2013 Bristol City Council election

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2013 Bristol City Council election
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  2011 2 May 2013 2014  

23 of 70 seats (One Third) to Bristol City Council
36 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won282314
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg10Steady2.svg
Popular vote17,75512,20313,712
Percentage30.34%20.85%23.43%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.45%Decrease2.svg 4.05%Increase2.svg 2.52%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Green Independent
Seats won41
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote8,0553,443
Percentage13.76%5.88%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.63%Increase2.svg 5.35%

Bristol UK local election 2013 map.svg
Results by ward. Key:
  Conservative
  Labour
  Liberal Democrat
  Green Party of England and Wales
  Independents for Bristol
  No election in 2013

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

No Overall Control

Elections for one third (23 seats) of Bristol City Council were held on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. [lower-alpha 1] No party gained overall control of the chamber, although administrative power rested with the Mayor of Bristol, who had been first elected in November 2012

Contents

The Liberal Democrats, who had been the largest party on the council, lost 10 seats and conceded largest party status to Labour. The Green Party also gained 2 new seats, whilst Independents for Bristol gained their first seat on the council.

Ward results

Bristol Council composition following the 2013 local elections Composition of Bristol City Council following the 2013 local elections.svg
Bristol Council composition following the 2013 local elections

Ashley

Bristol City Council Elections: Ashley Ward 2013 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rob Telford1,22334.54-8.11
Labour Mary Caroline Southcott1,05629.82+4.65
Liberal Democrats Jon Charles Rogers1,00828.47+0.78
Conservative Iain Jenkins Dennis1012.85-1.64
Independents for Bristol Karl Belizaire762.15N/A
TUSC Tom Baldwin491.38N/A
Birthday PartyDave Dobbs280.79N/A
Majority1674.72-10.24
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -6.38

Avonmouth

Bristol City Council Elections: Avonmouth Ward 2013 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wayne Raymond Harvey1,06839.38+6.70
Labour Nicola Bowden-Jones82430.38-2.32
UKIP Spud Murphy64823.89N/A
Green Justin Quinnell802.95+0.25
Liberal Democrats Ian Humfrey Campion-Smith642.36-19.92
TUSC Patrick Dorian Hulme289.00N/A
Majority2444.72+4.70
Conservative hold Swing +4.51

Bishopston

Bristol City Council Elections: Bishopston Ward 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Daniella Radice1,25636.10+21.67
Labour Kye Dudd67519.40-1.48
Independents for Bristol John James Hickey66519.11N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Harris62617.99-33.39
Conservative Richard James Manns2256.47-6.84
TUSC Chris Farrell320.92N/A
Majority58116.70-13.80
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.58

Cabot

Bristol City Council Elections: Cabot Ward 2013 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Michael Wright 85240.61+3.16
Labour Simon Firth54125.79+1.47
Green Charlie Bolton42520.26+1.06
Conservative Chris Didcote28013.35-3.46
Majority31114.82+1.69
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.85

Clifton

Bristol City Council Elections: Clifton Ward 2013 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles James Hastings Lucas63826.76+3.07
Independents for Bristol Brenda Jane McLennan54722.94N/A
Liberal Democrats Andy Morgan45919.25-20.62
Labour Rosemary Chamberlin32013.42-2.85
Green Simon Stafford-Townsend24910.44-8.93
UKIP Alex Zychowski1717.17N/A
Majority913.82-12.36
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -9.94

Clifton East

Bristol City Council Elections: Clifton East Ward 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Timothy Cook57634.68-0.26
Conservative Gareth Alan-Williams55933.65+3.14
Labour Peter Kennedy-Chapman26816.13-3.52
Green Simon Bennett25815.53+2.01
Majority171.03-3.40
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.70

Cotham

Bristol City Council Elections: Cotham Ward 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Negus94241.37+1.08
Labour Eileen Lepine56324.73+3.59
Green Ani Stafford-Townsend41818.36-1.45
Conservative Christopher Morton32014.05-3.36
TUSC Caroline Louisa Vincent341.49+0.13
Majority37916.64-2.51
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.26

Easton

Bristol City Council Elections: Easton Ward 2013 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Afzal Shah97433.95-4.02
Green Anna McMullen84029.28+2.09
Liberal Democrats John Francis Kiely69824.33-3.42
Independents for Bristol Jane Westhead2679.31N/A
Conservative Tony Lee903.14-3.94
Majority1344.67-5.55
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -3.06

Eastville

Bristol City Council Elections: Eastville Ward 2013 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mhairi Threlfall1,02139.50-0.25
Liberal Democrats Steven Robert Comer 1,02039.46+10.40
Conservative Mike Williams2379.17-8.16
Green Josie McLellan2238.63-1.90
TUSC Mark Baker843.25N/A
Majority10.04-10.65
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -5.33

Frome Vale

Bristol City Council Elections: Frome Vale Ward 2013 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Payne90734.36-2.38
Conservative Nigel Currie87233.03-12.18
UKIP Steve Wood57321.70N/A
Green John Hills1445.45-1.12
Liberal Democrats Daniel Alexander Kelly1084.09-1.81
TUSC Philip John Bishop361.36-0.53
Majority351.33-7.14
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.90

