Bristol Central: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Bristol Central is represented in the House of Commons by Carla Denyer (Green Party). On 4 July 2024 Carla Denyer (Green Party) won 24,539 votes, 56.6% of the valid vote; Thangam Debbonaire (Labour) came second with 14,132. 43,365 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 62,735, 69.1% of those registered. The majority was 10,407.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Bristol Central has the 13th lowest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (8.4%); it also has the 23rd highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (8,684.2 per sq km).
Workplaces in Bristol Central accounted for 169,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 8,435 local units for March 2026.
Bristol Central counted 38,201 households on Census day 2021; 8.4% of adults were retired and 51.1% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £44,180 for jobs in Bristol Central and £42,787 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £41,096. The residents' figure ranks 145th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £398,750 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £290,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £400,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 135th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,050 sales were registered in the period, against 1,369 in the year to March 2025.
In 2024/25, 18.0% of children under 16 in Bristol Central (1,707) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 15.1% in 2021/22 to 14.0% in 2024/25.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 101,154; the estimate for 2014 was 84,971. There were more children under 16 (9,507) than residents aged 65 and over (7,574).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.1 points. 17.4% were economically inactive.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,055 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.4%. September 2025 had 2,025.
MP
Carla Denyer, Green Party
- MP for Bristol Central since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Carla Denyer on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Carla Denyer in Hansard, from 12 October 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 218 spoken contributions by Carla Denyer since 4 July 2024.
I will indeed. The now Lord Rees, who was the first black mayor of Bristol and one of the first in Europe, also featured in my maiden speech, and I recognise the great contribution that he made to our city.
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It is a pleasure to speak in today’s debate marking Black History Month, and I thank the Minister for opening the debate with a speech so powerful that it gave me the chills.
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Drilling at Jackdaw is an act of climate vandalism. As we have heard, it will not bring down bills and it will create only 27 jobs.
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I thank the hon. Member for his important speech. In my constituency, only 2.3% of rental homes are affordable with local housing allowance—a far cry from the 30% that it is meant to be.
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It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Barker. It was and remains a tragedy that we threw away the right to work, study, live and love in 27 countries.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Denyer | Green Party | 24,539 | 56.6% | +30.6 |
| Thangam Debbonaire | Labour | 14,132 | 32.6% | −25.9 |
| Samuel Williams | Conservative | 1,998 | 4.6% | −9.7 |
| Robert Clarke | Reform UK | 1,338 | 3.1% | +1.9 |
| Nicholas Coombes | Liberal Democrat | 1,162 | 2.7% | |
| Kellie-Jay Keen | Party of Women | 196 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Green gain from Lab. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Green Party 56.6% | Labour 32.6% | 10,407 | 69.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 58.5% | Green Party 26.0% | 16,696 | 73.2% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bristol Central lies within Bristol, City of.
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Who has power over Bristol Central
Every body that makes decisions for Bristol Central, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bristol Central this page: Carla Denyer (Green Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bristol Central?
Carla Denyer (Green Party), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bristol Central?
The House of Commons Library records 24,539 votes for Carla Denyer of Green Party and a majority of 10,407; 69.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bristol Central?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,055, 2.4% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Bristol Central?
£398,750: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Bristol Central?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £42,787 (April 2025).
How many children in Bristol Central live in low income families?
1,707 children under 16, 18.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Bristol Central?
101,154 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.