Riding profile

Bristol South

UK constituency — England · Urban · south west

The question

Bristol South: will Labour lose this seat to Green?

Editorial read

Bristol South, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 18-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Green Party ahead at 35% vote share, against 27% for Labour, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Karin Smyth

Sits with Labour

Since
2015-05-07
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Green

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
10.1
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Green 35.1%
  • Labour 26.6%
  • Reform UK 20.5%
  • Conservative 9.3%
  • Lib Dems 6.2%
  • Other 2.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Green Labour Reform UK Conservative
HereBristol South 35.1%26.6%20.5%9.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.8% +23.3 21.7% +5.0 25.3% −4.8 18.9% −9.6

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

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
17.7 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-7.6 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Karin Smyth Elected Labour 18,521 42.7
Jai Breitnauer Green 10,855 25.0
Richard Visick Reform UK 6,195 14.3
Liz Brennan Conservative 4,947 11.4
Andrew Brown Lib Dems 2,721 6.3
Neil Norton Other 164 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
104,457
Median age
35
Employment rate
82.7%

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

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029