Bristol City Council elections
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. Since 2012 it has also had a directly elected mayor.
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[edit]
- 1973 Bristol City Council election
- 1976 Bristol City Council election
- 1979 Bristol City Council election
- 1983 Bristol City Council election
- 1984 Bristol City Council election
- 1986 Bristol City Council election
- 1987 Bristol City Council election
- 1988 Bristol City Council election
- 1990 Bristol City Council election
- 1991 Bristol City Council election
- 1992 Bristol City Council election
- 1994 Bristol City Council election
- 1995 Bristol City Council election
- 1997 Bristol City Council election
- 1998 Bristol City Council election
- 1999 Bristol City Council election
- 2001 Bristol City Council election
- 2002 Bristol City Council election
- 2003 Bristol City Council election
- 2005 Bristol City Council election
- 2006 Bristol City Council election
- 2007 Bristol City Council election
- 2009 Bristol City Council election
- 2010 Bristol City Council election
- 2011 Bristol City Council election
- 2013 Bristol City Council election
- 2014 Bristol City Council election
- 2015 Bristol City Council election
- 2016 Bristol City Council election
- 2021 Bristol City Council election
- 2024 Bristol City Council election
Political control[edit]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the Local Government Act 1972, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1973–1983 | |
No overall control | 1983–1986 | |
Labour | 1986–1996 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1996–2003 | |
No overall control | 2003–2009 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2009–2011 | |
No overall control | 2011–2016 | |
Labour | 2016 | |
No overall control[3] | 2016 | |
Labour | 2016–2021 | |
No overall control | 2021–present |
Leadership[edit]
Prior to 2012, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. The leaders from 1974 to 2012 were: [4][5]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Charles Merrett[6] | Labour | 1 Apr 1974 | 1978 | |
Claude Draper | Labour | 1978 | May 1983 | |
Bob Wall[7] | Conservative | May 1983 | May 1984 | |
Graham Robertson[8] | Labour | May 1984 | May 1997 | |
George Micklewright[9][10] | Labour | May 1997 | May 2002 | |
Diane Bunyan[11] | Labour | May 2002 | May 2003 | |
Barbara Janke[12] | Liberal Democrats | Jun 2003 | Nov 2004 | |
Peter Hammond[13] | Labour | 9 Nov 2004 | May 2005 | |
Barbara Janke | Liberal Democrats | May 2005 | May 2007 | |
Helen Holland | Labour | 22 May 2007 | 24 Feb 2009 | |
Barbara Janke | Liberal Democrats | 24 Feb 2009 | 15 May 2012 | |
Simon Cook | Liberal Democrats | 15 May 2012 | 18 Nov 2012 |
In 2012 the council changed to having directly-elected mayors. The mayors since 2012 have been:
Mayor | Party | From | To | |
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George Ferguson | Independent | 19 Nov 2012 | 8 May 2016 | |
Marvin Rees | Labour | 9 May 2016 | 3 May 2024 |
Current councillors[edit]
Party | Councillors | |
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Green | 25 | |
Labour | 23 | |
Conservative | 14 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | |
Knowle Community Party | 2 | |
Independent | 1 |
Ward | Party | Councillor | |
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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 | |
Knowle | Knowle Community Party | Chris Davies | |
Knowle Community Party | Gary 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[edit]
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1992 results map
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1994 results map
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1995 results map
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1997 results map
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1998 results map
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1999 results map
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2001 results map
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2002 results map
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2003 results map
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2005 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2009 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2013 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
By-election results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Edna Norman | 1,453 | 52.5 | +11.6 | |
Labour | Jane Veronica Painter | 1,002 | 36.2 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Andrew Britton | 310 | 11.2 | -8.6 | |
Green | Mary Beryl Wood | 47 | 1.7 | ||
Socialist Labour | Paul Francis Williams | 16 | 0.6 | ||
Majority | 451 | 16.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,765 | 32.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Anne White | 1,035 | 59.4 | +18.0 | |
Labour | Alison Claire Wilson | 392 | 22.5 | -12.6 | |
Conservative | Ashley Peter Fox | 250 | 14.4 | -1.0 | |
