England · Constituency
Bristol South
Covers Ashton Gate · Bedminster · Bedminster Down · Bishopsworth and more
Photograph shows Bishopsworth, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Bristol South.
Your member of parliament
Karin Smyth
LabourLabour won Bristol South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,666 votes, or 17.7 points. A swing of 8.8 points to Green Party would take it. That makes it safer than 397 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 253.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 17.7 points, which is larger than 397 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Green Party by 7,666 votes.
Majority
7,666
17.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
57.5%
-2.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
43,403 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karin SmythElected | Labour | 18,521 | 42.7% | +9.0 |
| Jai Breitnauer | Green Party | 10,855 | 25.0% | +18.6 |
| Richard Visick | Reform UK | 6,195 | 14.3% | -0.0 |
| Liz Brennan | Conservative | 4,947 | 11.4% | -12.3 |
| Andrew Brown | Liberal Democrat | 2,721 | 6.3% | -5.9 |
| Neil Norton | Social Democratic Party | 164 | 0.4% | +0.3 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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