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General Election 2024

Voters across Bristol and the UK went to the polls to elect their MPs to the House of Commons at the General Election on Thursday, July 4, 2024. The Labour Party won in a landslide victory with Sir Keir Starmer becoming Prime Minister and Angela Rayner made deputy Prime Minister. The Conservatives suffered big losses and Rishi Sunak resigned as party leader following the results. We'll bring you the latest news, results and information for constituencies including Bristol Central, North East Somerset and Hanham, Filton and Bradley Stoke, North Somerset, Bristol North East, Bristol North West, Bristol East, and Bristol South.

Police investigating racial abuse against Bristol councillor election canvassing
Crime
Avon and Somerset Police are treating it as a hate crime
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South Gloucestershire Council appoints new leader
South Gloucestershire Council
Veteran Lib Dem Cllr Maggie Tyrrell replaces Claire Young who is now an MP
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King's Speech July 2024 - 19 key points and how they impact you
Conservative Party
Smoking, vaping, renationalising the railways, new workers' rights, increasing mayor's powers and efforts to clean up the nation's rivers have been announced
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New South Gloucestershire Council leader to be announced after triumphant MP bid
Conservative Party
Lib Dem Claire Young unseated Conservative Luke Hall in Thornbury & Yate at the General Election
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Labour wins Kingswood by-election
Conservative Party
Poll was triggered by the resignation of councillor who has become MP in the Midlands
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"Positive" Bristol residents react to city's first Green MP Carla Denyer
Green Party
Residents in the Bristol Central constituency shared their hope for "change" and a "positive shift".
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Dan Norris will be Metro Mayor AND MP after historic election win
General Election
Stepping down would trigger a costly by-election just nine months before his Mayoral term ends anyway
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How do Bristol voters feel about the General Election result?
General Election
We went to the streets to ask people what they think.
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Breakdown of everything Labour manifesto promises students
Politics
Students across the country will be waking up to the news that Labour has won the general election.
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This is how far you have to drive from Bristol to find a Tory MP now
General Election
All the drama of a historic night as the Tories were swept off the map in the West of England
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Lib Dems become UK's third largest party after West Country success
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats have won seats across the South West
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Green surge in Bristol makes them main challenger to Labour now
General Election
As well as Bristol's first-ever MP, the party finished second everywhere else
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General Election: Count Binface, Beany and Elmo - here's how the novelty candidates fared
General Election
Some people had some interesting choices to make at the polls
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General Election results IN FULL for Bristol and wider West of England region
General Election
It was a historic night for Labour and the Green Party as the Conservatives were wiped off the map in our region
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Former Prime Minister Liz Truss loses seat to Labour
General Election
Ms Truss was Prime Minister for 44 chaotic days in 2022
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Jacob Rees-Mogg reacts after losing seat to Labour MP he unseated in 2010
General Election
Dan Norris, the West of England Metro Mayor, is now the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham
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Nigel Farage elected as MP marking a significant win for Reform UK
General Election
The Reform UK leader was declared MP for Clacton shortly after Lee Anderson became Reform's first MP of the night
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General Election: North Somerset result as Liam Fox is beaten by Labour
General Election
The Conservative grandee has been North Somerset MP for 32 years
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Labour's Keir Starmer heralds new era of hope after landslide victory in General Election
General Election
Sir Keir Starmer says the UK is now experiencing the "sunlight of hope" after a Labour landslide put him on course to be the next prime minister
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New Bristol Green MP Carla Denyer thanks voters who 'made history' as Labour's Thangam Debbonaire reacts to defeat
General Election
"The warmth I have felt during this campaign has been truly humbling" said Carla Denyer
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General Election result: Labour win historic victory in Weston-super-Mare
General Election
Conservative John Penrose has been the MP since 2005 and it is the first Labour MP Weston has ever had
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Jacob Rees-Mogg loses seat to Labour in new North East Somerset and Hanham constituency
General Election
The election was a re-run of the 2010 vote and one of the most hotly-anticipated contests in the country
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Bristol North West General Election result sees Labour's Darren Jones retain his seat
General Election
The contest was a strange one, with the Conservatives suspending their candidate nine days before polling because of the betting scandal
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General Election: Bristol North East result sees Labour win Bristol's new constituency
General Election
Voters have backed Damien Egan from Eastville to Kingswood
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