Bristol North (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol North | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Major settlements | Bristol |
1885–1950 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Bristol North East |
Created from | Bristol |
Bristol North was a borough constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Bristol wards of District, St James's, and St Paul's, and part of North ward, and the local government district of Stapleton.
1918-1950: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, St Philip and Jacob North, and Stapleton, and part of Easton ward.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Lewis Fry | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1892 | Charles Townsend | Liberal | |
1895 | Lewis Fry | Liberal Unionist | |
1900 | Sir Frederick Wills, Bt. | Liberal Unionist | |
1906 | Augustine Birrell | Liberal | |
1918 | Edwin Stanley Gange | Coalition Liberal | |
1922 | Christian Henry Charles Guest | National Liberal | |
1923 | Walter Henry Ayles | Labour | |
1924 | Frederick Edward Guest | Liberal | |
1929 | Walter Henry Ayles | Labour | |
1931 | Robert Bernays | Liberal | |
1936 | National Liberal | ||
1945 | William Coldrick | Labour Co-operative | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lewis Fry | 4,110 | 57.4 | n/a | |
Conservative | Charles Edward Hungerford Athol Colston | 3,046 | 42.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,064 | 14.8 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 79.5 | n/a | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Lewis Fry | 3,587 | 56.7 | n/a | |
Liberal | Alfred Carpenter | 2,737 | 43.3 | -13.7 | |
Majority | 850 | 13.4 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 70.3 | -9.2 | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Townsend | 4,409 | 52.0 | ||
Liberal Unionist | Lewis Fry | 4,064 | 48.0 | ||
Majority | 345 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 78.0 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Lewis Fry | 4,702 | 51.3 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Charles Townsend | 4,464 | 48.7 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 238 | 2.6 | 6.6 | ||
Turnout | 79.8 | +1.8 | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.3 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Sir Frederick Wills | 4,936 | 54.1 | ||
Liberal | Sir Clarence Smith | 4,182 | 45.9 | ||
Majority | 754 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 75.0 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rt Hon. Augustine Birrell | 6,953 | 63.4 | +17.5 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Alderson Foote | 4,011 | 36.6 | -17.5 | |
Majority | 2,942 | 26.8 | 35.0 | ||
Turnout | 83.9 | +8.9 | |||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +17.5 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rt Hon. Augustine Birrell | 6,805 | 55.5 | ||
Liberal Unionist | Maurice Henry Woods | 5,459 | 44.5 | ||
Majority | 1,346 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 87.7 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rt Hon. Augustine Birrell | 6,410 | 55.8 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Laurie Magnus | 5,084 | 44.2 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 1,326 | 11.6 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 82.2 | -5.5 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Rt Hon. Augustine Birrell
- Unionist: Laurie Magnus
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 11,400 | 60.2 | |||
Labour | James Kaylor | 5,007 | 26.5 | ||
National Party | Ernest Willoughby Petter | 2,520 | 13.3 | ||
Majority | 6,393 | 33.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
- endorsed by Coalition Government
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Christian Henry Charles Guest | 17,495 | 64.6 | ||
Labour | Walter Henry Ayles | 9,567 | 35.4 | ||
Majority | 7,928 | 29.3 | |||
National Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Henry Ayles | 10,433 | 37.5 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | Christian Henry Charles Guest | 8,770 | 31.5 | -33.1 | |
Unionist | Ernest Willoughby Petter | 8,643 | 31.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,663 | 6.0 | 35.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rt Hon. Frederick Edward Guest | 17,799 | 59.1 | ||
Labour | Walter Henry Ayles | 12,319 | 40.9 | ||
Majority | 5,480 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 79.6 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Henry Ayles | 18,619 | 48.7 | +7.8 | |
Independent Liberal | Rt Hon. Frederick Edward Guest | 12,932 | 33.8 | -25.3 | |
Liberal | John Osborne Marshall Skelton | 6,713 | 17.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 5,687 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 78.1 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Hamilton Bernays | 27,040 | 66.2 | ||
Labour | Walter Henry Ayles | 13,826 | 33.8 | ||
Majority | 13,214 | 32.3 | |||
Turnout | 80.9 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Hamilton Bernays | 20,977 | 56.5 | ||
Labour | Walter Henry Ayles | 16,149 | 43.5 | ||
Majority | 4,828 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 73.2 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Coldrick | 22,819 | 57.8 | ||
Liberal National | John Henshaw Britton | 16,648 | 42.2 | ||
Majority | 6,171 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 39,467 | 74.0 | +1.8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal National | Swing | ||||
- Constituency abolished 1950, with the major part going to Bristol North East
References
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
Coordinates: 51°30′10″N 2°37′04″W / 51.50286°N 2.61783°W