Bristol City Council elections

Local Election Vote Share in Bristol since 2002

Political Make-up of Bristol City Council since 2002

Bristol is a unitary authority and ceremonial county in England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitian district in Avon.

Political control

Main article: Politics of Bristol

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973-1983
	No overall control	1983-1986
	Labour	1986-1996

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1995-2003
	No overall control	2003-2009
	Liberal Democrats	2009-2011
	No overall control	2011-present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Bristol City Council election, 1973
Bristol City Council election, 1976
Bristol City Council election, 1979
Bristol City Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
Bristol City Council election, 1984 (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
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

Unitary authority elections

Election Year		Labour		Liberal Democrats		Conservative		Green		UKIP		Independent
Current	30		9		16		14		1
2015	30		10		16		13		1
2014	31		16		15		6		1		1
2013	28		23		14		4				1
2011	21		33		14		2
2010	17		38		14		1
2009	16		36		17		1
2008	24		32		13		1
2007	25		31		13		1
2006	23		33		13		1
2005	27		32		11
2003	31		28		11
2002	36		24		10
2001	40		21		9

City result maps

2015 results map
2014 results map
2013 results map
2011 results map
2010 results map
2009 results map
2007 results map
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2005 results map
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2002 results map
2001 results map
1999 results map
1998 results map
1997 results map
1995 results map
1994 results map
1992 results map
1991 results map
1990 results map
1988 results map
1987 results map
1986 results map
1984 results map
1983 results map

By-election results

Brislington West By-Election 17 June 1997^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+6.1

Cabot By-Election 12 March 1998^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing	+15.3

Ashley By-Election 18 June 1998^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+27.3

Lockleaze By-Election 10 February 2000^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+20.7

Southville By-Election 19 October 2000^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josephine Hargreaves	1,415	43.7	-8.6
	Liberal Democrat	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^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing	-3.9

St George West By-Election 9 October 2008^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrats	Michael Blundell	93	3.4	+3.4
Majority			107	3.9
Turnout			2,720	32.9
	Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat	Barry Cash	365	15.0	-17.1
	Green	Chris Millman	120	4.9	-1.3
	English Democrats	Stephen Wright	77	3.2	-8.3
Majority			344
Turnout			2,443	28.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

References

↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
↑ The City of Bristol (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
↑ The Bristol, Wansdyke and Woodspring (Areas) Order 1984
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Bristol (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Bristol (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 20 April 2016.
↑ "Bristol all-out council elections approved by councillors".
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 17 Jun 1997". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 12 Mar 1998". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 18 Jun 1998". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 10 Feb 2000". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 19 Oct 2000". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 20 May 2004". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
↑ "Bristol City Council Election Results for 9 Oct 2008". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2009-09-17.

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Council elections in Bristol

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Avon County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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