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]

Political control

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 controlYears
Labour1973–1983
No overall control1983–1986
Labour1986–1996

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
Labour1996–2003
No overall control2003–2009
Liberal Democrats2009–2011
No overall control2011–2016
Labour2016
No overall control[3]2016
Labour2016–2021
No overall control2021–present

Leadership

Prior to 2012, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. The leaders from 2005 to 2012 were: [4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Barbara Janke Liberal Democrats2005May 2007
Helen Holland Labour22 May 200724 Feb 2009
Barbara Janke Liberal Democrats24 Feb 200915 May 2012
Simon Cook Liberal Democrats15 May 201218 Nov 2012

In 2012 the council changed to having directly-elected mayors. The mayors since 2012 have been:

MayorPartyFromTo
George Ferguson Independent19 Nov 20128 May 2016
Marvin Rees Labour9 May 2016

Current councillors

Party Councillors
Green 25
Labour 23
Conservative 14
Liberal Democrats 5
Knowle Community Party 2
Independent 1
Ward Party Councillor
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

By-election results

Brislington West By-Election 17 June 1997[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Cabot By-Election 12 March 1998[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Ashley By-Election 18 June 1998[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Lockleaze By-Election 10 February 2000[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Southville By-Election 19 October 2000[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Lawrence Hill By-Election 20 May 2004[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
St George West By-Election 9 October 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Southmead By-Election 8 September 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze By-Election 24 May 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Brislington East By-Election 16 January 2020[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Southmead By-Election 17 February 2022[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Hotwells and Harbourside By-Election 2 February 2023[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
  1. ↑ Martin Booth announced that he had withdrawn his candidacy on 13 January, however he still appeared on the final ballot paper.[16]

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. ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Labour loses its majority on Bristol City Council after 'purge' of Corbyn supporters". The Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Council minutes". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 17 Jun 1997". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 12 Mar 1998". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 18 Jun 1998". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 10 Feb 2000". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  9. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 19 Oct 2000". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  10. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 20 May 2004". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  11. ↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 9 Oct 2008". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
  12. ↑ "Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze by-election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Brislington East by-election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Southmead Ward by election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Hotwells and Harbourside by-election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  16. ↑ Booth, Martin (13 January 2023). "'I shall strive to make Bristol better, just from outside City Hall'". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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