Map of Bristol North West ward boundaries

At the next general election the boundaries of Bristol North West will change to include the following wards: Avonmouth, Henbury, Henleaze, Horfield, Kingsweston, Lockleaze, Southmead, Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym.

Both the influential UK Polling Report and Plymouth University have produced research, based on which way the population of the new seat voted at the last General Election, which proves this constituency is a two horse race between Labour and Conservative.

Conservative Candidate Charlotte Leslie comments, “We can win Bristol North West, but only if we deliver on issues that matter to local people, and that is what I am determined to do.”

I thought I lived in Bristol West. What does this mean for me?

If you live in Henleaze, Westbury-on-Trym or Stoke Bishop, on the new election boundaries, you are no longer part of the old Bristol West, but part of the new Bristol North West, which is a Labour-held seat, by just over 1000 votes.

I already live in Bristol North West! -What’s the difference?

If you live in Avonmouth, Henbury, Kingsweston, Horfield, Southmead or Lockleaze, you are still part of Bristol North West like you always were, but a seat that this time has only a very narrow Labour majority – down to just 1000 votes.

This means that Bristol North West is one of the seats the Conservatives can win to kick Labour out of Government. The only way Labour can hang on now is if people vote for other parties, like Liberal Democrat.

In other words, in the General Election, voting Liberal Democrat is voting to help Labour to cling onto power.

Liberal Democrats have admitted defeat

Graph of proportion of vote per party

The Liberal Democrats’ own website has confirmed they expect to come third in this constituency. Their own website has stated there are only hundreds of votes between the Conservatives and Labour whilst their party trails thousands behind. In the most recent elections voters in Avonmouth, Henbury, Stoke Bishop and Westbury-on-Trym all elected Conservatives.