Bristol City Council elections

Local Election Vote Share in Bristol since 2002

Political Make-up of Bristol City Council since 2002

Bristol is a unitary authority and ceremonial county in England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Avon. Since 2012 it has also had a directly elected mayor.

Political control

Directly elected mayor

Party in control		Years
	Independent	2012-2016
	Labour	2016–present

City council

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973-1983
	No overall control	1983-1986
	Labour	1986-1996

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1995-2003
	No overall control	2003-2009
	Liberal Democrats	2009-2011
	No overall control	2011-2016
	Labour	2016–present

Current councillors

Party		Councillors
	Labour	37
	Conservative	14
	Green	11
	Liberal Democrats	8

Ward		Councillor
Ashley	Green	Jude English
Ashley	Labour	Mike Davies
Ashley	Labour	Carole Johnson
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston	Labour	Donald Alexander
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston	Conservative	Matt Melias
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston	Labour	Jo Sargeant
Bedminster	Labour	Celia Phipps
Bedminster	Labour	Mark Bradshaw
Bishopston & Ashley Down	Labour	Tom Brook
Bishopston & Ashley Down	Green	Eleanor Combley
Bishopsworth	Conservative	Richard Eddy
Bishopsworth	Conservative	Kevin Quarterly
Brislington East	Conservative	Tony Carey
Brislington East	Labour	Mike Langley
Brislington West	Labour	Harriet Bradley
Brislington West	Liberal Democrats	Jos Clark
Bristol Central	Labour	Kye Dudd
Bristol Central	Labour	Paul Smith
Clifton	Green	Paula O'Rourke
Clifton	Green	Jerome Thomas
Clifton Down	Green	Carla Denyer
Clifton Down	Green	Clive Stevens
Cotham	Green	Cleo Lake
Cotham	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Negus
Easton	Labour	Ruth Pickersgill
Easton	Labour	Afzal Shah
Eastville	Labour	Mahmadur Khan
Eastville	Labour	Mhairi Threlfall
Filwood	Labour	Chris Jackson
Filwood	Labour	Jeff Lovell
Frome Vale	Conservative	Lesley Alexander
Frome Vale	Labour	Nicola Bowden-Jones
Hartcliffe & Withywood	Labour	Mark Brain
Hartcliffe & Withywood	Labour	Helen Legg
Hartcliffe & Withywood	Labour	Paul Goggin
Henbury & Brentry	Conservative	Chris Windows
Henbury & Brentry	Conservative	Mark Weston
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park	Liberal Democrats	Tim Kent
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park	Liberal Democrats	Harriet Clough
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park	Labour	Barry Clark
Hillfields	Labour	Craig Cheney
Hillfields	Labour	Anna Keen
Horfield	Conservative	Claire Hiscott
Horfield	Labour	Olly Mead
Hotwells & Harbourside	Liberal Democrats	Mark Wright
Knowle	Liberal Democrats	Chris Davies
Knowle	Liberal Democrats	Gary Hopkins
Lawrence Hill	Labour	Marg Hickman
Lawrence Hill	Labour	Hibaq Jama
Lockleaze	Labour	Gill Kirk
Lockleaze	Labour	Estella Tincknell
Redland	Green	Martin Fodor
Redland	Green	Fi Hance
Southmead	Labour	Brenda Massey
Southmead	Labour	Helen Teige
Southville	Green	Charlie Bolton
Southville	Green	Stephen Clarke
St George Central	Labour	Nicola Beech
St George Central	Labour	Steve Pearce
St George Troopers Hill	Labour	Fabian Breckels
St George West	Labour	Asher Craig
Stockwood	Conservative	Steve Jones
Stockwood	Conservative	Graham Morris
Stoke Bishop	Conservative	Peter Abraham
Stoke Bishop	Conservative	John Goulandris
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze	Liberal Democrats	Clare Campion-Smith
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze	Conservative	Geoff Gollop
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze	Conservative	Liz Radford
Windmill Hill	Labour	Jon Wellington
Windmill Hill	Labour	Lucy Whittle

