List of Parliamentary constituencies in Avon

Avon is no longer a county council area, nor is it a ceremonial county, but the constituency boundaries used up to the United Kingdom general election, 2005 were drawn up when it was both. The area was divided into ten Parliamentary constituencies – five Borough constituencies and five County constituencies. These constituencies were first used at the 1983 general election, with their boundaries being revised for the 1997 election^[1]

Boundary Commission for England commenced a new review of the area in 2000 and concluded that a satisfactory scheme could be produced in which no constituency spanned the current unitary authority boundaries. They allocated four seats to Bristol, three to South Gloucestershire and two each to Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset – a net increase of one. The more compact Bath constituency was designated a Borough constituency, and constituency names were changed to relate to the new local council names.^[2][3] These changes were implemented at the 2010 general election.

2015 constituencies

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour   ¤ Liberal Democrat   Green

Name[nb 1]	Electorate[4]	Majority[5]	Member of Parliament[5]		Nearest opposition[5]		Electoral wards[6]	Map
Bath BC	63,086	3,833		Ben Howlett†		Steve Bradley¤	Bath and North East Somerset Council: Abbey, Bathwick, Combe Down, Kingsmead, Lambridge, Lansdown, Lyncombe, Newbridge, Odd Down, Oldfield, Southdown, Twerton, Walcot, Westmoreland, Weston and Widcombe.
Bristol East BC	71,191	3,980		Kerry McCarthy‡		Theodora Clarke†	Bristol City Council: Brislington East, Brislington West, Eastville, Frome Vale, Hillfields, St George East, St George West, Stockwood.
Bristol North West BC	74,742	4,944		Charlotte Leslie†		Darren Jones‡	Bristol City Council: Avonmouth, Henbury, Henleaze, Horfield, Kingsweston, Lockleaze, Southmead, Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym.
Bristol South BC	81,464	7,128		Karin Smyth‡		Isobel Grant†	Bristol City Council: Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Filwood, Hartcliffe, Hengrove, Knowle, Southville, Whitchurch Park, Windmill Hill.
Bristol West BC	91,219	5,673		Thangam Debbonaire‡		Darren Hall	Bristol City Council: Ashley, Bishopston, Cabot, Clifton, Clifton East, Cotham, Easton, Lawrence Hill, Redland.
Filton and Bradley Stoke CC	71,310	9,838		Jack Lopresti†		Ian Boulton‡	South Gloucestershire Council: Almondsbury, Bradley Stoke Baileys Court, Bradley Stoke Bowsland, Bradley Stoke Sherbourne, Downend, Filton, Patchway, Pilning and Severn Beach, Staple Hill, Stoke Gifford and Winterbourne.
Kingswood BC	68,193	9,006		Chris Skidmore†		Jo McCarron‡	South Gloucestershire Council: Willsbridge, Bitton, Hanham, Kings Chase, Longwell Green, Oldland Common, Parkwall, Rodway, Siston, Woodstock.
North East Somerset CC	69,380	12,749		Jacob Rees-Mogg†		Todd Foreman‡	Bath and North East Somerset Council: Bathavon North, Bathavon South, Bathavon West, Clutton, Chew Valley North, Chew Valley South, Farmborough, High Littleton, Keynsham North, Keynsham South, Keynsham East, Mendip, Midsomer Norton North, Midsomer Norton Redfield, Paulton, Peasedown, Publow and Whitchurch, Radstock, Saltford, Timsbury, Westfield.
North Somerset CC	80,161	23,099		Liam Fox†		Greg Chambers‡	North Somerset Council: Backwell, Clevedon Central, Clevedon East, Clevedon North, Clevedon South, Clevedon Walton, Clevedon West, Clevedon Yeo, Easton-in-Gordano, Gordano, Nailsea East, Nailsea North and West, Pill, Portishead Central, Portishead Coast, Portishead East, Portishead Redcliffe Bay, Portishead South and North Weston, Portishead West, Winford, Wraxall and Long Ashton, Wrington, and Yatton.
Thornbury and Yate CC	66,066	1,495		Luke Hall†		Steve Webb¤	South Gloucestershire Council: Alveston, Boyd Valley, Charfield, Chipping Sodbury, Cotswold Edge, Dodington, Frampton Cotterell, Ladden Brook, Severn, Thornbury North, Thornbury South, Westerleigh, Yate Central, Yate North, Yate West.
Weston-super-Mare CC	80,309	15,609		John Penrose†		Tim Taylor‡	North Somerset Council: Banwell and Winscombe, Blagdon and Churchill, Congresbury, Hutton and Locking, Kewstoke, Weston-Super-Mare Central, Weston-Super-Mare Clarence and Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare East, Weston-Super-Mare Milton and Old Worle, Weston-Super-Mare North Worle, Weston-Super-Mare South, Weston-Super-Mare South Worle, Weston-Super-Mare West.

Boundary changes

Name	Pre-2010 Boundaries
Bath CC Bristol East BC Bristol North West BC Bristol South BC Bristol West BC Kingswood BC Northavon CC Wansdyke CC Weston-super-Mare CC Woodspring CC

Revised name	Post-2010 Boundaries
Bath BC Bristol East BC Bristol North West BC Bristol South BC Bristol West BC Filton and Bradley Stoke CC Kingswood BC North East Somerset CC North Somerset CC Thornbury and Yate CC Weston-super-Mare CC

(The maps on this page do not show the nominal extensions of several constituencies over the waters of the Bristol Channel.)

Other former constituencies in the area were:

• Bristol Central abolished 1974
• Bristol South East abolished 1983
• Bristol North East abolished 1983
• South Gloucestershire abolished 1983

Results

2005	2010	2015

Party breakdown

The total aggregate number of votes cast for the political parties which fielded candidates in the constituencies which comprise Avon in the 2015 general election was as follows;

• Conservative 225,175 (39.6%)
• Labour 146,420 (25.7%)
• Liberal Democrat 77,260 (13.6%)
• UK Independence Party 67,989 (12.0%)
• Green Party 49,644 (8.7%)
• Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 775 (0.1%)
• Independents 703 (0.1%)
• English Democrats 374 (0.1%)
• British National Party 164 (0.1%)
• Left Unity 92
• Vapers in Power 49
• Total votes: 568,645

Historical representation by party

Notes

References