: 45.0%Conservative, 1945: 29.2%Conservative, 1950: 31.8%Conservative, 1951: 36.7%Conservative, 1955: 35.9%Conservative, 1959: 39.2%Conservative, 1964: 36.5%Conservative, 1966: 32.9%Conservative, 1970: 38.2%Conservative, February 1974: 26.0%Conservative, October 1974: 23.9%Conservative, 1979: 32.1%Conservative, 1983: 35.1%Conservative, 1987: 38.1%Conservative, 1992: 32.4%Conservative, 1997: 21.2%Conservative, 2001: 22.3%Conservative, 2005: 20.0%Conservative, 2010: 22.9%Conservative, 2015: 24.3%Conservative, 2017: 30.7%Conservative, 2019: 32.7%Conservative, 2024: 11.4%Liberal, 1923: 52.7%Liberal, 1924: 51.6%Liberal, 1929: 43.5%Liberal, 1935: 4.7%Liberal, 1945: 12.0%Liberal, 1950: 8.3%Liberal, February 1974: 16.6%Liberal, October 1974: 14.9%Liberal, 1979: 8.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 15.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 13.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 22.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 28.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 8.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.7%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.3%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 68.2%National Liberal, 1922: 56.2%Green, 2010: 2.5%Green, 2015: 11.5%Green, 2017: 2.6%Green, 2019: 4.9%Green, 2024: 25.0%
Vote share in Bristol South at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Co Lib Nat Lib Grn

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Bristol South lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Bristol South (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Karin SmythGrn7,66617.757.5%Lab hold
2019Lab Karin SmythCon9,85917.965.6%Lab hold
2017Lab Karin SmythCon15,98729.465.5%Lab hold
2015Lab Karin SmythCon7,12814.062.4%Lab hold
2010Lab Dawn PrimaroloLD4,7349.861.6%Lab hold
2005LabLD11,14226.359.2%
2001LabCon14,18134.656.5%Lab hold
1997LabCon19,32838.868.8%
1992LabCon8,91917.878.0%Lab hold
1987LabCon1,4042.874.0%Lab hold
1983LabCon4,4198.968.0%
1979LabCon11,18325.971.9%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon14,98435.469.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon13,16729.274.8%
1970LabCon9,42823.665.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon13,55434.369.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon11,28727.072.8%Lab hold
1959LabCon9,58221.675.7%Lab hold
1955LabCon10,97628.274.7%
1951LabCon10,28326.684.5%Lab hold
1950LabCon10,98328.085.1%
1945LabCon12,55029.675.1%
1935LabCon2,4335.476.9%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab9,52021.782.3%Con gain from Lab
1929LabLib5,39712.980.9%Lab gain from Lib
1924LibLab1,0203.283.0%Lib hold
1923LibLab1,5345.374.8%Lib gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLab3,54912.375.9%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab7,35236.556.6%

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 is the MP for Bristol South?

Karin Smyth (Labour) won Bristol South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,666.

Which parties have won Bristol South?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 24, Liberal 2, Conservative 1, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

Which region is Bristol South in?

Bristol South is in South West.

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