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

Council composition

Composition of the council [2]
Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] Green UKIP Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (84 seats)
1973 56253––0Labour
1976 473430–0Labour
1979 532830–0Labour
New ward boundaries (68 seats)
1983 303260–0No overall control
1984 332960–0No overall control
1986 352670–0Labour
1987 372560–0Labour
1988 392450–0Labour
1990 432140–0Labour
1991 451850–0Labour
1992 402260–0Labour
1994 39199001Labour
1995 5369000Labour
1997 52511000Labour
1998 44717000Labour
New ward boundaries (70 seats)
1999 371023000Labour
2001 40921000Labour
2002 361024000Labour
2003 311128000No overall control
2005 271132000No overall control
2006 231333100No overall control
2007 251331100No overall control
2009 161736100Liberal Democrats
2010 171438100Liberal Democrats
2011 211433200No overall control
2013 281412401No overall control
2014 311516611No overall control
2015 3016101310No overall control
New ward boundaries (70 seats)
2016 371481100Labour
2021 241482400No overall control
2024 21783400No overall control

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

All-up election results (2016-present)

By-election results

1995-1999

Brislington West By-Election 17 June 1997 [3]
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
Majority 45116.3
Turnout 2,76532.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +6.1
Cabot By-Election 12 March 1998 [4]
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
Majority 64336.9
Turnout 1,80117.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +15.3
Ashley By-Election 18 June 1998 [5]
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
Majority 1185.6
Turnout 2,10225.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +27.3

1999-2003

Lockleaze By-Election 10 February 2000 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sean Emmett1,28852.4+28.7
Labour Kathleen Rosalie Walker88836.1−12.7
Conservative Lewis William Price28311.5−9.8
Majority 40016.3
Turnout 2,45930.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +20.7
Southville By-Election 19 October 2000 [7]
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
Majority 33910.5
Turnout 3,23839.8
Labour hold Swing -12.8

2003-2007

Lawrence Hill By-Election 20 May 2004 [8]
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
Majority 823.5
Turnout 2,33028.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.9

2007-2011

St George West By-Election 9 October 2008 [9]
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
Majority 1073.9
Turnout 2,72032.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 8.6

2011-2016

Southmead By-Election 8 September 2011 [10]
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
Majority 344
Turnout 2,44328.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2016-2020

Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze By-Election 24 May 2018 [11]
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
Majority 1962.8
Turnout 6,85044.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Brislington East By-Election 16 January 2020 [12]
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
Majority 21810.0
Turnout 2,17723.6
Labour hold Swing

2021-2024

Southmead By-Election 17 February 2022 [13]
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
Majority 522.8
Turnout 1,89121.2
Labour hold Swing
Hotwells and Harbourside By-Election 2 February 2023 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Patrick McAllister 537 43.0 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams 51140.9+8.0
Labour Beryl Means15312.2−12.8
Conservative Eliana Barbosa342.7−6.5
Independent Martin Booth [note 1] 141.1+1.1
Majority 262.1
Turnout 1,249
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. [15]
Bishopston and Ashley Down By-Election 24 August 2023 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green James Crawford 1,294 50.2 −3.2
Labour Andrew Milton98138.1+10.6
Liberal Democrats Barry Cash1847.1−5.5
Conservative Roddy Jaques913.5−3.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist CoalitionAmy Sage261.0+1.0
Majority 31312.2
Turnout 2,576
Green hold

2024-2028

Horfield By-Election 4 July 2024 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Johnson2,36740.1
Green Anna Meares2,26438.4
Conservative Sharon Scott77813.2
Liberal Democrats Roxanne Lock4076.9
TUSC Joan Molins831.4
Majority 1031.7
Turnout 589961.0
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Kate (7 May 2020). "Bristol's next mayor will only serve three-year term after 2020 elections postponed". Bristol Post. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 17 Jun 1997". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 12 Mar 1998". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 18 Jun 1998". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 10 Feb 2000". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 19 Oct 2000". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 20 May 2004". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  9. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 9 Oct 2008". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Southmead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze by-election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Brislington East by-election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Southmead Ward by election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Hotwells and Harbourside by-election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  15. ↑ Booth, Martin (13 January 2023). "'I shall strive to make Bristol better, just from outside City Hall'". Bristol24/7 . Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bishopston and Ashley Down Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Horfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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