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| Election of 14th Dec, 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Coalition Conservative | 12232 | Elected |
| Labour | 7137 | |
More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Nov, 1922 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 15568 | Elected |
| Labour | 12303 | |
More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Dec, 1923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 14386 | Elected |
| Labour | 11932 | |
More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Oct, 1924 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 17177 | Elected |
| Labour | 14018 | |
More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th May, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20749 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16524 | |
More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Oct, 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 22311 | Elected |
| Labour | 15143 | |
More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Nov, 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 15774 | Elected |
| Labour | 14258 | |
More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Feb, 1943 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 5867 | Elected |
| Independent Labour | 4308 | |
| Independent Labour Party | 830 | |
| Independent | 258 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 5th Jul, 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 13045 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7369 | |
More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25889 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13461 | |
| Liberal | 4042 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26091 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15725 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25158 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16406 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19905 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17209 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour Party/Co-operative Party | 16207 | Elected |
| Conservative | 11616 | |
| Independent | 1936 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour Party/Co-operative Party | 15399 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9410 | |
| Independent | 1322 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour Party/Co-operative Party | 12375 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9130 | |
| Liberal | 2569 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
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How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bristol Central Constituency (BCon/PBDivCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12753858/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 02nd June 2026