Bristol North East was a

borough constituency In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by ...

in the city of

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. It returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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. The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. The conduct of the 1951 election was the subject of an academic study, published as ''Straight Fight'' in 1954 by R. S. Milne and H.C Mackensie.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, Eastville, Hillfields, and Stapleton. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, Eastville, Hillfields, and Stapleton, and the Urban District of Mangotsfield. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Bristol wards of Easton, Eastville, Hillfields, St Paul, St Philip and Jacob, and Stapleton.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

* Constituency abolished 1983, and split between

Bristol East Bristol East is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency recreated in 1983 covering the eastern part of the City of Bristol, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of ...

Bristol North West Bristol North West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Darren Jones of the Labour Party. Constituency profile The seat covers northwest parts of Bristol, extending to the Severn Estuary. ...

and Kingswood constituencies.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bristol North East (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in South West England (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983 North East