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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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25 November 1885 | 7,156/9,002 | 79.49 | |
Liberal Party | 4,110 | 57.43 | |
Conservative Party | 3,046 | 42.57 | |
Majority | 1,064 | 14.87 | |
2 July 1886 | 6,324/9,002 | 70.25 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 3,587 | 56.72 | |
Liberal Party | 2,737 | 43.28 | |
Majority | 850 | 13.44 | |
5 July 1892 | 8,473/10,862 | 78.01 | |
Liberal Party | 4,409 | 52.04 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,064 | 47.96 | |
Majority | 345 | 4.07 | |
15 July 1895 | 9,166/11,490 | 79.77 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,702 | 51.30 | |
Liberal Party | 4,464 | 48.70 | |
Majority | 238 | 2.60 | |
4 October 1900 | 9,118/12,157 | 75.00 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,936 | 54.13 | |
Liberal Party | 4,182 | 45.87 | |
Majority | 754 | 8.27 | |
15 January 1906 | 10,964/13,061 | 83.94 | |
Liberal Party | 6,953 | 63.42 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 4,011 | 36.58 | |
Majority | 2,942 | 26.83 | |
17 January 1910 | 12,264/13,989 | 87.67 | |
Liberal Party | 6,805 | 55.49 | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 5,459 | 44.51 | |
Majority | 1,346 | 10.98 | |
3 December 1910 | 11,494/13,989 | 82.16 | |
Liberal Party | 6,410 | 55.77 | |
Conservative Party | 5,084 | 44.23 | |
Majority | 1,326 | 11.54 | |
14 December 1918 | 18,927/34,657 | 54.61 | |
Liberal Party - Coalition | 11,400 | 60.23 | |
Labour Party | 5,007 | 26.45 | |
National Party | 2,520 | 13.31 | |
Majority | 6,393 | 33.78 | |
15 November 1922 | 27,062/36,985 | 73.17 | |
National Liberal Party | 17,495 | 64.65 | |
Labour Party | 9,567 | 35.35 | |
Majority | 7,928 | 29.30 | |
6 December 1923 | 27,845/37,424 | 74.40 | |
Labour Party | 10,432 | 37.46 | |
Liberal Party | 8,770 | 31.50 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,643 | 31.04 | |
Majority | 1,662 | 5.97 | |
29 October 1924 | 30,118/37,821 | 79.63 | |
Liberal Party | 17,799 | 59.10 | |
Labour Party | 12,319 | 40.90 | |
Majority | 5,480 | 18.20 | |
Rt Hon Frederick Guest was the official candidate of the local Liberal Association but he also received support from the local Conservative Association. His campaign was conducted by a joint committee and he stated that he was prepared to support a Conservative Government under Baldwin's leadership. Although the Liberal Year Book lists him as Independent, he does appear to have received the Liberal whip. | |||
30 May 1929 | 38,264/49,014 | 78.07 | |
Labour Party | 18,619 | 48.66 | |
Independent Liberal | 12,932 | 33.80 | |
Liberal Party | 6,713 | 17.54 | |
Majority | 5,687 | 14.86 | |
In January 1929 the Western Counties Liberal Association disaffiliated the North Bristol Liberal Association and set up a new organisation who adopted John Skelton as their candidate. Shortly before the General Election the Liberal Parliamentary Party endorsed Rt Hon Frederick Guest's receipt of the whip and he received a letter of support from the Liberal's Chief Whip. However, on the eve of the election, the leader of the Liberal Party, Lloyd George, sent a letter to John Skelton recognising him as the only official Liberal candidate in the constituency. | |||
27 October 1931 | 40,866/50,504 | 80.92 | |
Liberal Party | 27,040 | 66.17 | |
Labour Party | 13,826 | 33.83 | |
Majority | 13,214 | 32.33 | |
November 1933 Robert Bernays remained on the Government benches when the Liberal Party went into opposition. | |||
14 November 1935 | 37,126/50,695 | 73.23 | |
Liberal Party | 20,977 | 56.50 | |
Labour Party | 16,149 | 43.50 | |
Majority | 4,828 | 13.00 | |
January 1936 Robert Bernays accepts the National Liberal whip. | |||
23 January 1945 Death of Robert Bernays. | |||
5 July 1945 | 39,467/53,377 | 73.94 | |
Labour and Co-operative Party | 22,819 | 57.82 | |
National Liberal Party | 16,648 | 42.18 | |
Majority | 6,171 | 15.64 | |