Bristol City Council election, 2006

Last updated

Bristol City Council election, 2006
Flag of England.svg
  2005 4 May 2006 2007  

23 of 70 seats (One Third) to Bristol City Council
36 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Democrat Labour Conservative
Seats won 33 23 13
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg4Increase2.svg2

  Fourth party
 
Party Green
Seats won 1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

No Overall Control

2006 local election results in Bristol Bristol ward results 2006.png
2006 local election results in Bristol

The 2006 Bristol City Council election took place on 4 May 2006, on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party continued to lose seats, but the Liberal Democrats failed to gain enough to form an overall majority. This election saw the first election of a Green Councillor to Bristol City Council – the first time four parties had been represented since the Council’s creation. [1]

Contents

Ward results

Avonmouth

Avonmouth 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Spud Murphy 1,694 48.25
Labour Karin Marguerite Smyth 1,306 37.20
Green Donald Brown 257 7.32
Liberal Democrat David Anthony Wheeler 254 7.23
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Bedminster

Bedminster 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Bradshaw 1,267 39.82
Conservative Douglas John Newton 777 24.42
Green Clodagh Anne Scott 640 20.11
Liberal Democrat Matthew James Cox 498 15.65
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Bishopston

Bishopston 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David John Gordon Kitson 1,420 42.07
Green Martin Harry Harvey 818 24.24
Labour Gerald Rosenberg 649 19.23
Conservative Jonathan Arthur Thorne 488 14.46
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kevin Michael Quartley 1,482 51.66
Labour Dean James Machin 750 26.14
Green Barrie Robert Lewis 411 14.33
Liberal Democrat Hugh Richard Bond 226 7.88
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Brislington East

Brislington East 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara Madeleine Lewis 1,359 42.91
Labour Simon Mark Geoffrey Crew 1,140 36.00
Liberal Democrat Benjamin Charles Heatley 359 11.34
Green Ruth Elizabeth Cormack 309 9.76
Majority
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Brislingon West

Brislington West 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Henry Main 1,026 37.34
Conservative Colin Robert Bretherton 700 25.47
Labour Fabian Guy Breckels 589 21.43
Green David Kevin Naismith 433 15.76
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Filwood

Filwood 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christopher David Jackson 1,255 52.34
Liberal Democrat Ann Marjorie Cooper 776 32.36
Conservative Jonathan Robert Hucker 223 9.30
Green Xavier Panades I Blas 144 6.01
Majority
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Royston Alan Griffey 1,250 44.84
Conservative Nicola Louise Crandon 1,071 38.41
Liberal Democrat Linda Kynoch Hopkins 261 9.36
Green Melissa Dunlop 206 7.39
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Henbury

Henbury 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark David Roscoe Weston 1,190 40.64
Labour Claire Louise Cook 1,056 36.07
Liberal Democrat Saleh Ahmed 451 15.40
Green Christopher John Gittins 231 7.89
Majority
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hengrove

Hengrove 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mary Sykes 1,082 36.44
Conservative Adam Beda Tayler 1,013 34.12
Labour Busharat Ali 588 19.80
Green Tess Green 286 9.63
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Henleaze

Henleaze 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Clare Campion-Smith 2,016 50.93
Conservative Christopher John Windows 1,284 32.44
Green John Mark Hills 378 9.55
Labour Judith Mary Sluglett 280 7.07
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Horfield

Horfield 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin Kerry 1,361 37.91
Liberal Democrat Neil Robert Harrison 1,342 37.38
Labour David Ian Jepson 646 17.99
Green Daniella Elsa Radice 241 6.71
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsweston

Kingsweston 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Thomas Bees 1,078 36.36
Liberal Democrat Joanna Lesley Prescott 1,040 35.08
Conservative Anthony James Smith 614 20.71
Green Geoff Collard 233 7.86
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Knowle

