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2024 Bristol City Council election
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All 70 seats to Bristol City Council
36 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Blank Blank
Leader Emma Edwards Tom Renhard
Party Green Labour
Last election 24 seats 24 seats
Seats before 24 23
Seats after 34 21
Seat change Increase10 Decrease3
Popular vote 50,512 38,868
Percentage 41.2% 31.7%
Swing Increase9.4 Steady
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Jos Clark Mark Weston
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 8 seats 14 seats
Seats before 5 14
Seats after 8 7
Seat change Steady Decrease7
Popular vote 13,359 17,398
Percentage 10.9% 14.2%
Swing Decrease3.8 Decrease7.1
Mayor before election

Marvin Rees
Labour

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 Bristol City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024,[1] alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom.[2] It elected all 70 councillors to the Bristol City Council for a four-year term.[2]

These were the first council elections held since the position of Mayor of Bristol was abolished after a 2022 referendum saw 59% of voters in favour of replacing the mayoral system with a committee system.

Background[edit]

Following the previous election, which was held in 2021, the council was in no overall control, though was run by the Mayor Marvin Rees and an all Labour cabinet.[3][4][5] In the intervening 3 years, four by-elections occurred, seeing the Green Party gain one seat from the Liberal Democrats with no other change to the political makeup of the council.[6][7][8][9]

Pre-Election Composition[10]
24
23
14
5
2
2
Party Seats
Green Party 24
Labour Party 23
Conservative Party 14
Liberal Democrats 5
Knowle Community Party 2
Independent 2

Councillors standing down[edit]

Councillor Ward First elected Party Date announced
Helen Holland Hartcliffe and Withywood 1992 Labour 29 August 2023[11]
Craig Cheney Hillfields 2015 Labour 31 August 2023[12]
Nicola Beech St George Central 2016 Labour 6 September 2023[13]
Steve Pearce St George Central 2013 Labour 6 September 2023[14]
Asher Craig St George West 2016 Labour 9 September 2023[15]
Carla Denyer Clifton Down 2015 Green 13 November 2023[16]
Jude English Ashley 2016 Independent[a] N/A
Mark Bradshaw Bedminster 2016 Labour N/A
Tessa Fitzjohn Bedminster 2021 Green N/A
Farah Hussain Central 2021 Labour N/A
Katy Grant Clifton 2021 Green N/A
Tom Hathway Clifton Down 2021 Green N/A
Zoe Goodman Filwood 2021 Independent[b] N/A
Chris Jackson Filwood 2021 Labour N/A
Lesley Alexander Frome Vale 2011 Conservative N/A
Chris Windows Henbury & Brentry 2016 Conservative N/A
Philippa Hulme Horfield 2021 Labour N/A
Chris Davies Knowle 2003 KCP[c] N/A
Hibaq Jama Lawrence Hill 2016 Labour N/A
Brenda Massey Southmead 2016 Labour N/A
  1. ^ English was elected as a Green councillor in 2016 and 2021, but got suspended from the party in 2024 following an internal complaint.[17]
  2. ^ Goodman was elected as a Labour councillor in 2021, but resigned from the party in 2023 over the party's stance on the Israel–Hamas war[18]
  3. ^ Davies was elected several times as a Liberal Democrat councillor, but both Liberal Democrat councillors resigned in to form the Knowle Community Party in 2021.[19]

Candidates[edit]

The Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives all stood a full slate of candidates. From these parties, alongside 1 from the Knowle Community Party, 50 incumbents stood for reelection. The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition fielded 18 candidates, and the Social Democratic Party stood 2. One independent stood.[20]

In March, the Green party suspended one of its candidate in the Eastville ward following his arrest on the suspicion of handling stolen goods.[21]

Wards[edit]

Each ward elects 1 to 3 councillors each, depending on the size of the electorate:[22]

