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 controlYears
Independent2012–2016
Labour2016–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 controlYears
Labour1973–1983
No overall control1983–1986
Labour1986–1996

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
Labour1995–2003
No overall control2003–2009
Liberal Democrats2009–2011
No overall control2011–2016
Labour2016
No overall control2016[2]
Labour2016–present

Current councillors

Party Councillors
Labour 37
Conservative 15
Green 11
Liberal Democrats 7
Ward Party Councillor
Ashley GreenJude English
Ashley LabourMike Davies
Ashley LabourCarole Johnson
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston LabourDonald Alexander
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston ConservativeMatt Melias
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston LabourJo Sargeant
Bedminster LabourCelia Phipps
Bedminster LabourMark Bradshaw
Bishopston & Ashley Down LabourTom Brook
Bishopston & Ashley Down GreenEleanor Combley
Bishopsworth ConservativeRichard Eddy
Bishopsworth ConservativeKevin Quarterly
Brislington East ConservativeTony Carey
Brislington East LabourMike Langley
Brislington West LabourHarriet Bradley
Brislington West Liberal DemocratsJos Clark
Bristol Central LabourKye Dudd
Bristol Central LabourPaul Smith
Clifton GreenPaula O'Rourke
Clifton GreenJerome Thomas
Clifton Down GreenCarla Denyer
Clifton Down GreenClive Stevens
Cotham GreenCleo Lake
Cotham Liberal DemocratsAnthony Negus
Easton LabourRuth Pickersgill
Easton LabourAfzal Shah
Eastville LabourMahmadur Khan
Eastville LabourMhairi Threlfall
Filwood LabourChris Jackson
Filwood LabourJeff Lovell
Frome Vale ConservativeLesley Alexander
Frome Vale LabourNicola Bowden-Jones
Hartcliffe & Withywood LabourMark Brain
Hartcliffe & Withywood LabourHelen Legg
Hartcliffe & Withywood LabourPaul Goggin
Henbury & Brentry ConservativeChris Windows
Henbury & Brentry ConservativeMark Weston
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park Liberal DemocratsTim Kent
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park Liberal DemocratsHarriet Clough
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park LabourBarry Clark
Hillfields LabourCraig Cheney
Hillfields LabourAnna Keen
Horfield ConservativeClaire Hiscott
Horfield LabourOlly Mead
Hotwells & Harbourside Liberal DemocratsMark Wright
Knowle Liberal DemocratsChris Davies
Knowle Liberal DemocratsGary Hopkins
Lawrence Hill LabourMarg Hickman
Lawrence Hill LabourHibaq Jama
Lockleaze LabourGill Kirk
Lockleaze LabourEstella Tincknell
Redland GreenMartin Fodor
Redland GreenFi Hance
Southmead LabourBrenda Massey
Southmead LabourHelen Teige
Southville GreenCharlie Bolton
Southville GreenStephen Clarke
St George Central LabourNicola Beech
St George Central LabourSteve Pearce
St George Troopers Hill LabourFabian Breckels
St George West LabourAsher Craig
Stockwood ConservativeSteve Jones
Stockwood ConservativeGraham Morris
Stoke Bishop ConservativePeter Abraham
Stoke Bishop ConservativeJohn Goulandris
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze ConservativeSteve Smith
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze ConservativeGeoff Gollop
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze ConservativeLiz Radford
Windmill Hill LabourJon Wellington
Windmill Hill LabourLucy Whittle

Mayoral elections

By-election results

Brislington West By-Election 17 June 1997[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
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[9]
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
Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze By-Election 24 May 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Stephen James Smith 2,900 42.3 +2.9
Liberal Democrat Graham Christopher Donald 2,704 39.5 +7.3
Labour Teresa Ann Stratford 891 13.0 -2.6
Green Ian Edward Moss 355 5.2 -7.6
Majority 196 2.8
Turnout 6,850 44.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Labour loses its majority on Bristol City Council after 'purge' of Corbyn supporters". The Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 17 Jun 1997". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 12 Mar 1998". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 18 Jun 1998". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 10 Feb 2000". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 19 Oct 2000". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 20 May 2004". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  9. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 9 Oct 2008". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  10. ↑ "Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze by-election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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