Kingswood is a constituency[n 1] in South Gloucestershire. It is currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Damien Egan of the Labour Party since 2024.[n 2]
Kingswood | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1974–1997 Avon 1997–present South Gloucestershire |
Electorate | 65,543 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Kingswood |
Current constituency | |
Created | February 1974 |
Member of Parliament | Damien Egan (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bristol South East and South Gloucestershire |
The seat is due to be abolished for the next general election.[2]
On 26 November 2022, the previous MP, Conservative Chris Skidmore, announced that he would not seek re-election at the next election.[3][4] On 5 January 2024, Skidmore announced he would resign from parliament "as soon as possible" in protest at the introduction of the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.[5][6] On 8 January 2024, he formally resigned as an MP which triggered a by-election.[7]
The constituency has existed since the February 1974 general election. It has been held by the Conservative and Labour parties to date. Before the 2010 election, when the seat was held by Labour, it was 135th on the Conservative Party target seats list[8] and in the 2015 election it was 41st on the Labour Party's target seats.[9]
1974–1983: The Urban Districts of Kingswood and Mangotsfield, alongside the Rural District of Warmley.
1983–1997: The District of Kingswood wards of Chase, Chiphouse, Downend, Forest, Hanham, Mangotsfield, New Cheltenham, Soundwell, Staple Hill, Woodstock, alongside the City of Bristol wards of Frome Vale, Hillfields, St George East, St George West.
1997–2010: The Borough of Kingswood wards of Badminton, Blackhorse, Bromley Heath, Chase, Chiphouse, Downend, Forest, Hanham, Mangotsfield, New Cheltenham, Oldland Barrs Court, Oldland Cadbury Heath, Oldland Longwell Green, Siston, Soundwell, Springfield, Staple Hill, Woodstock, alongside the City of Bristol wards of Frome Vale and Hillfields.
2010–2019: The District of South Gloucestershire wards of Bitton, Hanham, Kings Chase, Longwell Green, Oldland Common, Parkwall, Rodway, Siston, Woodstock.
2019 to present: The District of South Gloucestershire wards of Bitton and Oldland Common, Hanham, Kingswood, New Cheltenham, Woodstock, Longwell Green, Parkwall and Warmley.
The constituency covers part of the South Gloucestershire unitary authority, consisting of the eastern suburbs of Bristol and commuter villages outside of the city boundary, including the town of Kingswood. It largely corresponds to the former borough of Kingswood.
The Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies prompted the boundary changes with effect from the 2010 general election.[10] In particular, all wards in the constituency are now from the South Gloucestershire authority. Prior to 2010, the Frome Vale and Hillfields wards of the City of Bristol were part of the Kingswood constituency, but have been transferred to Bristol East. Within South Gloucestershire, the Kingswood seat has gained Hanham, Bitton and Oldland Common from the former Wansdyke constituency, but lost Downend and Staple Hill to the new Filton and Bradley Stoke seat.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished for the next general election, with its contents distributed three ways:[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Damien Egan | 11,176 | 44.9 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | Sam Bromiley | 8,675 | 34.9 | –21.3 | |
Reform UK | Rupert Lowe | 2,578 | 10.4 | New | |
Green | Lorraine Francis | 1,459 | 5.8 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown | 861 | 3.5 | –3.4 | |
UKIP | Nicholas Wood | 129 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,501 | 10.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,905 | 37.1 | –21.8 | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Skidmore | 27,712 | 56.2 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Nicola Bowden-Jones | 16,492 | 33.4 | –6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dine Romero | 3,421 | 6.9 | +3.3 | |
Green | Joseph Evans | 1,200 | 2.4 | +0.4 | |
Animal Welfare | Angelika Cowell | 489 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 11,220 | 22.8 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,314 | 71.5 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 68,972 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Skidmore | 26,754 | 54.9 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Mhairi Threlfall | 19,254 | 39.5 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Wilkinson | 1,749 | 3.6 | –0.2 | |
Green | Matt Furey-King | 984 | 2.0 | –0.8 | |
Majority | 7,500 | 15.4 | –3.3 | ||
Turnout | 48,741 | 70.2 | –0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 69,426 | +2.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | –1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Skidmore | 23,252 | 48.3 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Jo McCarron[16] | 14,246 | 29.6 | –5.7 | |
