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Bristol East

Shows the general election results for Bristol East, which is a constituency in Avon. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 73,867 and a turnout of 70.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
10,794
Electorate
73,867
Turnout
70.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 53.1%
Con 32.4%
LD 6.8%
Green 4.0%
BXT 3.6%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Kerry McCarthy  Lab 27,717 53.1 -7.6
Sarah Codling   Con 16,923 32.4 -1.9
Nicholas Coombes  LD 3,527 6.8 4.0
Conan Connolly * Green 2,106 4.0 1.9
Tim Page  * BXT 1,881 3.6 3.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con LD Green BXT UKIP TUSC BNP Eng Dem Oth
2005 45.5% 28.2% 19.7% 2.7% 0.0% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
2010 36.6% 28.3% 24.4% 1.8% 0.0% 3.4% 0.4% 4.4% 0.8% 0.0%
2015 39.3% 30.7% 5.8% 8.3% 0.0% 15.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 60.7% 34.4% 2.7% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 53.1% 32.4% 6.8% 4.0% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
361 Bristol East 20.7%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
340 Bristol East 53.1%
650 South Down 32.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
193 Bristol East 70.6%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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