Ward Councillor Votes
Grn Lab LD Con Other
Ashley Izzy Russell
Abdul Malik
Tim Wye 		3,763
3,691
3,506		 2,446
1,991
1,762		 212
133
106		 135
120
112		 135
Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston Don Alexander
Zoe Peat
Tom Blenkinsop 		1,406
1,047
850		 1,723
1,607
1,463		 291
206
161		 955
944
903
Bedminster Ellie Freeman 1,964
1,842		 1,895
1,547		 97
67		 288
208		 84
Emily Clarke
Bishopston and Ashley Down Emma Edwards
James Crawford 		2,615
2,405		 1,432
1,316		 190
190		 159
139
Bishopsworth Richard Eddy 555
431		 985
844		 124
113		 994
829
Susan Kollar
Brislington East Katja Hornchen
Timothy Rippington 		622
609		 1,248
1,209		 357
312		 327
204
Brislington West Jos Clark
Andrew Varney 		654
483		 1,070
955		 1,711
1,574		 133
116		 63
Central Ani Stafford-Townsend
Sibusiso Tshabalala 		1,407
1,242		 1,093
944		 117
85		 157
152		 78
Clifton Paula O'Rourke
Jerome Thomas 		2,126
1,849		 872
655		 242
230		 376
362
Clifton Down Serena Ralston
George Calascione 		1,813
1,705		 903
803		 186
166		 294
250
Cotham Mohamed Makawi
Guy Poultney 		2,056
2,034		 730
652		 387
313		 143
132
Easton Jenny Bartle
Barry Parsons 		2,952
2,523		 1,145
774		 120
110		 124
118		 149
Eastville Lorraine Francis
Ed Fraser 		2,339
1,672		 1,568
1,027		 116
105		 277
234		 84
69
Filwood Lisa Durston
Rob Logan 		640
637		 1,088
1,004		 98
49		 223
196		 77
Frome Vale Louis Joseph
Al Al-Maghrabi 		899
724		 1,402
1,339		 214
214		 447
377		 188
86
Hartcliffe Kerry Bailes
Kirsty Tait
Paul Goggin 		324
312
276		 965
873
846		 117
87
86		 437
430
383
Henbury and Brentry Mark Weston
Bador Uddin 		279
263		 1036
1002		 103
80		 1,641
1,331		 43
Hengrove and Whitchurch Park Tim Kent
Andrew Brown
Sarah Classick 		339
321
247		 659
634
607		 2,218
1,956
1,954		 506
487
483		 59
Hillfields Ellie King
Kelvin Blake 		719
513		 1,155
1,081		 167
109		 310
257		 77
Horfield Thomas Renhard
Deborah Vittori 		903
672		 1,495
1,485		 193
132		 466
417		 91
Hotwells and Harbourside Patrick McAllister 974 336 109 86 26
Knowle Cam Hayward
Toby Wells 		1,542
1,482		 761
706		 795
701		 126
101		 905
743
Lawrence Hill Yassin Mohamud
Shona Jemphrey 		1,900
1,700		 1,304
1,111		 107
85		 110
109
Lockleaze Heather Mack
David Wilcox 		1,696
1,470		 1,040
927		 118
77		 242
231		 125
Redland Fi Hance
Martin Fodor 		2,826
2,669		 1,405
1,345		 201
177		 341
340
Southmead Daniel Dudd
Kaz Self 		711
568		 1,224
994		 168
95		 378
358		 43
Southville Tony Dyer
Christine Townsend 		2,385
2,351		 1,247
1,193		 141
88		 183
137
St George Central Abi Finch
Cara Lavan 		1,726
1,496		 1,246
1,041		 78
57		 283
248		 70
St George Troopers Hill Fabian Breckels 369 811 66 224
St George West Rob Bryher 1,366 642 25 85 102
25
Stockwood Graham Morris
Jonathan Hucker 		272
184		 693
596		 133
123		 1,413
1,287
Stoke Bishop John Goulandris
Henry Michallat 		692
641		 618
511		 564
477		 1,639
1,391
Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze Nicholas Coombes
Stephen Williams
Caroline Gooch 		1,100
830
680		 1,351
1,290
1,104		 3,401
3,095
3,049		 2,599
2,340
2,212
Windmill Hill Lisa Stone
Ed Plowden 		2,878
2,808		 1,280
1,279		 127
108		 162
160		 84

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bristol City Council". 2023-12-29. Archived from the original on 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. ^ a b "Types of elections". 2023-12-29. Archived from the original on 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ^ "Local councillor elections 2021: turnout and results". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ^ Bashir, Safiya (2021-05-10). "A breakdown of Bristol City Council election results 2021". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ^ "Mayoral election results". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  6. ^ "Brislington East by-election". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  7. ^ "Southmead by-election results 2022". Bristol City council. 4 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Notice of a casual vacancy: Hotwells and Harbourside Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  9. ^ "Notice of a casual vacancy: Bishopston and Ashley Down ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  10. ^ "Political makeup of the council". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  11. ^ Postans, Adam (2023-08-29). "Bristol's longest serving councillor to stand down after 32 years". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  12. ^ Postans, Adam (31 August 2023). "DEPUTY MAYOR CRAIG CHENEY TO STAND DOWN AS COUNCILLOR". Bristol 24/7.
  13. ^ Waterworth, Tanya (2023-09-06). "Two more senior Bristol councillors are stepping down". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  14. ^ Waterworth, Tanya (2023-09-06). "Two more senior Bristol councillors are stepping down". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  15. ^ Booth, Mia (9 September 2023). "DEPUTY MAYOR ASHER CRAIG LATEST CABINET MEMBER NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION". Bristol 24/7.
  16. ^ Rowsell, Simeon; Green, Tilly (2023-11-13). "Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer not re-standing as councillor to focus on becoming MP for Bristol Central". Bristol Green Party. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  17. ^ Cork, Tristan (2024-03-21). "Bristol Green councillor suspended by party while another withdraws candidacy". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  18. ^ Deeney, Yvonne (2023-12-14). "Bristol Labour councillor quits party in call for Gaza ceasefire". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  19. ^ Cork, Tristan (2021-12-13). "Bristol has a new political party after two councillors quit". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  20. ^ Postans, Adam (2024-04-15). "All the candidates standing in Bristol City Council's local elections". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  21. ^ "Arrest as Bristol Barton House tower block fire alarms go missing". BBC News. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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