Bristol City Council elections

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Bristol City Council is the local authority for Bristol, a unitary authority and ceremonial county in England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Avon. From 2012 until 2024 it also had a directly elected mayor.

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Because of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, elections for the Mayor of Bristol, Bristol City Council councillors, and the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner were delayed from 2020 to May 2021, with post holders terms extended by a year and the following terms shortened by a year. [1]

Elections

Current councillors

PartyCouncillors
Green 34
Labour 20
Liberal Democrats 8
Conservative 7
Vacant 1
Total70
WardPartyCouncillor
Ashley Labour Amirah Cole
Green Jude English
Green Tim Wye
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston Labour Donald Alexander
Conservative John Geater
Conservative James Scott
Bedminster Labour Mark Bradshaw
Green Tessa Fitzjohn
Bishopston & Ashley Down Green Emma Edwards
Green James Crawford
Bishopsworth Conservative Richard Eddy
Conservative Kevin Quarterly
Brislington East Labour Katja Hornchen
Labour Tim Rippington
Brislington West Liberal Democrats Jos Clark
Liberal Democrats Andrew Varney
Central Labour Farah Hussain
Green Ani Stafford-Townsend
Clifton Green Katy Grant
Green Paula O'Rourke
Clifton Down Green Carla Denyer
Green Tom Hathway
Cotham Green Mohamed Makawi
Green Guy Poultney
Easton Green Jenny Bartle
Green Barry Parsons
Eastville Labour Marley Bennett
Green Lorraine Francis
Filwood Independent Zoe Goodman
Labour Chris Jackson
Frome Vale Conservative Lesley Alexander
Labour Amal Ali
Hartcliffe & Withywood Labour Kerry Bailes
Labour Helen Holland
Labour Paul Goggin
Henbury & Brentry Conservative Mark Weston
Conservative Chris Windows
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park Liberal Democrats Andrew Brown
Liberal Democrats Sarah Classick
Liberal Democrats Tim Kent
Hillfields Labour Craig Cheney
Labour Ellie King
Horfield Labour Philippa Hulme
Labour Tom Renhard
Hotwells & Harbourside Green Patrick McAllister
KnowleKnowle Community PartyChris Davies
Knowle Community PartyGary Hopkins
Lawrence Hill Labour Hibaq Jama
Green Yassin Mohamud
Lockleaze Green Heather Mack
Green David Wilcox
Redland Green Martin Fodor
Green Fi Hance
Southmead Labour Kye Dudd
Labour Brenda Massey
Southville Green Tony Dyer
Green Christine Townsend
St George Central Labour Nicola Beech
Labour Steve Pearce
St George Troopers Hill Labour Fabian Breckels
St George West Labour Asher Craig
Stockwood Conservative Jonathan Hucker
Conservative Graham Morris
Stoke Bishop Conservative John Goulandris
Conservative Henry Michallat
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze Conservative Geoff Gollop
Conservative Sharon Scott
Conservative Steve Smith
Windmill Hill Green Ed Plowden
Green Lisa Stone

City result maps

By-election results

1990 - 1999

Brislington West By-Election 17 June 1997 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Edna Norman1,45352.5+11.6
Labour Jane Veronica Painter1,00236.2−0.6
Conservative Robert Andrew Britton31011.2−8.6
Green Mary Beryl Wood471.7
Socialist Labour Paul Francis Williams160.6
Majority45116.3
Turnout 2,76532.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +6.1
Cabot By-Election 12 March 1998 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne White1,03559.4+18.0
Labour Alison Claire Wilson39222.5−12.6
Conservative Ashley Peter Fox25014.4−1.0
Green Charles Nicholas Bolton653.7−4.5
Socialist Labour Kay Sandra Carter593.4+3.4
Majority64336.9
Turnout 1,80117.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +15.3
Ashley By-Election 18 June 1998 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor Ernest Riddlestone81238.6+24.6
Labour Raymond John Sefia69433.0−29.9
Socialist Labour Bernard Joseph Kennedy26312.5+12.5
Green David Mark Simpson22210.6−4.6
Conservative Richard Jonathan Chambers1115.3−2.7
Majority1185.6
Turnout 2,10225.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +27.3