Knowle 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Gary Hopkins 1,452 46.91
Labour Ricky Orlando Nelson 651 21.03
Conservative James Andrew Hale Stevenson 558 18.03
Green Graham Hugh Davey 434 14.02
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Lockleaze

Lockleaze 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sean Clifford Emmett 1,091 40.21
Respect Jerry Hicks 679 25.03
Labour Gregory Maurice Green 554 20.42
Green Christina Mary Quinnell 251 9.25
Conservative Richard James Manns 138 5.09
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Redland

Redland 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Jeanne Townsend 1,329 40.04
Conservative Julian Wyndham Alexander Strong 872 26.27
Green David Michael Joseph 693 20.88
Labour Faruk Ahmed Choudhury 425 12.81
Majority
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Southmead

Southmead 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jenny Smith 1,039 45.81
Conservative Joe Long 465 20.50
Liberal Democrat Gerard Christopher Mark Smith 414 18.25
English Democrat Michael Thomas Martin Blundell 221 9.74
Green Lela Helen McTernan 129 5.69
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Southville

Southville 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Charles Nicholas Bolton 1,439 40.60
Labour Matthew Symonds 1,432 40.41
Conservative Jonathan Heyes 377 10.64
Liberal Democrat Matthew John Greenwood 296 8.35
Majority
Green gain from Labour Swing

Stockwood

Stockwood 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Henry Robert Morris 1,670 53.20
Labour Brian Peter Mead 671 21.38
Green Peter Anthony Goodwin 436 13.89
Liberal Democrat Paul Elvin 362 11.53
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Stoke Bishop

Stoke Bishop 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Goulandris 2,269 64.22
Liberal Democrat Alexander William Woodman 642 18.17
Labour Dianne Elizabeth Manning 319 9.03
Green Keith Vivian Wiltshire 303 8.58
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ashley Peter Fox 2,319 52.01
Liberal Democrat Michael Henry Popham 1,505 33.75
Green Alex Dunn 331 7.42
Labour Annia Summers 304 6.82
Majority
Conservative hold Swing

Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Timothy Rodney Kent 1,421 45.65
Labour Colin John Smith 1,244 39.96
Conservative Roy David Pepworth 279 8.96
Green Mary Elizabeth Thomson 169 5.43
Majority
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alf Havvock 1,477 41.65
Labour Christopher Louis Orlik 1,114 31.42
Green Stephen Petter 665 18.75
Conservative Graham David Morris 290 8.18
Majority
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

Related Research Articles

Bristol City Council elections

Bristol is a unitary authority and ceremonial county in England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Avon. Since 2012 it has also had a directly elected mayor.

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.

Barbara Janke British politician

Barbara Lilian Janke, Baroness Janke is a British teacher and politician. She was the Liberal Democrat leader of Bristol City Council from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2012. She has been Councillor for Clifton ward since 1995. She was leader of the Liberal Democrat group since 1997, with a break from 2007 to 2008. In August 2014 Cllr Janke was named as one of six new Liberal Democrat working peers.

Politics of Bristol

The city of Bristol, England, is a unitary authority, represented by four MPs representing seats wholly within the city boundaries. As well as these, Filton and Bradley Stoke covers the northern urban fringe in South Gloucestershire and the north eastern urban fringe is in the Kingswood constituency. The overall trend of both local and national representation became left of centre, favouring the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats during the latter 20th century, but there was a shift to the right in the 2010 general election. The city has a tradition of local activism, with environmental issues and sustainable transport being prominent issues in the city.

1988 Bristol City Council election

The 1988 Bristol City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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. This was the first election following the merger of the Liberal Party and SDP to form the Social & Liberal Democrats. There were also several candidates representing the continuing SDP. There was a general small swing to Labour.

1990 Bristol City Council election

The 1990 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1990 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. There were by-elections in Brislington East and Easton. As Easton also had an election in the usual schedule, 2 seats were elected in that ward. There was a significant swing against the Liberal Democrats, largely as a result of the post-merger chaos that the party suffered.

