Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council is the local authority of Bristol, England. The council is a unitary authority, and is unusual in the United Kingdom in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Bristol. Bristol has 35 wards, electing a total of 70 councillors.[4]
Bristol City Council | |
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| Executive mayor elected every four years Full council election every 4 years.[1] Formerly a third elected three years out of four until 2016. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Council logo | |
| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Executive mayor | |
Lord Mayor | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 1 executive mayor 70 councillors |
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Council political groups |
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| Elections | |
Council voting system | Plurality-at-large |
Mayor voting system | Supplementary vote |
Council last election | 5 May 2016 (all councillors) |
Mayor last election | 5 May 2016 |
Council next election | 2021 (all councillors)[3] |
Mayor next election | 2021 |
| Motto | |
| Virtute et Industria (By Virtue and Industry) | |
| Meeting place | |
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| City Hall, College Green, Bristol | |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
The council was formed by the Local Government Act 1972. It was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the non-metropolitan district of Bristol on 1 April 1974.
It was envisaged through the Local Government Act 1972 that Bristol as a non-metropolitan district council would share power with the Avon County Council. This arrangement lasted until 1996 when Avon County Council was abolished and Bristol City Council gained responsibility for services that had been provided by the county council.
Political composition
Mayor
The mayor of Bristol following the 2016 mayoral election is Marvin Rees for the Labour Party. Rees had previously ran in the first Bristol mayoral election, coming second place to the independent George Ferguson.
Councillors
Following the 2016 local elections the Labour Party secured an overall majority, gaining the council from no overall control, the first time that Labour has overall control of Bristol City Council since 2003.
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 36 | |
| Conservative | 14 | |
| Green | 11 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
Current councillors
| Ward | Party | Councillor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley | Green | Jude English | |
| Labour | Mike Davies | ||
| Labour | Carole Johnson | ||
| Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston | Labour | Donald Alexander | |
| Conservative | Matt Melias | ||
| Labour | Jo Sergeant | ||
| Bedminster | Labour | Celia Phipps | |
| Labour | Mark Bradshaw | ||
| Bishopston & Ashley Down | Labour | Tom Brook | |
| Green | Eleanor Combley | ||
| Bishopsworth | Conservative | Richard Eddy | |
| Conservative | Kevin Quarterly | ||
| Brislington East | Liberal Democrats | Tony Carey[5] | |
| Labour | Mike Langley | ||
| Brislington West | Labour | Harriet Bradley | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jos Clark | ||
| Bristol Central | Labour | Kye Dudd | |
| Labour | Paul Smith | ||
| Clifton | Green | Paula O'Rourke | |
| Green | Jerome Thomas | ||
| Clifton Down | Green | Carla Denyer | |
| Green | Clive Stevens | ||
| Cotham | Green | Cleo Lake | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Negus | ||
| Easton | Labour | Ruth Pickersgill | |
| Labour | Afzal Shah | ||
| Eastville | Liberal Democrats | Sultan Khan[6] | |
| Labour | Mhairi Threlfall | ||
| Filwood | Labour | Chris Jackson | |
| Labour | Jeff Lovell | ||
| Frome Vale | Conservative | Lesley Alexander | |
| Labour | Nicola Bowden-Jones | ||
| Hartcliffe & Withywood | Labour | Mark Brain | |
| Labour | Helen Holland | ||
| Labour | Paul Goggin | ||
| Henbury & Brentry | Conservative | Chris Windows | |
| Conservative | Mark Weston | ||
| Hengrove & Whitchurch Park | Liberal Democrats | Tim Kent | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harriet Clough | ||
| Labour | Barry Clark | ||
| Hillfields | Labour | Craig Cheney | |
| Labour | Anna Keen | ||
| Horfield | Conservative | Claire Hiscott | |
| Labour | Olly Mead | ||
| Hotwells & Harbourside | Liberal Democrats | Mark Wright | |
| Knowle | Liberal Democrats | Chris Davies | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Hopkins | ||
| Lawrence Hill | Labour | Marg Hickman | |
| Labour | Hibaq Jama | ||
| Lockleaze | Labour | Gill Kirk | |
| Labour | Estella Tincknell | ||
| Redland | Green | Martin Fodor | |
| Green | Fi Hance | ||
| Southmead | Labour | Brenda Massey | |
| Labour | Helen Godwin | ||
| Southville | Green | Charlie Bolton | |
| Green | Stephen Clarke | ||
| St George Central | Labour | Nicola Beech | |
| Labour | Steve Pearce | ||
| St George Troopers Hill | Labour | Fabian Breckels | |
| St George West | Labour | Asher Craig | |
| Stockwood | Conservative | Steve Jones | |
| Conservative | Graham Morris | ||
| Stoke Bishop | Conservative | Peter Abraham | |
| Conservative | John Goulandris | ||
| Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze | Conservative | Steve Smith | |
| Conservative | Geoff Gollop | ||
| Conservative | Liz Radford | ||
| Windmill Hill | Labour | Jon Wellington | |
| Labour | Lucy Whittle | ||
References
- Bristol City Council
- "Lord Mayor of Bristol". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- Bristol City Council
- Bristol City Council
- Elected as Conservative, joined Liberal Democrats 26 September 2019. "Councillor Tony Carey joins Lib Dem team". Bristol Lib Dems. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- Elected as Labour, joined Liberal Democrats 29 August 2019. "Councillor Sultan Khan joins Lib Dem Team". Bristol Lib Dems. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