UKIP | Duncan Odgers[17] | 7,133 | 14.8 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adam Boyden[18] | 1,827 | 3.8 | –13.0 | |
Green | Cezara Nanu[19] | 1,370 | 2.8 | +2.0 | |
BNP | Julie Lake[20] | 164 | 0.3 | –2.4 | |
TUSC | Richard Worth[21] | 84 | 0.2 | New | |
Vapers In Power | Liam Bryan | 49 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 9,006 | 18.7 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,125 | 70.8 | –1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 67,992 | +2.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Skidmore | 19,362 | 40.4 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Roger Berry | 16,917 | 35.3 | –10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sally Fitzharris | 8,072 | 16.8 | –1.2 | |
UKIP | Neil Dowdney | 1,528 | 3.2 | +0.8 | |
BNP | Michael Carey | 1,311 | 2.7 | New | |
Green | Nick Foster | 383 | 0.8 | New | |
English Democrat | Michael Blundell | 333 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 2,445 | 5.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,906 | 72.2 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 66,361 | +0.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Berry | 26,491 | 47.0 | –7.9 | |
Conservative | Owen Inskip | 18,618 | 33.1 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoff Brewer | 9,089 | 16.1 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | John Knight | 1,444 | 2.6 | +0.5 | |
Independent | David Burnside | 669 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 7,873 | 13.9 | –12.6 | ||
Turnout | 56,311 | 66.7 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 88,400 | +4.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | –6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Berry | 28,903 | 54.9 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Marven | 14,941 | 28.4 | –1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Greenfield | 7,747 | 14.7 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | David Smith | 1,085 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 13,962 | 26.5 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 52,676 | 65.4 | –12.3 | ||
Registered electors | 80,531 | +4.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Berry | 32,181 | 53.7 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Jon Howard | 17,928 | 29.9 | –15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeanne B. Pinkerton | 7,672 | 12.9 | –0.8 | |
Referendum | Alexandra Reather | 1,463 | 2.4 | New | |
BNP | Peter Hart | 290 | 0.5 | New | |
Natural Law | Andrew Harding | 238 | 0.4 | New | |
Independent | Andrew Nicolson | 115 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 14,253 | 23.8 | +18.6 | ||
Turnout | 59,884 | 77.7 | –6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 77,026 | +0.9 | |||
Labour win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Berry | 26,774 | 44.5 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Robert Hayward | 24,404 | 40.6 | –4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeanne B. Pinkerton | 8,967 | 14.9 | –2.8 | |
Majority | 2,370 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 60,145 | 83.8 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 71,727 | –1.9 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Hayward | 26,300 | 44.9 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Roger Berry | 21,907 | 37.4 | +0.3 | |
SDP | Pamela Whittle | 10,382 | 17.7 | –4.8 | |
Majority | 4,393 | 7.5 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 58,589 | 80.2 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 73,089 | +1.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Hayward | 22,573 | 40.4 | –0.8 | |
Labour | Terry Walker | 20,776 | 37.1 | –10.8 | |
SDP | Martyn Gilbert | 12,591 | 22.5 | +12.6 | |
Majority | 1,797 | 3.3 | –3.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,940 | 77.5 | –3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 72,159 | +1.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jack Aspinwall | 23,553 | 45.4 | +6.8 | |
Labour | Terry Walker | 23,250 | 44.8 | +0.8 | |
Liberal | A Wilson | 4,852 | 9.3 | –8.1 | |
National Front | R Bale | 258 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 303 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,913 | 86.2 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 60,229 | +7.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Terry Walker | 20,703 | 44.0 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | David Hunt | 18,137 | 38.6 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Jack Aspinwall | 8,216 | 17.4 | –8.5 | |
Majority | 2,566 | 5.4 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 47,092 | 84.2 | –2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 55,952 | +0.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Terry Walker | 18,616 | 38.7 | –8.4 | |
Conservative | Charles Irving | 16,975 | 35.3 | –17.5 | |
Liberal | Jack Aspinwall | 12,471 | 25.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,641 | 3.4 | –2.3 | ||
Turnout | 48,062 | 86.7 | +12.7 | ||
Registered electors | 55,462 | +1.2 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
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