History of Bristol City Council
This article is about the recent political history of Bristol City Council. For the history of local government in the city, see History of local government in Bristol.
Bristol is under no overall control. Labour is the largest party in Bristol.
Partisan composition
| 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 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 37 | 23 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 46 | 16 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 51 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 53 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 41 | 8 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 40 | 6 | 22 | |||||||||
| 1991 | 45 | 5 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 43 | 4 | 21 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 39 | 5 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1987 | 37 | 6 | 25 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 35 | 7 | 26 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 33 | 6 | 29 | |||||||||
| 1983 | 30 | 6 | 32 | |||||||||
| 1979* | 53 | 3 | 28 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 47 | 3 | 34 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 56 | 3 | 25 | |||||||||
Source (* Includes figures for the election in Eastville that was delayed due to the death of a candidate)
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Graph showing seats on Bristol City Council over the years
Defections
| Date | Councillor | Ward | Party change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22-05-2015[1] | Fi Hance | Redland | Lib Dem to Greens |
| 12-03-2015[2] | Jason Budd | Kingsweston | Independent to Conservative |
Partisan control
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 2011–present |
| Liberal Democrat | 2009 - 2011 |
| No overall control | 2003 - 2009 |
| Labour | 1986 - 2003 |
| No overall control | 1983 - 1986 |
| Labour | 1972 - 1983 |
| Citizen Party | 1967 - 1972 |
| Labour | 1963 - 1967 |
| Citizen Party | 1960- 1963 |
| Labour | 1952 - 1960 |
| Citizen Party | 1951 - 1952 |
| No overall control | 1949 - 1951 |
| Labour | 1945 - 1949 |
| No overall control | 1938 - 1945 |
| Labour | 1937 - 1938 |
Individual Results
Main article: Bristol local elections
See also
References
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