- Source: List of parliamentary constituencies in Avon
Avon was abolished in 1996 both as a county council and a ceremonial county, but the name Avon continues to be used unofficially in subsequent boundary reviews as presented by the Boundary Commission for England to describe the area covered by the former county for the purpose of the rules which strongly deter cross-council constituencies (spanning more than one local authority within its area).
The Boundary Commission for England reviewed Avon in 2000 and devised a constituencies scheme in which no constituency spanned the four unitary authority boundaries within the abolished county. This entailed four seats to Bristol, three to South Gloucestershire and two each to Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset and accordingly a net increase of one seat. Constituency names were aligned with the new local council names. These changes were implemented at the 2010 general election. Bath was restored as a borough constituency (to which a different election expenses quota and returning officer applies compared to county constituencies). Thus Avon has 6 borough constituencies and 5 county constituencies.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Avon underwent further boundary changes, although the total number of seats was retained at 11.
Constituencies
† Conservative
‡ Labour
¤ Liberal Democrat
♣ Green
Boundary changes
= 2024
=See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.
The commission proposed that "Avon" (covering the Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire council areas) be combined with Devon and Somerset as a sub-region of the South West Region, resulting in significant change to the existing pattern of constituencies. In Avon, Bristol West, Kingswood and North East Somerset were abolished, being replaced by Bristol Central, Bristol North East, and North East Somerset and Hanham. In addition, Frome and East Somerset, and Wells and Mendip Hills will be established as cross-authority boundary seats. These changes came into effect for the 2024 general election.
The following seats were proposed:
Containing electoral wards from Bath and North East Somerset
Bath
Frome and East Somerset (part also in the Somerset District of Mendip)
North East Somerset and Hanham (part)
Containing electoral wards in Bristol
Bristol Central
Bristol East
Bristol North East (part)
Bristol North West
Bristol South
Containing electoral wards in North Somerset
North Somerset
Wells and Mendip Hills (parts also in Somerset Districts of Mendip and Sedgemoor)
Weston-super-Mare
Containing electoral wards in South Gloucestershire
Filton and Bradley Stoke
North East Somerset and Hanham (part)
North East Bristol (part)
Thornbury and Yate
= 2010
=Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats which covered "Avon" from 10 to 11, with the creation of Filton and Bradley Stoke. This resulted in major changes to Kingswood and three of the four Bristol constituencies. A further three constituencies were renamed.
(The maps on this page do not show the nominal extensions of several constituencies over the waters of the Bristol Channel.)
Other former constituencies in the area were:
Bristol Central abolished 1974
Bristol South East abolished 1983
Bristol North East abolished 1983
South Gloucestershire abolished 1983
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019
= 2024
=The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Avon in the 2024 general election were as follows:
= 2019
=The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Avon in the 2019 general election were as follows:
= Percentage votes
=11983 & 1987 – Alliance of Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party
2As the Brexit Party in 2019
* Included in Other
= Seats
=11983 & 1987 – Alliance of Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party
= Maps
=1983 to 2019
2024 to present (including cross-boundary constituency with Somerset)
Historical representation by party
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Green
See also
List of constituencies in South West England
Notes and references
References
Notes
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Avon
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Gloucestershire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Somerset
- Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Devon
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Parliamentary constituencies in South West England
- Bristol North West (UK Parliament constituency)
- North Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)
- North East Somerset and Hanham (UK Parliament constituency)
