00:00The 2024 general election saw Labour take a landslide victory, ending 14 years of the
00:06Conservative government. In the South West, it has been a Conservative washout.
00:11For Bristol Central, Carla Denyer has made history,
00:14winning her seat as the city's first ever Green Member of Parliament.
00:19They won the seat from Labour's Sangam Debonair,
00:22who was previously tipped for a position at the heart of the new government.
00:27The Greens won a gigantic 56.6 per cent of the votes,
00:31more than 20 points ahead of Labour, who won 32.6 per cent,
00:36trailing far behind the Conservatives in third, followed by Breform UK,
00:40the Liberal Democrats and finally the Party of Women.
00:44The historic win marks part of a seismic shift in support of the Greens,
00:49both in Bristol and across the United Kingdom.
00:52Bristol Central forms most of the former Bristol West constituency,
00:57which was held by Labour since 2015. Let's chat to Carla Denyer,
01:02the new Bristol Central Member of Parliament, to find out what this win means to her.
01:07Having so many emotions right now. It's not really sunk in yet. I'm feeling
01:11elated. I'm feeling super grateful to everyone who voted Green,
01:15both here in Bristol Central and across the country. We've quadrupled our representation
01:20in the House of Commons. And here in Bristol, while we got one Green MP elected here in Bristol
01:25Central, we also came a good second in every other constituency in Bristol,
01:29which, to be honest, is far beyond what I thought would be possible.
01:32Well, I can't wait to get started. And I think the voters of Bristol Central
01:37really wanted to see an MP who represents their progressive, inclusive values in Westminster.
01:43So we're going to have a Labour government, a Labour government with a big majority.
01:48But voters saw the value of having a handful of Green MPs there.
01:52Well, as an MP, I don't get to run Bristol Central. It's not like a little fiefdom.
01:57But the good news is that everyone that lives in Bristol Central is also
02:00in the Bristol City Council area, which the Greens took the leadership of just a few weeks ago,
02:07this May. And so I will certainly be working closely with the new Green-led council,
02:12as well as with the other Labour MPs in the other constituencies in Bristol.
02:17I'll be pushing for policies that benefit everyone in Bristol because
02:21we're a really culturally rich city. We're a really diverse city.
02:25Denia's victory breaks a string of Labour wins across the country. While Labour have held
02:31Bristol East, Bristol North East, Bristol North West and Bristol South. Elsewhere,
02:37Liam Fox lost in North Somerset to Labour and Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg lost in North East Somerset
02:43and Hanham to Labour. In Filton and Bradley Stoke, Labour's Clare Hazel Grove beat Conservative
02:50Jack Leprestie. There has also been a Lib Dem game from the Conservatives in Thornberry and
02:55Yate and a Labour game from the Conservatives in Western Supermare.
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