1995 Bristol City Council election

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. 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.

Steve Comer is a former leader of the Liberal Democrats on Bristol City Council in Bristol, England. He was Councillor for Eastville ward from 2005 to 2013, having previously served as Councillor for the adjacent Easton ward (1983-7). He lost by a single vote to a Labour candidate in 2013.

Bristol City Council is a unitary authority and ceremonial county in England. Originally formed on 1 April 1974 as a non-metropolitan district as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. It was envisaged that Bristol would share power with Avon County Council, an arrangement that lasted until 1996 when it was made into a unitary authority by the Local Government Commission for England, which abolished the county of Avon and gave Bristol City Council control of Avon Council's responsibilities.

2009 Bristol City Council election

The 2009 Bristol City Council elections were held on Thursday 4 June 2009, for 23 seats, that being one-third of the total number of councilors. The Liberal Democrats who had been leading a minority administration, won an overall majority of the council, the first time the party had achieved this on Bristol City Council. The Liberal Democrats were defending 11 seats, the Labour Party 10 and the Conservatives 2.

2010 Bristol City Council election

The 2010 Bristol City Council elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2010, for 23 seats, that being one third of the total number of councillors. The Liberal Democrats, who had won overall control of the council in 2009, increased their majority to six seats.

2011 Bristol City Council election

The 2011 Bristol City Council elections were held on Thursday 5 May 2011, for 24 seats, that being one third of the total number of councillors. The Liberal Democrats, who had won overall control of the council in 2009 and increased their majority in 2010, experienced a drop in support and lost 5 seats; 4 to the Labour Party and 1 to the Green Party, which gained its second ever council seat in Bristol. This meant that the Lib Dems no longer had a majority on the council. However, they continued to run the council, relying on opposition groups to vote through any proposal.

Mayor of Bristol

The Mayor of Bristol is the head of Bristol City Council. The Mayor is an elected politician who, along with the 70 members of Bristol City Council, is responsible for the strategic government of the city of Bristol, England. The role was created after a local referendum held on 3 May 2012, which followed the passage of the Localism Act 2011. 41,032 voted for an elected mayor and 35,880 voted against, with a turnout of 24%. An election for the new post was held on 15 November 2012.

2013 Bristol City Council election

Elections for one third of Bristol City Council were held on 2 May 2013 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2013. No party gained overall control.

2016 Bristol City Council election

The 2016 Bristol City Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2016, alongside nationwide local elections. Following a boundary review, the number of wards in the City was reduced to 34, with each electing one, two or three Councillors. The overall number of Councillors remained 70, with all seats are up for election at the same time. Elections would then be held every 4 years.

1999 Bristol City Council election

The 1999 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 1999, on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election due to boundary changes, with each ward electing 2 councillors. The total number of seats on the council increased by 2 due to the creation of a new ward: Clifton East.

2002 Bristol City Council election

The 2002 Bristol City Council election took place on 2 May 2002, on the same day as other local elections. Despite suffering some losses, the Labour Party managed to retain a slim majority.

2003 Bristol City Council election

The 2003 Bristol City Council election took place on 1 May 2003, on the same day as other local elections in the UK. The Labour Party made a number of losses, mainly to the Liberal Democrats, and lost overall control of the council. Loses included Council leader Diane Bunyan, who lost her Windmill Hill seat to the Liberal Democrats. This year also saw elections contested by the new Bristolian Party, founded by the local 'scandal sheet' The Bristolian, though they failed to win any seats.

2007 Bristol City Council election

The 2007 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 2007, on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats lost 2 seats to Labour, but remained the largest party on the Council. No party gained overall control.

2017 Lancaster, Pennsylvania mayoral election

The 2017 mayoral election in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was held on November 7, 2017, and resulted in the election of Democratic Party nominee Danene Sorace to her first term as mayor.

References

  1. "Bristol City Council Election Results for 4 May 2006". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2016.