Donald Michael Ellison Foster,Baron Foster of Bath,is a British politician and life peer who served as Government Deputy Chief Whip and Comptroller of the Household from 2013 to 2015. A member of the Liberal Democrats,he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath from 1992 to 2015.
Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist,political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s,his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets,walls and bridges throughout the world. Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene,which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy says that he was inspired by 3D,a graffiti artist and founding member of the musical group Massive Attack.
Stephen Roy Williams is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West from the 2005 general election until his defeat by Labour Party candidate Thangam Debbonaire in 2015. As an MP,he served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Communities and Local Government from 2013 to 2015.
Henleaze is a northern suburb of the city of Bristol in South West England.
Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire,England. It is a metropolitan district council,one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England,and provides the majority of local government services in Leeds. It has the second-largest population of any council in the United Kingdom with approximately 800,000 inhabitants living within its area;only Birmingham City Council has more. Since 1 April 2014,it has been a constituent council of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a political party in the United Kingdom established in 1990. Ideologically,the SDP combines social conservatism with centre-left economic policy and support for a social market economy alongside Euroscepticism. Founded by Jack Holmes,it has been led by William Clouston since 2018.
Cabot was a council ward that covered the centre of Bristol,England. It took its name from the Cabot Tower,a memorial tower on Brandon Hill that was built to commemorate John Cabot's voyage and "discovery" of North America. The ward was abolished in 2016.
Bath and North East Somerset Council is the local council for the district of Bath and North East Somerset in Somerset,England.
Barbara Lilian Janke,Baroness Janke is a British former teacher and politician. She was the Liberal Democrat leader of Bristol City Council from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2012. She was first elected councillor for Clifton ward in 1995. She became leader of the Liberal Democrat group in 1997,with a break from 2007 to 2008. In August 2014 Cllr Janke was named as one of six new Liberal Democrat working peers.
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 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.
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.
Elections to Preston City Council took place on 3 May 2012,the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
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.
On 15 November 2012,a by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Corby. The election was held on the same day as by-elections in Cardiff South and Penarth and Manchester Central,the first direct election for the post of Mayor of Bristol,and the first Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Andy Sawford,the Labour Party candidate,won with 48% of the vote. The Conservatives' and Liberal Democrats' vote dropped significantly and UKIP came third with their highest-ever vote in a parliamentary by-election to that date.
Catherine Mary Bakewell,Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville,,known as Cathy Bakewell,is a British politician who is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords and formerly an elected District Councillor for the Coker ward of South Somerset.
The 2016 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 2016,to elect members of Exeter City Council in England. Following boundary changes,the entire council was up for election,and all 13 wards were contested,each electing three councillors. The election was held concurrently with other local elections held in England on the 5 May.
The 2021 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. It coincided with nationwide local elections. Voters in the city also voted for the mayor of Bristol,the mayor of West of England and for Avon and Somerset's police and crime commissioner. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hotwells and Harbourside is one of the thirty-four council wards in the city of Bristol in the Southwest of England,United Kingdom.
The 2022 Haringey London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 57 members of Haringey London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members to Exeter City Council in Devon,England. This was the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. 17 of the 39 seats were up for election,one councillor in each of the 13 wards,and 4 by-elections. These wards were last contested in 2018.