Henbury

Bristol City Council Elections: Henbury Ward 2013 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Windows1,15747.73+12.79
Labour Eileen Means95039.19+6.88
Liberal Democrats Mike Popham1536.31-19.25
Green Tim Malnick1345.53+2.41
Birthday PartySimon James Lewis301.24N/A
Majority2078.54+5.91
Conservative hold Swing +2.10

Henleaze

Bristol City Council Elections: Henleaze Ward 2013 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Glenise Sweeting Morgan1,55944.49-0.11
Conservative Kevin Michael Staples1,24535.53-5.39
Labour Barry Thompson Trahar43912.53+2.14
Green Jane Devlin2617.45+3.37
Majority3148.96+5.28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.64

Hillfields

Bristol City Council Elections: Hillfields Ward 2013 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Noreen Daniels1,08952.97+8.11
Conservative Roy Towler37918.43+1.09
Green Rick Lovering24611.96+6.06
TUSC Matthew Gordon1889.14+6.10
Liberal Democrats Andrew Charles Brown1547.49-21.38
Majority71034.54+18.55
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +3.51

Horfield

Bristol City Council Elections: Horfield Ward 2013 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claire Michelle Hiscott72128.57-0.34
Labour Oliver Mead71128.17+6.13
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Ann57922.94-16.68
Independents for Bristol Oliver Randall Mochizuki2419.55N/A
Green Jude English2379.39+3.35
TUSC John Yeandle351.39N/A
Majority100.40-10.31
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -3.24

Kingsweston

Bristol City Council Elections: Kingsweston Ward 2013 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independents for Bristol Jason Budd62027.60N/A
Labour Mike Thorne58426.00-4.24
Liberal Democrats Alex Smethurst52123.20-11.96
Conservative Barbara Madeleine Lewis40417.99-7.33
Green Lela McTernan773.43-0.28
TUSC Roger Thomas401.78N/A
Majority361.60-3.32
Independents for Bristol gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing+15.92

Lawrence Hill

Bristol City Council Elections: Lawrence Hill Ward 2013 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hibaq Jama1,30051.61+10.04
UKIP Pete Brown32412.86N/A
Liberal Democrats Abdul Raoof Malik27410.88-16.25
Independents for Bristol Christine Townsend2279.01N/A
Green Chloe Somers2078.22-1.20
Conservative David Lewis1214.80-3.49
TUSC Roger Thomas662.62+0.82
Majority97638.75+24.31
Labour hold Swing -1.41

Lockleaze

Bristol City Council Elections: Lockleaze Ward 2013 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Estella Tincknell96046.40+14.30
Liberal Democrats Guy James Baiden Poultney62430.16-9.58
Conservative Stephanie Joanne North25712.42-4.43
Green Chrissy Quinnell22811.02+6.59
Majority33616.24+8.60
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.94

Redland

Bristol City Council Elections: Redland Ward 2013 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Fi Hance88132.82-11.82
Green Martin Fodor59021.98+3.49
Labour Philip Jardine53519.93+4.55
Conservative Graham Roger Godwin-Pearson44816.69-4.79
UKIP Christine Thomas2007.45N/A
TUSC Martyn Joseph Ahmet301.12N/A
Majority29110.84-12.32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.66

Southmead

Bristol City Council Elections: Southmead Ward 2013 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda Massey1,19961.27+15.74
Conservative Rob Edwards37619.21-12.19
Green Chris Millman1789.10+4.17
Liberal Democrats Tom Stubbs1236.29-8.69
TUSC Domenico William Hill814.14+0.98
Majority82342.06+27.93
Labour hold Swing +13.97

St George East

Bristol City Council Elections: St George East Ward 2013 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Pearce1,05650.02-0.08
Conservative Edward Alan Cullen58027.48-4.27
Green Don Brown23311.04+4.73
Liberal Democrats Paul Elvin1326.25-2.57
TUSC Mike Luff1105.21+2.18
Majority47622.54+4.19
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.01

St George West

Bristol City Council Elections: St George West Ward 2013 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron Stone1,05246.71+4.67
UKIP Philip John Collins52023.09N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony Potter28412.61-16.62
Green Ben Appleby1747.73-5.76
Conservative Sarah Helen Cleave1687.46-6.03
TUSC Bernie Lyons542.40-0.04
Majority53223.62+10.81
Labour hold Swing -9.21

Stoke Bishop

Bristol City Council Elections: Stoke Bishop Ward 2013 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter John Abraham1,72468.39+12.41
Labour Jasvant Singh Badesha30712.18+2.46
Liberal Democrats Mary Elizabeth Page27610.95-17.42
Green Geoff Collard2148.49+2.56
Majority141756.21+28.60
Conservative hold Swing +4.98

Westbury-on-Trym

Bristol City Council Elections: Westbury-on-Trym Ward 2013 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Richard Gollop 1,74251.00+4.31
Independents for Bristol Helen Louise Mott80023.42N/A
Labour Gillian Kirk42412.41+0.60
Liberal Democrats Graham Christopher Donald2908.49-25.59
Green Alex Dunn1604.68-1.40
Majority94227.58+14.97
Conservative hold Swing -9.56

Notes

  1. All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, [1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election. [2]

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