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Elections to Bristol City Council were held on 1 May 1997. [1]
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ernie Bristow | 3,363 | 59.03 | ||
| Conservative | Frances Summers | 1,462 | 25.66 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Wakefield | 770 | 13.52 | ||
| Green | Lela McTernan | 102 | 1.79 | ||
| Majority | 1,901 | 33.37 | |||
| Turnout | 5,711 | 76.62 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arthur Keefe | 2,673 | 39.47 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Gordon Kitson | 2,224 | 32.84 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Kealey | 1,528 | 22.56 | ||
| Green | Justin Quinnell | 347 | 5.12 | ||
| Majority | 449 | 6.63 | |||
| Turnout | 6,791 | 75.01 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Crawford Walker | 2,348 | 47.40 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Eddy | 1,962 | 39.60 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Doddrell | 448 | 9.04 | ||
| Green | Barrie Lewis | 196 | 3.96 | ||
| Majority | 386 | 7.80 | |||
| Turnout | 4,963 | 70.14 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter James Begley | 2,928 | 43.74 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Henderson | 1,848 | 27.61 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Michael John Baker | 1,343 | 20.06 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Brian Corbett | 487 | 7.28 | ||
| Green | Martin Turnbull | 88 | 1.31 | ||
| Majority | 1,080 | 16.13 | |||
| Turnout | 6,730 | 71.13 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Main | 2,558 | 40.86 | ||
| Labour | Jane Painter | 2,302 | 36.77 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Bretherton | 1,239 | 19.79 | ||
| Green | Mary Beryl Wood | 162 | 2.59 | ||
| Majority | 256 | 4.09 | |||
| Turnout | 6,278 | 47.78 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Brian Price | 2,991 | 42.47 | ||
| Conservative | John Bretten | 2,278 | 32.34 | ||
| Labour | Alun Davies | 1,442 | 20.47 | ||
| Green | David Woodgate | 332 | 4.71 | ||
| Majority | 713 | 10.13 | |||
| Turnout | 7,062 | 66.52 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Jones | 2,418 | 34.72 | ||
| Conservative | Phillip Cobbold | 2,069 | 29.71 | ||
| Labour | Fabian Breckels | 2,039 | 29.27 | ||
| Green | Geoff Collard | 439 | 6.30 | ||
| Majority | 349 | 5.01 | |||
| Turnout | 6,996 | 69.49 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mervyn Hulin | 2,904 | 57.61 | ||
| Conservative | Jack Lopresti | 1,073 | 21.29 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Evelyn Elworthy | 930 | 18.45 | ||
| Green | Mary Elizabeth Thomson | 134 | 2.66 | ||
| Majority | 1,831 | 36.32 | |||
| Turnout | 5,060 | 66.70 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard John Pyle | 3,047 | 54.00 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony James Smith | 1,741 | 30.85 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Sylvia Young | 855 | 15.15 | ||
| Majority | 1,306 | 23.15 | |||
| Turnout | 5,664 | 74.01 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kelvin Blake | 2,646 | 35.91 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mary Sykes | 2,375 | 32.23 | ||
| Conservative | Steven Willis | 2,253 | 30.57 | ||
| Green | Charles Bolton | 95 | 1.29 | ||
| Majority | 271 | 3.68 | |||
| Turnout | 7,377 | 74.93 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Dennis Hunter Brown | 3,082 | 41.64 | ||
| Conservative | Joyce Fey | 2,981 | 40.27 | ||
| Labour | Roger Livingston | 1,130 | 15.27 | ||
| Green | Richard Cook | 209 | 2.82 | ||
| Majority | 101 | 1.37 | |||
| Turnout | 7,414 | 80.58 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathleen Walker | 2,538 | 44.64 | ||
| Conservative | Martin Kerry | 1,984 | 34.89 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Simon Young | 1,022 | 17.97 | ||
| Green | Donald Monck Brown | 142 | 2.50 | ||
| Majority | 554 | 9.75 | |||
| Turnout | 5,700 | 72.74 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Bees | 2,879 | 55.95 | ||
| Conservative | Edward Ward | 1,332 | 25.88 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Anthony James Wood | 935 | 18.17 | ||
| Majority | 1,547 | 30.07 | |||
| Turnout | 5,162 | 72.18 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Roberts | 2,757 | 55.73 | ||
| Conservative | Julian Hendy | 1,110 | 22.44 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Traube | 850 | 17.18 | ||
| Green | Graham Davey | 230 | 4.65 | ||
| Majority | 1,647 | 33.29 | |||
| Turnout | 4,962 | 68.23 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosalind Mitchell | 2,540 | 34.78 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Richer | 2,467 | 33.78 | ||
| Conservative | Micahel Withers | 1,837 | 25.15 | ||
| Green | Christopher Sykes | 460 | 36.30 | ||
| Majority | 73 | 1.00 | |||
| Turnout | 7.330 | 74.51 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jennifer Smith | 3,117 | 59.19 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Burrell Orr | 1,190 | 22.60 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Martyn Dunn | 834 | 15.84 | ||
| Green | Siobhan Campbell | 125 | 2.34 | ||
| Majority | 1,927 | 36.59 | |||
| Turnout | 5,287 | 68.67 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Shovelton | 2,995 | 48.51 | ||
| Conservative | Timothy Collins | 1,773 | 28.07 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Gordon Draper | 1,192 | 19.31 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Roy Thomas Nurse | 138 | 2.24 | ||
| Green | Aidan Knapp | 116 | 1.88 | ||
| Majority | 1,262 | 20.44 | |||
| Turnout | 6,199 | 72.53 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Stone | 3,010 | 55.67 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Peacock | 1,166 | 21.56 | ||
| Conservative | George Burton | 1,086 | 20.09 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Paul Francis Williams | 145 | 2.68 | ||
| Majority | 1,844 | 34.11 | |||
| Turnout | 5,427 | 68.21 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Williams | 3,422 | 45.99 | ||
| Labour | Bridget Wilson | 2,723 | 36.59 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Jane Mary Collins | 1,075 | 14.45 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Giles Shorter | 120 | 1.61 | ||
| Green | Maureen Arnaiz | 101 | 1.36 | ||
| Majority | 699 | 9.40 | |||
| Turnout | 7,452 | 76.85 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Alderson | 3,808 | 49.81 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Guy Adams | 2,091 | 27.35 | ||
| Labour | Jonathan Wyatt | 1,534 | 20.07 | ||
| Green | William McCaskie | 212 | 2.77 | ||
| Majority | 1,717 | 22.46 | |||
| Turnout | 7,664 | 75.20 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert William Wall | 3,585 | 53.25 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Edward Ward | 1,819 | 27.02 | ||
| Labour | John Waines | 1,163 | 17.27 | ||
| Green | Robert Nicholls | 166 | 2.47 | ||
| Majority | 1,766 | 26.23 | |||
| Turnout | 6,745 | 80.96 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Smith | 3,139 | 62.47 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Rhys Morris | 1,031 | 20.52 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Joseph McNamee | 751 | 14.95 | ||
| Green | John Mark Hills | 104 | 2.07 | ||
| Majority | 2,108 | 41.95 | |||
| Turnout | 5,036 | 62.19 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Orlik | 3,426 | 52.44 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Gizella Gughes | 1,142 | 17.48 | ||
| Conservative | David Robert Morris | 1,093 | 16.73 | ||
| Green | Maxine Gilman | 649 | 9.93 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Robin Clapp | 223 | 3.41 | ||
| Majority | 2,284 | 34.96 | |||
| Turnout | 6.546 | 66.28 | |||
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