Mayoral elections

By-election results

Brislington West By-Election 17 June 1997^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Jacqueline Edna Norman	1,453	52.5	+11.6
	Labour	Jane Veronica Painter	1,002	36.2	-0.6
	Conservative	Robert Andrew Britton	310	11.2	-8.6
	Green	Mary Beryl Wood	47	1.7
	Socialist Labour	Paul Francis Williams	16	0.6
Majority			451	16.3
Turnout			2,765	32.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+6.1

Cabot By-Election 12 March 1998^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Anne White	1,035	59.4	+18.0
	Labour	Alison Claire Wilson	392	22.5	-12.6
	Conservative	Ashley Peter Fox	250	14.4	-1.0
	Green	Charles Nicholas Bolton	65	3.7	-4.5
	Socialist Labour	Kay Sandra Carter	59	3.4	+3.4
Majority			643	36.9
Turnout			1,801	17.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+15.3

Ashley By-Election 18 June 1998^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Trevor Ernest Riddlestone	812	38.6	+24.6
	Labour	Raymond John Sefia	694	33.0	-29.9
	Socialist Labour	Bernard Joseph Kennedy	263	12.5	+12.5
	Green	David Mark Simpson	222	10.6	-4.6
	Conservative	Richard Jonathan Chambers	111	5.3	-2.7
Majority			118	5.6
Turnout			2,102	25.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+27.3

Lockleaze By-Election 10 February 2000^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Sean Emmett	1,288	52.4	+28.7
	Labour	Kathleen Rosalie Walker	888	36.1	-12.7
	Conservative	Lewis William Price	283	11.5	-9.8
Majority			400	16.3
Turnout			2,459	30.9
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+20.7

Southville By-Election 19 October 2000^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Josephine Hargreaves	1,415	43.7	-8.6
	Liberal Democrat	Jon Freeman	1,076	33.2	+17.0
	Conservative	Philip Arthur Cobbold	529	16.3	-0.8
	Green	Charles Nicholas Bolton	160	4.9	-7.1
	Socialist Alliance	Peter Henry Wearden	58	1.8	-0.6
Majority			339	10.5
Turnout			3,238	39.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.8

Lawrence Hill By-Election 20 May 2004^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Sue O'Donnell	961	41.2	-5.1
	Labour	Diane Elizabeth Bunyan	879	37.7	+2.6
	Conservative	Seva Singh	148	6.4	+0.4
	Bristolian	Julien George Weston	127	5.5	-3.2
	Green	Michael Crawford	127	5.5	+1.6
	UKIP	Ilse Elisabeth Temple	88	3.8	+3.8
Majority			82	3.5
Turnout			2,330	28.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-3.9

St George West By-Election 9 October 2008^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Potter	924	34.0	+9.1
	Labour	Kevin Herniman	816	30.1	-8.1
	Conservative	Colin Bretherton	509	18.8	-18.1
	Independent	Angelo Agathangelou	257	9.5	+9.5
	Green	Nick Foster	116	4.3	+4.3
	English Democrat	Michael Blundell	93	3.4	+3.4
Majority			107	3.9
Turnout			2,720	32.9
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	8.6

Southmead By-Election 8 September 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Brenda Massey	1,109	45.5	+14.1
	Conservative	Ronda Brace	765	31.4	+12.5
	Liberal Democrat	Barry Cash	365	15.0	-17.1
	Green	Chris Millman	120	4.9	-1.3
	English Democrat	Stephen Wright	77	3.2	-8.3
Majority			344
Turnout			2,443	28.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

References

↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 17 Jun 1997". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 12 Mar 1998". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 18 Jun 1998". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 10 Feb 2000". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 19 Oct 2000". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 20 May 2004". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 9 Oct 2008". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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