Bristol Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918ā1974 and 2024 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bristol Central is a parliamentary constituency to be represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located within the City of Bristol, in South West England, from the 2024 general election.[2][3] It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 2024, it has been represented by Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party.
Bristol Central | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | City of Bristol |
Electorate | 70,227 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Bristol |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Carla Denyer (Green) |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Bristol West |
1918ā1974 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Bristol East Bristol North Bristol South Bristol West |
Replaced by | Bristol North East Bristol South East |
A constituency of the same name was previously created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, after which it was absorbed into Bristol North East and Bristol South East. The constituency name was re-established in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies as a successor to Bristol West.[4]