1991 Bristol City Council election

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1991 Bristol City Council election
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  1990 2 May 1991 1992  

23 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat
Seats won45185
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Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

1991 local election results in Bristol Bristol ward results 1991.png
1991 local election results in Bristol

The 1991 Bristol City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats were up for election. Two seats were contested in Windmill Hill due to an extra vacancy occurring. There was a general swing against the Conservatives. In Lockleaze, the Labour Party failed to field a candidate because of a nomination papers error.

Bristol City Council local authority of Bristol, England

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.

1991 United Kingdom local elections

Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1991. The results were a setback for the governing Conservative Party, who were left with their lowest number of councillors since 1973 - though their popular vote was an improvement from the 1990 local elections, and the Conservatives would go on to win the general election in 1992.

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Ward results

The change is calculated using the results when these actual seats were last contested, i.e. the 1987 election.

Ashley

Ashley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. Saad1,58147.9-7.1
Green D. Simpson83725.3+17.3
Conservative A. Calcutt45413.7-3.5
Liberal Democrat C. Bolton43113.0-6.8
Majority74422.5
Labour hold Swing -12.2

Bedminster

Bedminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P. Crispin2,03145.3+8.9
Conservative I. Gillard1,40131.3-6.1
Liberal Democrat R. Hughes90020.1-4.4
Green N. Whittingham1493.3+1.6
Majority63014.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.5

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. Roberts1,75047.4+5.8
Conservative R. Eddy1,34536.4-3.8
Liberal Democrat V. Bartlett44412.0-5.2
Green B. Lewis1534.1+3.2
Majority40511.0
Labour hold Swing +4.8

Brislington East

Brislington East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P. Begley2,00245.4+2.0
Conservative A. Carey1,53134.7+0.8
Liberal Democrat R. Parsons73416.6-3.4
Green A. Clarke1443.3+0.7
Majority47110.7
Labour hold Swing +0.6

Brislington West

Brislington West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat B. Clarke2,52654.8+6.8
Labour J. Bees1,05722.9+1.6
Conservative J. Cressey90219.6-9.7
Green F. Loughran1282.8+1.5
Majority1,46931.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +2.6

Cabot

Cabot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat S. Brownlow1,56841.0+0.3
Labour C. Hackett1,11229.0+4.3
Conservative P. Cobbold83421.8-7.6
Green J. Quinnell3158.2+3.6
Majority45611.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -2.0

Easton

Easton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour K. Yarwood1,64546.8+0.9
Liberal Democrat M. Smith1,20434.3-5.6
Conservative P. Warford42412.1-0.7
Green P. Taylor2406.8+5.4
Majority44112.6
Labour hold Swing +3.3

Eastville

Eastville
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. Vowles1,60240.3-6.0
Labour J. Williams1,41535.6+2.4
Liberal Democrat G. Williams76419.2+1.3
Green S. Jeffery1904.8+2.2
Majority1874.7
Conservative hold Swing -4.2

Filwood

Filwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. Micklewright1,71971.2+1.2
Liberal Democrat L. Cooper30912.8+0.5
Conservative J. Lopresti28611.8-4.7
Green C. Presley1014.2+3.1
Majority1,41058.4
Labour hold Swing +0.4

Frome Vale

Frome Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative K. Blanchard2,27844.1+0.8
Labour M. McGrath2,17542.2+5.1
Liberal Democrat R. Windmill54210.5-9.1
Green B. Searle1653.2+3.2
Majority1032.0
Conservative hold Swing -2.2

Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour F. Pidgeon1,67549.3+1.5
Conservative S. Willis1,06231.2+0.4
Liberal Democrat R. Beaty53815.8-3.5
Green H. Armstrong1243.6+1.6
Majority61318.0
Labour hold Swing +0.6

Hengrove

Hengrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat J. Webb3,05056.1+21.3
Conservative B. Edwards1,25123.0-16.6
Labour R. Jones1,06319.5-6.1
Green L. Hersey741.4+1.4
Majority1,79933.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing +19.0

Hillfields

Hillfields
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. Robertson1,79248.8+2.9
Conservative A. Seville1,02427.9-7.0
Liberal Democrat G. Draper72719.8+0.6
Green S. Popperwell1263.4+3.4
Majority76820.9
Labour hold Swing +5.0

Knowle

Knowle
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour S. Lamprey1,87052.3+4.6
Conservative L. De'Ath1,00528.1-7.8
Liberal Democrat P. Lambourne58416.3+1.5
Green S. Ball1173.3+1.7
Majority86524.2
Labour hold Swing +6.2

Lawrence Hill

Lawrence Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. Jones2,08666.2+3.9
Conservative H. Richmond49615.7-2.9
Liberal Democrat K. O'Hara41113.0-3.6
Green H. Irvine1595.0+5.0
Majority1,59050.4
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Lockleaze

Lockleaze
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat I. Parry1,76359.8+47.4
Conservative M. Davis86529.3-3.5
Green R. Morrish32110.9+9.9
Majority89830.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +25.5

Southville

Southville
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. May2,11052.8+2.7
Conservative C. Stephenson1,06426.6-4.9
Liberal Democrat P. Hall54313.6-1.0
Green R. Martin2807.0+3.2
Majority1,04626.2
Labour hold Swing +3.8

St George East

St. George East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour C. Price1,72743.7+8.7
Conservative D. Fey1,38134.9-7.4
Liberal Democrat S. Pritchard70917.9-3.0
Green M. Brambley1373.5+1.7
Majority3468.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +8.1

St George West

St. George West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. Deasy1,91347.6+15.1
Liberal Democrat P. Main1,46436.4-14.7
Conservative M. Stump55613.8-2.6
Green M. Hooper852.1+2.1
Majority44911.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +14.9

Stockwood

Stockwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. Stamper2,30743.1-7.3
Labour P. Garland2,10839.4+10.0
Liberal Democrat J. Collins80315.0-4.3
Green G. Collard1312.4+1.5
Majority1993.7
Conservative hold Swing -8.7

Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. Holland2,02759.2+5.4
Conservative C. Trotman72521.2-6.2
Liberal Democrat R. Winch56716.6-0.9
Green B. Hussain1063.1+1.8
Majority1,30238.0
Labour hold Swing +5.8

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill - 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. Bunyan2,00845.1-6.3
Labour M. Ahmed1,848
Conservative W. Biggs1,00722.6-6.7
Liberal Democrat R. Kirkham90820.4+4.8
Green C. Bolton52911.9+8.1
Green M. Turnbull463
Majority84118.9
Labour hold Swing +0.2

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