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Bristol West

Every general election in Bristol West since 1918 (until 2019). Latest: Thangam Debbonaire, Labour, majority 28,219.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Thangam Debbonaire Elected sitting MPLabour47,02862.3%
Carla DenyerGreen18,80924.9%
Suria AujlaConservative8,82211.7%
Neil HipkissBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		8691.2%
Valid votes75,528
Majority28,21937.4%

Lab hold Turnout 76.1% of 99,253 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F19741983199720102019Conservative, 1922: 62.0%Conservative, 1924: 79.0%Conservative, 1929: 53.8%Conservative, 1931: 83.0%Conservative, 1935: 71.0%Conservative, 1945: 48.6%Conservative, 1950: 58.9%Conservative, 1951: 63.6%Conservative, 1955: 75.3%Conservative, 1959: 67.3%Conservative, 1964: 58.0%Conservative, 1966: 56.7%Conservative, 1970: 60.2%Conservative, February 1974: 48.3%Conservative, October 1974: 46.9%Conservative, 1979: 52.6%Conservative, 1983: 49.1%Conservative, 1987: 45.5%Conservative, 1992: 42.2%Conservative, 1997: 32.9%Conservative, 2001: 28.8%Conservative, 2005: 26.9%Conservative, 2010: 18.4%Conservative, 2015: 15.2%Conservative, 2017: 13.8%Conservative, 2019: 11.7%Labour, 1924: 21.0%Labour, 1929: 25.3%Labour, 1931: 17.0%Labour, 1935: 29.0%Labour, 1945: 38.0%Labour, 1950: 30.0%Labour, 1951: 28.8%Labour, 1955: 24.7%Labour, 1959: 18.6%Labour, 1964: 20.0%Labour, 1966: 23.7%Labour, 1970: 24.5%Labour, February 1974: 21.8%Labour, October 1974: 23.7%Labour, 1979: 22.9%Labour, 1983: 19.5%Labour, 1987: 20.9%Labour, 1992: 24.8%Labour, 1997: 35.2%Labour, 2001: 36.8%Labour, 2005: 29.4%Labour, 2010: 27.5%Labour, 2015: 35.7%Labour, 2017: 65.9%Labour, 2019: 62.3%Liberal, 1922: 38.0%Liberal, 1929: 21.0%Liberal, 1945: 13.4%Liberal, 1950: 11.1%Liberal, 1951: 7.7%Liberal, 1959: 14.1%Liberal, 1964: 20.1%Liberal, 1966: 19.6%Liberal, 1970: 15.3%Liberal, February 1974: 29.9%Liberal, October 1974: 29.3%Liberal, 1979: 21.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 30.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 28.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 28.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 38.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 48.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 18.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 7.3%Green, 2010: 3.8%Green, 2015: 26.8%Green, 2017: 12.9%Green, 2019: 24.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 29.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 31.3%
Vote share in Bristol West at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Grn Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Bristol West (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
2019Lab Thangam DebbonaireGrn28,21937.476.1%Lab hold
2017Lab Thangam DebbonaireCon37,33652.177.0%Lab hold
2015Lab Thangam DebbonaireGrn5,6738.870.4%Lab gain from LD
2010LD Stephen WilliamsLab11,36620.566.9%LD hold
2005LDLab5,1288.971.4%
2001LabLD4,4268.065.6%Lab hold
1997LabCon1,4932.473.5%
1992ConLD6,07111.674.4%Con hold
1987ConAlliance7,70314.275.0%Con hold
1983ConAlliance10,17819.770.1%
1979ConLab12,56729.771.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLib6,95717.665.4%Con hold
February 1974ConLib8,06418.472.7%
1970ConLab11,93535.766.3%Con hold
1966ConLab11,51833.072.2%Con hold
1964ConLib13,86437.973.1%Con hold
1959ConLab20,11748.873.6%Con hold
1955ConLab22,00150.574.6%
1951ConLab14,14234.880.5%Con hold
1950ConLab12,24329.082.4%
1945ConLab6,98610.674.7%
1935ConLab21,76242.070.8%Con hold
1931ConLab34,38966.079.3%Con hold
1929ConLab13,45528.577.7%Con hold
1924ConLab17,29858.075.1%Con hold
1923Con—unopposed——Con hold
1922ConLib7,02424.076.9%Con hold
1918Con—unopposed——

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 West?

Thangam Debbonaire (Labour) won Bristol West at the 2019 general election with a majority of 28,219.

Which parties have won Bristol West?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 21, Labour 5, Liberal Democrats 2.

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