Riding profile

Bristol East

UK constituency — England · Urban · south west

The question

Bristol East: will Labour lose this seat to Green?

Editorial read

Bristol East, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 14-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Green Party ahead at 39% vote share, against 29% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Kerry McCarthy

Sits with Labour

Since
2005-05-05
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Green

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
12.5
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Green 39.5%
  • Labour 28.8%
  • Reform UK 10.9%
  • Conservative 10.2%
  • Lib Dems 5.9%
  • Other 4.5%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Green Labour Reform UK Conservative
HereBristol East 39.5%28.8%10.9%10.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.8% +27.7 21.7% +7.2 25.3% −14.4 18.9% −8.7

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
14.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-1.8 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Kerry McCarthy Elected Labour 20,748 45.0
Ani Stafford-Townsend Green 14,142 30.7
Dan Conaghan Conservative 6,435 14.0
Tony Sutcliffe Lib Dems 2,713 5.9
Farooq Siddique Other 1,259 2.7
Claire Dunnage Other 555 1.2
Wael Arafat Other 257 0.6

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
110,757
Median age
35
Employment rate
75.6%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029