2000 - 2001

Lockleaze By-Election 10 February 2000 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sean Emmett1,28852.4+28.7
Labour Kathleen Rosalie Walker88836.1−12.7
Conservative Lewis William Price28311.5−9.8
Majority40016.3
Turnout 2,45930.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +20.7
Southville By-Election 19 October 2000 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josephine Hargreaves1,41543.7−8.6
Liberal Democrats Jon Freeman1,07633.2+17.0
Conservative Philip Arthur Cobbold52916.3−0.8
Green Charles Nicholas Bolton1604.9−7.1
Socialist Alliance Peter Henry Wearden581.8−0.6
Majority33910.5
Turnout 3,23839.8
Labour hold Swing -12.8
Lawrence Hill By-Election 20 May 2004 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue O'Donnell96141.2−5.1
Labour Diane Elizabeth Bunyan87937.7+2.6
Conservative Seva Singh1486.4+0.4
BristolianJulien George Weston1275.5−3.2
Green Michael Crawford1275.5+1.6
UKIP Ilse Elisabeth Temple883.8+3.8
Majority823.5
Turnout 2,33028.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.9
St George West By-Election 9 October 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Potter92434.0+9.1
Labour Kevin Herniman81630.1−8.1
Conservative Colin Bretherton50918.8−18.1
IndependentAngelo Agathangelou2579.5+9.5
Green Nick Foster1164.3+4.3
English Democrat Michael Blundell933.4+3.4
Majority1073.9
Turnout 2,72032.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 8.6

2010 - 2019

Southmead By-Election 8 September 2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda Massey1,10945.5+14.1
Conservative Ronda Brace76531.4+12.5
Liberal Democrats Barry Cash36515.0−17.1
Green Chris Millman1204.9−1.3
English Democrat Stephen Wright773.2−8.3
Majority344
Turnout 2,44328.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze By-Election 24 May 2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen James Smith2,90042.3+2.9
Liberal Democrats Graham Christopher Donald2,70439.5+7.3
Labour Teresa Ann Stratford89113.0−2.6
Green Ian Edward Moss3555.2−7.6
Majority1962.8
Turnout 6,85044.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2020 - 2029

Brislington East By-Election 16 January 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy Charles Rippington86539.7+1.4
Conservative Richard Peter Williams64729.7–4.1
Liberal Democrats Tara AA Murray48622.3+12.7
Green Isaac Price-Sosner1798.2–4.1
Majority21810.0
Turnout 2,17723.6
Labour hold Swing
Southmead By-Election 17 February 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kye Dudd78041.25−3.40
Green Ed Burnham72838.50+19.08
Conservative Roddy Jaques27914.75−9.46
Liberal Democrats Gill Brooks824.34−2.98
TUSC Tom Baldwin221.16+1.16
Majority522.8
Turnout 1,89121.2
Labour hold Swing
Hotwells and Harbourside By-Election 2 February 2023 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Patrick McAllister 537 43.0 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams 51140.9+8.0
Labour Beryl Eileen Means15312.2−12.8
Conservative Eliana Barbosa342.7−6.5
IndependentMartin Anthony James Booth [note 1] 141.1+1.1
Majority262.1+0.8
Turnout 1,24932.4−13.2
Green gain from Liberal Democrats
  1. Martin Booth announced that he had withdrawn his candidacy on 13 January, however he still appeared on the final ballot paper. [13]

Horfield

Following the 2024 election, Labour councillor Deborah Vittori was found to be ineligible to be a councillor due to already working for the council and was disqualified. [14] The by-election for the vacant seat was held 4 July 2024, the same day as the 2024 UK general election [15] with the statement of persons nominated released 7 June 2024. [16]

Horfield By-Election 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Johnson2,36740.1
Green Anna Meares2,26438.4
Conservative Sharon Scott77813.2
Liberal Democrats Roxanne Lock4076.9
TUSC Joan Molins831.4
Majority1031.7
Turnout 589961.0

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