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Bristol East
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Your member of parliament
Kerry McCarthy
LabourLabour won Bristol East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,606 votes, or 14.3 points. A swing of 7.2 points to Green Party would take it. That makes it safer than 327 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 323.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 14.3 points, which is larger than 327 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Green Party by 6,606 votes.
Majority
6,606
14.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
60.7%
+1.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
46,109 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry McCarthyElected | Labour | 20,748 | 45.0% | +11.3 |
| Ani Stafford-Townsend | Green Party | 14,142 | 30.7% | +24.3 |
| Dan Conaghan | Conservative | 6,435 | 14.0% | -9.7 |
| Tony Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrat | 2,713 | 5.9% | -6.3 |
| Farooq Siddique | Independent | 1,259 | 2.7% | +0.7 |
| Claire Dunnage | Social Democratic Party | 555 | 1.2% | +1.1 |
| Wael Arafat | Independent | 257 | 0.6% | -1.5 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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