Filton and Bradley Stoke is a

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

represented in the House of Commons of the

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since

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Jack Lopresti Giacomo "Jack" Lopresti (born 23 August 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Filton and Bradley Stoke since the 2010 general election. Early life and career Lopresti was born on 23 A ...

, a Conservative.

History

The seat was created by the

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for the 2010 general election. The seat was formed by taking parts of the Bristol North West, Kingswood, and

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constituencies. The

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s used to create the seat in time for the 2010 election were: * Almondsbury, Bradley Stoke Central & Stoke Lodge, Bradley Stoke North, Bradley Stoke South, Downend, Filton, Frenchay & Stoke Park, Patchway, Pilning and

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, Staple Hill, Stoke Gifford and Winterbourne, all ''in the

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(unitary) district''

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Notes

References