St George West (ward)

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St George West
ward
Bristol City Council.
Bristol UK ward map 2016 st george west.png
Ward boundaries since 2016.
County Bristol
Population6,891 [1]
Electorate 5,265 [2]
Current ward
Created ()
CouncillorRob Bryher (Green)
UK Parliament constituency Bristol East

St George West is an electoral ward in the St George neighbourhood of Bristol, England. It is located in the outer east of the city of Bristol, covering St George Park, the upper end of Church Road (from the junction at Avonvale Road to just beyond the Fountain), Plummers Hill and parts of Crofts End to the north, down to the River Avon to the south, and includes part of Redfield in the south-west. [3] [4]

Contents

Boundaries for Bristol electoral wards were redrawn ahead of the 2016 United Kingdom local elections, following years of population growth. St George West reduced in area and became a single-councillor ward, with parts of the electorate transferring to St George Central and St George Troopers Hill to the east.

For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, St George is in Bristol East constituency. As of 2024 the constituency is represented by Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour). [5]

Councillors

Councillors representing St George West ward
ElectedCouncillorPartyElectorateTurnout
2024 Rob Bryher [2] Green 5,26542%
2021 Asher Craig [6] Labour 5,20444.66%
2016 Asher Craig [7] Labour 4,75745.97%
2015 Sue Milestone [8] Labour 9,35561.58%.
2014 Sue Milestone Labour
2013 Ron Stone Labour
2011 Peter Warren Hammond Labour
2009 Ron Stone Labour
2008 by election Tony Potter Lib Dem
2007 John Edward Deasy Labour

Local elections

The 1995 local election in St. George West was won by Ronald Edward Stone and John Edward Deasy, who were the Labour party candidates. [9] In 1997, there was a 68.21% turnout for an election which was won by the Labour party. The Labour party has continued to win the local election in the ward, although in 2007 they achieved only 38.24% of the vote. This was less than 2% more than the Conservative Party candidate, who was in second place. [10] In the 2008 by-election, after the death of the Labour candidate the Conservative party attracted some controversy after replacing their previous candidate, Angelo Agathangelou, with Colin Bretherton. [11]

Schools

There are five schools in the ward. This includes Air Balloon Hill Infant and Junior Schools, Air Balloon Hill Junior School, Speedwell Nursery School, St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School and Summerhill School. [12]

Air Balloon Hill School can be found on Hillside Road. [13] Speedwell Nursery School can be found on Speedwell Road [14] and St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School is located on Blackswarth Road. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "2021 Census Area Profile: St George West Ward". Office for National Statistics.
  2. 1 2 "St George West Ward 2024". Bristol City Council.
  3. ↑ "St George West". Bristol Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Development Control Areas and Ward Boundaries".
  5. ↑ "Constituency Details for St. George West Ward" . Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  6. ↑ "Local councillor elections 2021". Bristol City Council.
  7. ↑ "Local election May 2016 turnout and results". Bristol City Council.
  8. ↑ "St George West Ward". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 4 May 1995" . Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  10. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 3 May 2007" . Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  11. ↑ "Bristol Tory leaders branded lunatics by rejected candidate" . Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  12. ↑ "List of St. George West ward schools" . Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  13. ↑ "Air Balloon Hill Infants School" . Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  14. ↑ "Speedwell Nursery School" . Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  15. ↑ "St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School" . Retrieved 10 May 2008.

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