Bristol Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · South West · 70 seats in 34 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 4 May 2028

The Greens run Bristol Council as a minority administration. The council has 70 councillors in 34 wards. Seats by party: Green 34, Labour 19, Lib Dem 9, Conservative 7, Other 1. The next election is on 4 May 2028.

Control

Seats by party

Green (Minority)

70 seats - 36 for a majority

Labour 19Conservative 7Lib Dem 9Green 34Other 1

Seat changes since the 2 May 2024 election Lib Dem +1 Other +1 Labour −2

Vote share at the 2 May 2024 election (70 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Green40.5%34

Labour32.5%21

Conservative13.6%7

Lib Dem11.1%8

Other2.2%0

Next election

4 May 2028

all 70 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Green 34

2 short of the 36 needed for a majority

Closest result

Bedminster

Labour won the last seat by 53 votes over Green, 2 May 2024

Latest by-election

Horfield

Labour hold, 4 July 2024 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

5 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

38%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreen

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 34 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Ashley Abdul Malik, Izzy Russell, Tim Wye	2 May 2024 Green 56.2% lead 19.6 pts
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston Donald Alexander, Tom Blenkinsop, Zoë Peat	2 May 2024 Labour 39.4% lead 7.3 pts
Bedminster Emily Clarke, Ellie Freeman	2 May 2024 Green 45.4% lead 1.6 pts
Bishopston & Ashley Down James Crawford, Emma Edwards	2 May 2024 Green 59.5% lead 26.9 pts
Bishopsworth Richard Eddy, Susan Kollar	2 May 2024 Conservative 37.4% lead 0.3 pts
Brislington East Katja Hornchen, Tim Rippington	2 May 2024 Labour 48.9% lead 24.5 pts
Brislington West Jos Clark, Andrew Varney	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 47.1% lead 17.6 pts
Central Ani Townsend, Sibusiso Tshabalala	2 May 2024 Green 49.3% lead 11.0 pts
Clifton Paula O'Rourke, Jerome Thomas	2 May 2024 Green 58.8% lead 34.7 pts
Clifton Down George Calascione, Serena Ralston	2 May 2024 Green 55.4% lead 27.8 pts
Cotham Mohamed Makawi, Guy Poultney	2 May 2024 Green 62.0% lead 40.0 pts
Easton Jenny Bartle, Barry Parsons	2 May 2024 Green 62.8% lead 35.1 pts
Eastville Lorraine Francis, Ed Fraser	2 May 2024 Green 53.4% lead 17.6 pts
Filwood Lisa Durston, Rob Logan	2 May 2024 Labour 51.2% lead 21.1 pts
Frome Vale Al Al-Maghrabi, Louis Martin	2 May 2024 Labour 43.3% lead 15.5 pts
Hartcliffe & Withywood Kerry Bailes, Paul Goggin, Kirsty Tait	2 May 2024 Labour 52.4% lead 28.7 pts
Henbury & Brentry Bador Uddin, Mark Weston	2 May 2024 Conservative 52.9% lead 19.5 pts
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park Andrew Brown, Sarah Classick, Tim Kent	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 58.7% lead 41.3 pts
Hillfields Kelvin Blake, Ellie King	2 May 2024 Labour 47.6% lead 18.0 pts
Horfield Tom Renhard, Carole Johnson	2 May 2024 Labour 47.5% lead 18.8 pts
Hotwells & Harbourside Patrick McAllister	2 May 2024 Green 63.6% lead 41.7 pts
Knowle Cam Hayward, Toby Wells	2 May 2024 Green 37.3% lead 15.4 pts
Lawrence Hill Shona Jemphrey, Yassin Mohamud	2 May 2024 Green 55.5% lead 17.4 pts
Lockleaze Heather Mack, David Wilcox	2 May 2024 Green 52.7% lead 20.4 pts
Redland Martin Fodor, Fi Hance	2 May 2024 Green 59.2% lead 29.8 pts
Southmead Kye Dudd, Kaz Self	2 May 2024 Labour 48.5% lead 20.3 pts
Southville Tony Dyer, Christine Townsend	2 May 2024 Green 60.3% lead 28.8 pts
St George Central Abi Finch, Cara Lavan	2 May 2024 Green 50.7% lead 14.1 pts
St George Troopers Hill Fabian Breckels	2 May 2024 Labour 55.2% lead 30.1 pts
St George West Rob Bryher	2 May 2024 Green 60.8% lead 32.2 pts
Stockwood Jonathan Hucker, Graham Morris	2 May 2024 Conservative 56.3% lead 28.7 pts
Stoke Bishop John Goulandris, Henry Michallat	2 May 2024 Conservative 46.7% lead 27.0 pts
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze Nicholas Coombes, Caroline Gooch, Stephen Williams	2 May 2024 Lib Dem 40.2% lead 9.4 pts
Windmill Hill Ed Plowden, Lisa Stone	2 May 2024 Green 63.5% lead 35.3 pts

Ashley

Abdul Malik GreenIzzy Russell GreenTim Wye Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Green56.2%

Labour36.6%

Lib Dem3.2%

Independent2.0%

Conservative2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Izzy Russell Elected	Green	3,763
Abdul Malik Elected	Green	3,691
Tim Wye Elected	Green	3,506
Amirah Marcia Cole	Labour	2,446
Susannah Harlow	Labour	1,991
Isaac Evans	Labour	1,762
Ian Jonathan Harris	Lib Dem	212
Robbie Bentley	Independent	135
Yasmin Sealy	Conservative	135
Beverley Arthur Knott	Lib Dem	133
Deirdre Allison Judge	Conservative	120
Charles Edmund Stuart	Conservative	112
Philip Hamilton Kemp	Lib Dem	106

