1995 Bristol City Council election

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1995 Bristol City Council election
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  1994 4 May 1995 1997  

All 68 seats to Bristol City Council
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won5396
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1995 local election results in Bristol

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1995 Bristol City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 with all seats being up for election, in preparation for Bristol City Council becoming a Unitary Authority following the abolition of Avon County Council. [1] The same ward boundaries were used, however these are elections to a new authority and cannot be considered gains or losses compared to previously held seats.

Contents

The election saw national issues, such as the unpopularity of the national Conservative government and the state of the economy, being the major issues in the election. The Conservative candidates branded themselves as 'Bristol Conservatives', which was seen as an attempt to distance themselves from the national government. [1] The Labour Party was expected to win a large majority but they were criticised by the Conservatives for cutting money from the Scouts while giving money to a lesbian/bisexual women's group. [2]

Labour easily gained a majority and as predicted before the election the Liberal Democrats became the second largest party on the council driving the Conservatives down to third as compared to the previous district council. [1]

Election results

The vote and seat share for all parties that contested the election:

PartyCllrs % Vote±%
Labour Party 5353.3N/A
Liberal Democrats 919.6N/A
Conservative Party 624.8N/A
Green Party 02.3N/A
Total68100.00

Ward results

These election results are to the new Unitary Authority of Bristol City Council, therefore they cannot be considered gains or losses compared to previously held seats. Sebastian Matthews, who apparently stood as the "Macromedia Student" party, is possibly a nomination-paper error where 'Occupation' and 'Party' were swapped, c.f. Systems Designer.

Ashley

Ashley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nichola I. Barton 1,763 70.41
Labour Raymond J. Sefia 1,472 58.79
Green David M. Simpson42617.01
Liberal Democrats John H. Bonham-Carter39315.69
Liberal Democrats Jane McGarry36814.70
Conservative Kerrie Carpenter2238.91
Conservative Ian J. Henderson2148.55
Majority1,04641.77
Turnout 2,50431.83N/A
Registered electors 7,867N/A

Avonmouth

Avonmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Celia M. Lukins 2,200 70.42
Labour Ernie Bristow 2,149 68.79
Conservative David L. Holme57818.50
Liberal Democrats Paul W. Lloyd41913.41
Liberal Democrats Pamela Henderson37111.88
Majority1,57150.29
Turnout 3,12441.83N/A
Registered electors 7,468N/A

Bedminster

Bedminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter J. Crispin 2,001 67.92
Labour Claire M. Warren 1,683 57.13
Conservative Jack Lopresti 52617.85
Liberal Democrats Mary Sykes51317.41
Conservative Christian V.J. Simpson49816.90
Green Charles N. Bolton2819.54
Majority1,15739.27
Turnout 2,94634.93N/A
Registered electors 8,433N/A

Bishopston

Bishopston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia M. McLaren 2,115 52.80
Labour Arthur Keefe 2,064 51.52
Liberal Democrats David J.G. Kitson1,05526.34
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Maitland96624.11
Conservative Ian E. Kealey71817.92
Conservative Pearl C.L. Abraham69517.35
Green Justin M. Quinnell2987.44
Majority1,00925.19
Turnout 4,00644.98N/A
Registered electors 8,906N/A

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Cleverley 1,674 57.35
Labour Paul C. Walker 1,468 50.29
Conservative Richard S. Eddy1,13838.99
Conservative Michael J. Jarrett1,02235.01
Liberal Democrats Nicholas L. Doddrell2187.47
Green Barrie R. Lewis1244.25
Majority33011.31
Turnout 2,91940.87N/A
Registered electors 7,142N/A

Brislington East

Brislington East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William L. Martin 2,357 64.03
Labour Peter T.J. Begley 2,297 62.40
Conservative Anthony R. Carey82322.36
Conservative Colin R. Bretherton76120.67
Liberal Democrats Jeffery Exon49513.45
Liberal Democrats Linda Hopkins40410.98
Majority1,47440.04
Turnout 3,68139.92N/A
Registered electors 9,220N/A

Brislington West

Brislington West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dan Norris 1,905 49.92
Labour Jane V. Painter 1,859 48.72
Liberal Democrats Peter H. Main1,21731.89
Liberal Democrats Catherine F. Johnstone1,18831.13
Conservative Holly Richmond65617.19
Conservative Ian D. Millard60915.96
Green Mary B. Wood1694.43
Majority64216.82
Turnout 3,81645.54N/A
Registered electors 8,379N/A

