Riding profile

Bristol Central

UK constituency — England · Urban · south west

The question

Bristol Central: a safe seat for the Green Party?

Editorial read

Bristol Central, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Green Party in the previous cycle, with a 24-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Green Party ahead at 61% vote share, against 22% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Carla Denyer

Sits with Green

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Green

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
40.2
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Green 61.5%
  • Labour 22.0%
  • Reform UK 8.7%
  • Lib Dems 3.0%
  • Conservative 2.9%
  • Other 1.7%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Green Labour Reform UK Lib Dems
HereBristol Central 61.5%22.0%8.7%3.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.8% +49.6 21.7% +0.4 25.3% −16.6 11.6% −8.6

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Green
Margin
24.0 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+16.2 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Carla Denyer Elected Green 24,539 56.6
Thangam Debbonaire Labour 14,132 32.6
Samuel Williams Conservative 1,998 4.6
Robert Clarke Reform UK 1,338 3.1
Nicholas Coombes Lib Dems 1,162 2.7
Kellie-Jay Keen Other 196 0.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
97,813
Median age
27
Employment rate
80.2%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029