Constituency profile

Bristol North West

South West · Borough constituency · Bristol, City of borough

Darren Jones MP
Sitting MP

Darren Jones

Labour

First elected June 2017

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
South West
Borough constituency, Bristol, City of council
Last 5 GE winners
CCLLL
Labour 3/5, Conservative 2/5
EU referendum 2016
41.6% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -10.3pp below mean
Current outlook
Labour +17.1pp
vs Green 24.4%
SouthernRemain-leaningGraduate-heavy

About the Bristol North West constituency

Bristol North West is a borough constituency in the South West. The sitting MP is Darren Jones (Labour), first elected in June 2017. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 49.6% to 17.3% for the Greens, a majority of 15,669 votes on a 64.7% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 41.5% and the Greens on 24.4%, a margin of 17.1 points.

Who lives in Bristol North West? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
41.6%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
43.0%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
14.2%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
61.5%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
37.7%
UK average ~36%
Median age
37.1
UK median ~40
Age 65+
19.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
35.0%
UK average ~28%

How did Bristol North West vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 15,669 votes (32.3pp) · turnout 64.7%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Bristol North West

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Bristol North West within Bristol, City of

Bristol North West sits entirely within Bristol, City of Council. Bristol, City of was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Bristol, City of
62 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
Avonmouth and Lawrence WestonLabour 51.2%vs Green 17.7%2024 Labour 41.5%vs Green 28.6%-24.0%
Bishopston and Ashley DownLabour 50.3%vs Green 27.6%2024 Green 59.4%vs Labour 32.5%-49.1%
Henbury and BrentryLabour 50.6%vs Conservative 18.3%2024 Conservative 51.4%vs Labour 35.3%-32.1%
HorfieldLabour 57.0%vs Green 16.7%2024 Labour 50.9%vs Green 26.9%-34.0%
SouthmeadLabour 56.3%vs Green 15.6%2024 Labour 48.9%vs Green 28.2%-24.2%
Stoke BishopLabour 43.0%vs Conservative 20.8%2024 Conservative 46.4%vs Green 20.4%-42.2%
Westbury-on-Trym and HenleazeLabour 42.7%vs Conservative 17.3%2024 Lib Dem 41.4%vs Conservative 31.0%-53.5%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Bristol North West at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Bristol North West at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con gain from LabCharlotte Leslie25.9%38.0%31.5%2.3% UKIP1.0%1.3%3,27468.5%
2015Con holdCharlotte Leslie34.4%43.9%6.2%9.4% UKIP5.7%0.3%4,94469.3%+0.8
2017Lab gain from ConDarren Jones50.7%41.8%5.2%-2.3%-4,76171.7%+2.4
2019notionalLabour winnerDarren Jones 2019 MP, pre-review boundary48.9%36.5%8.1%-6.4%0.1%7,23576.1%+4.4
2024Lab holdDarren Jones49.6%14.0%8.6%10.0% Ref17.3%0.5%15,66964.7%-11.4

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Bristol North West

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Bristol North West. Politics shown for context.

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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