Cabot

Cabot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles R. Boney 1,395 44.50
Liberal Democrats Stephen R. Williams 1,264 40.32
Labour Paul A. Garland1,18237.70
Labour William J. Waines99731.80
Conservative Ashley P. Fox 51816.52
Conservative David J. Smith49915.92
Green Rowan V. Beton2778.84
Majority822.62
Turnout 3,13534.80N/A
Registered electors 9,008N/A

Clifton

Clifton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Janke 1,574 41.77
Liberal Democrats Brian H. Price 1,554 41.24
Conservative John Bretten1,24132.94
Conservative Alan D. Tasker1,19231.63
Labour Nicole A.M. Steven80821.44
Labour Denton W. Brockway80721.42
Green Lucinda Hersey2596.87
Majority3138.31
Turnout 3,76839.58N/A
Registered electors 9,519N/A

Cotham

Cotham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shelley M. Lanchbury 1,609 47.20
Labour Fabian G. Breckels 1,584 46.47
Conservative Philip A. Cobbold89926.37
Conservative Anthony M.B. Orr88425.93
Liberal Democrats Michael C. Bosel72721.33
Liberal Democrats Gizella K. Hughes71721.03
Green Geoff Collard2587.57
Majority68520.09
Turnout 3,40938.37N/A
Registered electors 8,884N/A

Easton

Easton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John F. Kiely 1,840 52.54
Liberal Democrats Michael B. Smith 1,710 48.83
Labour Michael Langley1,39939.95
Labour David White1,29837.06
Green Robert Nicholls1654.71
Conservative Paul N. Hancock1464.17
Majority3118.88
Turnout 3,50246.27N/A
Registered electors 7,569N/A

Eastville

Eastville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally J. Andrews 1,785 57.28
Labour David Sutton 1,608 51.60
Conservative Lesley A. Alexander85027.28
Conservative Timothy C. Collins79925.64
Liberal Democrats Paul R. Potts 54217.39
Liberal Democrats Roland I. Potts44714.35
Majority75824.33
Turnout 3,11637.10N/A
Registered electors 8,398N/A

Filwood

Filwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen James Grant 1,385 75.03
Labour George Micklewright 1,300 70.42
Militant LabourIan P. Marshall31216.90
Militant LabourWayne Coombes25113.60
Conservative Jonathan R. Hucker1598.61
Green Graham H. Davey1286.93
Majority98853.52
Turnout 1,84627.44N/A
Registered electors 6,728N/A

Frome Vale

Frome Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Adrian Becker 2,264
Labour Anne M. Walder 1,952
Conservative Kenneth I. Blanchard1,390
Conservative Victor C. Eaglestone1,085
Liberal Democrats Stella J. Hender425
Liberal Democrats Jean C. Norman376
Green Simon D. Kellett184
Majority56213.2
Turnout 44.1

Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bernard W. Chalmers 1,950
Labour Mervyn R. Hulin 1,754
Conservative Barrie R. Edwards447
Conservative Jonathan D.R. Price353
Green Susan P. Ball194
Majority1,30750.4
Turnout 31.2

Henbury

Henbury
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jack D. Fisk 2,353
Labour Richard J. Pyle 2,197
Conservative Donald C. Miller942
Conservative Janet G. Reed817
Liberal Democrats Anne W. Stephen424
Liberal Democrats John W.A. Toye311
Majority1,25533.7
Turnout 47.4

Hengrove

Hengrove
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Judith M. Webb 2,079
Liberal Democrats Sandra S. Loader 1,937
Labour Michael J. Chivers1,167
Labour Mohammad K. Ahmed1,093
Conservative Brian W. Edwards798
Conservative Steven M. Willis760
Majority77019.0
Turnout 40.0

Henleaze

Henleaze
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Rosalie M. Brown 2,198
Conservative Joyce M. Fey 2,051
Conservative John L. Portch1,982
Liberal Democrats John E. Mortell1,843
Labour Keith Evans753
Labour Roger J. Livingston657
Majority691.4
Turnout 55.7

Hillfields

Hillfields
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Graham R. Robertson 2,043
Labour J. Douglas Naysmith 2,009
Conservative Barbara J. Moore596
Conservative Alfred D. Seville588
Majority1,41353.5
Turnout 34.6

