Battleground West: Bristol East

Labour won the Bristol East constituency in 2010 with a majority of 3,722 votes (an 8.27% share). It’s considered to be a safe Labour seat – the party have held it since 1992.

Outgoing MP: Kerry McCarthy, Shadow Foreign Office Minister. She's to stand again.

Full list of 2015 candidates:

• Theodora Clarke (Conservative)

• Lorraine Francis (Green)

• Matt Gordon (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)

• Abdul Malik (Liberal Democrats)

• Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

• James McMurray (UKIP)