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Bristol North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Major settlements
  
Bristol

Major settlement
  
Bristol

Created from
  
Bristol

Number of members
  
1

Bristol North (UK Parliament constituency)

Replaced by
  
Bristol, Bristol North East

Bristol North was a borough constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.

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Boundaries

1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Bristol wards of District, St James's, and St Paul's, and part of North ward, and the local government district of Stapleton.

1918-1950: The County Borough of Bristol wards of District, St Philip and Jacob North, and Stapleton, and part of Easton ward.

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Liberal: Rt Hon. Augustine Birrell
  • Unionist: Laurie Magnus
  • endorsed by Coalition Government

    • Elections in the 1940s

  • Constituency abolished 1950, with the major part going to Bristol North East

    • References

    Bristol North (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia
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