Bristol East was the scene of Tony Benn's defeat in 1983 when he lost
the seat to Conservative Jonathan Sayeed, although this constituency
was actually a new one composed of parts of Bristol North East and
Bristol South East (Benn’s original constituency) which were
both then abolished.
So, in effect, 1992 represented Labour’s first victory in this
constituency when Mr Sayeed lost the seat after only nine years' tenure
to Labour’s Jean Corston - one of Bristol’s three female
MPs - who has held it ever since.
The constituency
comprises the neighbourhoods of Brislington East and West, Easton,
Eastville, Lawrence and Stockwood.
The seat is also home to Temple Meads rail station.
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