Horfield

Horfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Arthur Massey 1,760
Labour David R. Poole 1,751
Conservative Betty J.D. Topham1,441
Conservative Anthony J. Smith1,279
Liberal Democrats Margaret S. Hodgkins355
Liberal Democrats Sylvia E. Young351
Green Peter M. Scott105
Majority3108.5
Turnout 46.1

Kingsweston

Kingsweston
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Rosemary A. Clarke 1,944
Labour John T. Bees 1,934
Conservative Jeanne Veale655
Conservative Richard L. Clifton618
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ludlow361
Liberal Democrats Francis R. Young344
Majority1,27943.2
Turnout 41.1

Knowle

Knowle
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tessa Coombes 1,774
Labour Patricia Roberts 1,672
Conservative John E. Gammon576
Liberal Democrats Evelyn M. Elworthy486
Green John M. Hills205
Majority1,09636.0
Turnout 35.8

Lawrence Hill

Lawrence Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Robert J. Channon 1,759
Labour Lesley Broomhead 1,718
Liberal Democrats Michael Baker400
Liberal Democrats Paul Elvin308
Conservative George E. Burton264
Majority1,31854.4
Turnout 29.2

Lockleaze

Lockleaze
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Judy Patterson 1,880
Labour Philip W. Gregory 1,824
Liberal Democrats Joan Grace636
Liberal Democrats Ian H. Parry566
Conservative Christopher R. Stallabrass347
Conservative Geoffrey R. Gollop336
Majority1,18841.5
Turnout 39.6

Redland

Redland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Ashton 2,060
Labour Joan B. McLaren 1,989
Conservative Mark F.H. Casewell1,102
Conservative Antony S. Waycott1,086
Liberal Democrats Robert J. Wills926
Liberal Democrats Michael J. Woods841
Macromedia StudentSebastian A.H. Matthews127
Majority88721.0
Turnout 45.3

Southmead

Southmead
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter W. Hammond 1,745
Labour Jennifer M. Smith 1,699
Conservative Martin Kerry599
Conservative Jarmila Parry567
Liberal Democrats Carol F. Taylor348
Liberal Democrats Simon R. Young251
Majority1,10040.9
Turnout 34.8

Southville

Southville
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Andrew J. May 2,123
Labour David Johnson 2,104
Conservative Cora A.P. Stephenson503
Conservative Neil A. Cuthbertson478
Liberal Democrats Richard F. Hughes411
Green Sigrid Shayer357
Majority1,60147.2
Turnout 38.1

St George East

St. George East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Charles S. Price 1,802
Labour Margaret A. Shovelton 1,778
Conservative Edward J. Withers632
Conservative Derek A.E. Fey629
Liberal Democrats Gordon H. Draper508
Liberal Democrats Tony R. Potts414
Majority1,14639.0
Turnout 35.4

St George West

St. George West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John E. Deasy 2,062
Labour Ronald E. Stone 1,983
Liberal Democrats Gordon Williams436
Liberal Democrats Kenneth M. Peacock432
Conservative Derek V. Hooper345
Conservative Marilyn Hutton308
Majority1,54754.4
Turnout 36.9

Stockwood

Stockwood
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Robin Moss 2,002
Conservative Colin J.N. Williams 1,985
Labour David Spry1,968
Conservative David H.R. Morris1,820
Liberal Democrats Jane M. Collins709
Liberal Democrats Rosemary A. Windmill383
Majority170.4
Turnout 46.3

Stoke Bishop

Stoke Bishop
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter J. Abraham 2,051
Conservative Christopher M.B. Alderson 1,992
Liberal Democrats Keri A. Dow1,034
Liberal Democrats Dennis H. Brown961
Labour Luke Akehurst769
Labour Edward F. Fowler719
Green William F. McCaskie160
Majority95823.9
Turnout 39.6

Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David H. Poole 2,614
Conservative Robert W. Wall 2,544
Labour Dick Drew1,102
Liberal Democrats Carol K. Stratton1,050
Liberal Democrats Antony A. Stratton976
Majority1,44230.3
Turnout 53.0

Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Helen Holland 2,025
Labour Paul Smith 2,008
Conservative Robert R. Morris392
Green Christine J. Presley187
Majority1,61662.1
Turnout 31.7

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Diane E. Bunyan 2,368
Labour Christopher L. Orlik 2,035
Green Anita J. Lewis543
Conservative William R.J. Biggs516
Conservative Lilian F. Biggs506
Majority1,49243.5
Turnout 32.3

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