Bristol East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Kerry McCarthy (Labour) is the MP for Bristol East, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Kerry McCarthy (Labour) won 20,748 votes, 45.0% of the valid vote; Ani Stafford-Townsend (Green Party) came second with 14,142. 46,109 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,917, 60.7% of those registered. The majority was 6,606.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 114,286; the estimate for 2014 was 105,311. 14,078 were aged 65 or over and 20,604 were under 16.
In 2024/25, 30.6% of children under 16 in Bristol East (6,297) 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 rose from 23.6% in 2021/22 to 23.9% in 2024/25.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 79.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.2 points. 14.5% were economically inactive.
At the 2021 Census there were 45,627 households and 5,019.5 residents per square kilometre; 35.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 14.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £325,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £199,950. The highest March-year median in the series was £335,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 221st highest of 575 constituencies. 1,235 sales were registered in the period, against 1,578 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Bristol East accounted for 41,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 4,200 local units for March 2026.
Jobs based in Bristol East paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £42,181 for workplace jobs and £38,013 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £36,321. The residents' figure ranks 302nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,615 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.5%. A year earlier the count was 3,545.
MP
Kerry McCarthy, Labour
- MP for Bristol East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2005
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Kerry McCarthy on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Kerry McCarthy in Hansard, from 1 September 2026 to 13 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 172 spoken contributions by Kerry McCarthy since 4 July 2024.
Ahead of the Budget, I have been talking to many small businesses in my constituency. The Minister might be particularly interested to know that that includes 12 independent breweries, which are really struggling with their energy bills.
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The Minister has been absolutely brilliant in helping to identify children with a parent in prison.
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Personally, I cannot see that Rosebank is compatible with meeting our climate objectives, but I recognise that the process should be followed. Green Alliance has reported that the gas being wasted in the North sea would be enough to heat 570,000 homes.
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Following the heatwaves and wildfires across Europe this summer and the destruction caused by the glacier collapse and catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet, the message is becoming impossible to ignore: the consequences of climate change and environmental degradation are …
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I too worked in the financial markets, although I think I have done a better job of hiding it in my 21 years in Parliament. I was more on the debt market side. In fact, I am so old that I was part of the salvage operation for Barings bank when it went under.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry McCarthy | Labour | 20,748 | 45.0% | −13.4 |
| Ani Stafford-Townsend | Green Party | 14,142 | 30.7% | +22.2 |
| Dan Conaghan | Conservative | 6,435 | 14.0% | −9.4 |
| Tony Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrat | 2,713 | 5.9% | −1.1 |
| Farooq Siddique | Independent | 1,259 | 2.7% | |
| Claire Dunnage | Social Democratic Party | 555 | 1.2% | |
| Wael Arafat | Independent | 257 | 0.6% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. 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 | Labour 45.0% | Green Party 30.7% | 6,606 | 60.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 58.4% | Conservative 23.3% | 19,393 | 72.8% |
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 East lies within Bristol, City of.
- Bristol, City of E06000023
Who has power over Bristol East
Every body that makes decisions for Bristol East, 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 East this page: Kerry McCarthy (Labour) 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 East?
Kerry McCarthy (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bristol East?
The House of Commons Library records 20,748 votes for Kerry McCarthy of Labour and a majority of 6,606; 60.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bristol East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,615, 4.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Bristol East?
£325,000: 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 East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,013 (April 2025).
How many children in Bristol East live in low income families?
6,297 children under 16, 30.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Bristol East?
114,286 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.