Green | Charles Nicholas Bolton | 65 | 3.7 | -4.5 | |
Socialist Labour | Kay Sandra Carter | 59 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 643 | 36.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,801 | 17.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +15.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Trevor Ernest Riddlestone | 812 | 38.6 | +24.6 | |
Labour | Raymond John Sefia | 694 | 33.0 | -29.9 | |
Socialist Labour | Bernard Joseph Kennedy | 263 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Green | David Mark Simpson | 222 | 10.6 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Richard Jonathan Chambers | 111 | 5.3 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 118 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,102 | 25.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +27.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sean Emmett | 1,288 | 52.4 | +28.7 | |
Labour | Kathleen Rosalie Walker | 888 | 36.1 | -12.7 | |
Conservative | Lewis William Price | 283 | 11.5 | -9.8 | |
Majority | 400 | 16.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,459 | 30.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +20.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Josephine Hargreaves | 1,415 | 43.7 | -8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon Freeman | 1,076 | 33.2 | +17.0 | |
Conservative | Philip Arthur Cobbold | 529 | 16.3 | -0.8 | |
Green | Charles Nicholas Bolton | 160 | 4.9 | -7.1 | |
Socialist Alliance | Peter Henry Wearden | 58 | 1.8 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 339 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,238 | 39.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -12.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sue O'Donnell | 961 | 41.2 | -5.1 | |
Labour | Diane Elizabeth Bunyan | 879 | 37.7 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | Seva Singh | 148 | 6.4 | +0.4 | |
Bristolian | Julien George Weston | 127 | 5.5 | -3.2 | |
Green | Michael Crawford | 127 | 5.5 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Ilse Elisabeth Temple | 88 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 82 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,330 | 28.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Tony Potter | 924 | 34.0 | +9.1 | |
Labour | Kevin Herniman | 816 | 30.1 | -8.1 | |
Conservative | Colin Bretherton | 509 | 18.8 | -18.1 | |
Independent | Angelo Agathangelou | 257 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Green | Nick Foster | 116 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
English Democrat | Michael Blundell | 93 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 107 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,720 | 32.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Brenda Massey | 1,109 | 45.5 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | Ronda Brace | 765 | 31.4 | +12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Cash | 365 | 15.0 | -17.1 | |
Green | Chris Millman | 120 | 4.9 | -1.3 | |
English Democrat | Stephen Wright | 77 | 3.2 | -8.3 | |
Majority | 344 | ||||
Turnout | 2,443 | 28.6 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen James Smith | 2,900 | 42.3 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Christopher Donald | 2,704 | 39.5 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Teresa Ann Stratford | 891 | 13.0 | -2.6 | |
Green | Ian Edward Moss | 355 | 5.2 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 196 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,850 | 44.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Timothy Charles Rippington | 865 | 39.7 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Richard Peter Williams | 647 | 29.7 | –4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tara AA Murray | 486 | 22.3 | +12.7 | |
Green | Isaac Price-Sosner | 179 | 8.2 | –4.1 | |
Majority | 218 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,177 | 23.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kye Dudd | 780 | 41.25 | -3.40 | |
Green | Ed Burnham | 728 | 38.50 | +19.08 | |
Conservative | Roddy Jaques | 279 | 14.75 | -9.46 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gill Brooks | 82 | 4.34 | -2.98 | |
TUSC | Tom Baldwin | 22 | 1.16 | +1.16 | |
Majority | 52 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,891 | 21.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Patrick McAllister | 537 | 43.0 | +11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Williams | 511 | 40.9 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Beryl Eileen Means | 153 | 12.2 | -12.8 | |
Conservative | Eliana Barbosa | 34 | 2.7 | -6.5 | |
Independent | Martin Anthony James Booth[note 1] | 14 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 26 | 2.1 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,249 | 32.4 | -13.2 | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats |
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