Bristol South
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| Borough constituency | |
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| Bristol South shown within Avon, and Avon shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Dawn Primarolo |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Bristol |
| EP constituency: | South West England |
Bristol South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
The constituency covers the south-west of Bristol.Boundary review
Following their review into parliamentary representation in Bristol, Somerset and South Gloucestershire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Bristol South with the following electoral wards;- Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Filwood, Hartcliffe, Hengrove, Knowle, Southville, Whitchurch Park, Windmill Hill.
Member of Parliament
- 1945 — 1970: William Wilkins, Labour
- 1970 — 1987: Michael Cocks, Labour
- 1987 — present: Dawn Primarolo, Labour
Election results
See also
| Constituencies in South West England | |
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| Conservative | Bournemouth East | Bournemouth West | Bridgwater | Christchurch | Cotswold | Devizes | East Devon | Forest of Dean | North Dorset | North Wiltshire | Poole | Salisbury | South West Devon | Tewkesbury | Tiverton and Honiton | Torridge and West Devon | Totnes | Wells | West Dorset | Westbury | Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring |
| Liberal Democrat | Bath | Bristol West | Cheltenham | Falmouth and Camborne | Mid Dorset and North Poole | North Cornwall | North Devon | Northavon | Somerton and Frome | South East Cornwall | St Ives | Taunton | Teignbridge | Torbay | Truro and St Austell | Yeovil |
| Labour | Bristol East | Bristol North West | Bristol South | Exeter | Gloucester | Kingswood | North Swindon | Plymouth, Devonport | Plymouth, Sutton | South Dorset | South Swindon | Stroud | Wansdyke |
| South West European constituency: Conservative (3) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (1) | Labour (1) | |
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