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston

Donald Alexander LabourTom Blenkinsop LabourZoë Peat Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Labour39.4%

Green32.1%

Conservative21.8%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Don Alexander Elected	Labour	1,723
Zoe Peat Elected	Labour	1,607
Thomas Blenkinsop Elected	Labour	1,463
Jo Sergeant	Green	1,406
Mary Page	Green	1,047
Daphne Nneka Chikwere	Conservative	955
James Scott	Conservative	944
John Stephen Geater	Conservative	903
Moises Santo	Green	850
Graham Donald	Lib Dem	291
Janet Linda Gibson	Lib Dem	206
Janet Walton Masters	Lib Dem	161

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bedminster

Ellie Freeman GreenEmily Clarke Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green45.4%

Labour43.8%

Conservative6.7%

Lib Dem2.2%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ellie Freeman Elected	Green	1,964
Emily Jade Clarke Elected	Labour	1,895
Jaz Beard	Green	1,842
Adam Potter	Labour	1,547
Ian Haynes	Conservative	288
Joseph Rajesh	Conservative	208
Alexander David Birrell	Lib Dem	97
Tony Rowe	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	84
Samuel James Merchant	Lib Dem	67

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bishopston & Ashley Down

Emma Edwards GreenJames Crawford Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green59.5%

Labour32.6%

Lib Dem4.3%

Conservative3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Edwards Elected	Green	2,615
James Daniel Crawford Elected	Green	2,405
Andrew Milton	Labour	1,432
Eileen Means	Labour	1,316
Barry John Cash	Lib Dem	190
Laura Kirsten Barry	Lib Dem	190
Samuel Williams	Conservative	159
Edward Alexander Yates	Conservative	139

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bishopsworth

Richard Eddy ConservativeSusan Kollar Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative37.4%

Labour37.1%

Green20.9%

Lib Dem4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Stephen Eddy Elected	Conservative	994
Susan Kollar Elected	Labour	985
Kacper Nicodem Kedzierski	Labour	844
Kevin Michael Quartley	Conservative	829
Anna Louise Archer	Green	555
Jon Eldridge	Green	431
Sylvia Kathleen Doubell	Lib Dem	124
Mary Sykes	Lib Dem	113

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brislington East

Katja Hornchen LabourTim Rippington Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour48.9%

Green24.4%

Lib Dem14.0%

Conservative12.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Katja Hornchen Elected	Labour	1,248
Timothy Charles Rippington Elected	Labour	1,209
Subhan Ahmed Gill	Green	622
Tilly Green	Green	609
Peter James Badger	Lib Dem	357
Ann-Marie Mason	Conservative	327
Pauline Mary Allen	Lib Dem	312
David Norman Mayer	Conservative	304

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brislington West

Andrew Varney Lib DemJos Clark Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Lib Dem47.1%

Labour29.5%

Green18.0%

Conservative3.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jos Clark Elected	Lib Dem	1,711
Andrew John Varney Elected	Lib Dem	1,574
Carolyn Magson	Labour	1,070
David Ian Jepson	Labour	955
Nadia Morgaine Kevlin	Green	654
Sam Knights	Green	483
Nick Hiscott	Conservative	133
Kim Shani Stretton-Pow	Conservative	116
Domenico William Hill	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	63

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Central

Ani Townsend GreenSibusiso Tshabalala Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green49.3%

Labour38.3%

Conservative5.5%

Lib Dem4.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ani Stafford-Townsend Elected	Green	1,407
Sibusiso Tshabalala Elected	Green	1,242
Sarah Chaffer-Swingler	Labour	1,093
Matt Redmore	Labour	944
Julian Marc Ellacott	Conservative	157
Tony Lee	Conservative	152
Adam Arthur Harvey	Lib Dem	117
Henry David Windle	Lib Dem	85
Nick Clare	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	78

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Clifton

Jerome Thomas GreenPaula O'Rourke Independent

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green58.8%

Labour24.1%

Conservative10.4%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paula O'Rourke Elected	Green	2,126
Jerome Thomas Elected	Green	1,849
Elena Dirik	Labour	872
Dan McTiernan	Labour	655
Daniel Thomas Bond	Conservative	376
Alastair Ian Hamilton	Conservative	362
Ana Clark Ribeiro	Lib Dem	242
Neil Harvie	Lib Dem	230

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Clifton Down

George Calascione GreenSerena Ralston Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green55.4%

Labour27.6%

Conservative9.0%

Lib Dem5.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Serena Ralston Elected	Green	1,813
George Simon Calascione Elected	Green	1,705
Tristan Harris	Labour	903
Nick Smith	Labour	803
Michael Abbott	Conservative	294
Oscar Harry Hastings Lucas	Conservative	250
Elizabeth Stilliard Badman	Lib Dem	186
Merche Clark	Lib Dem	166
Suzanne Elizabeth Muna	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	78

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cotham

Guy Poultney GreenMohamed Makawi Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green62.0%

Labour22.0%

Lib Dem11.7%

Conservative4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mohamed Alaaeldin Yousif Makawi Elected	Green	2,056
Guy Poultney Elected	Green	2,034
Rob Knowles-Leak	Labour	730
Sean Smyth	Labour	652
Phyllis Rayner	Lib Dem	387
Robert Nicholas Bristow	Lib Dem	313
Julien Ross Carey	Conservative	143
Tim Duggan	Conservative	132

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Easton

Barry Parsons GreenJenny Bartle Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green62.8%

Labour27.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.6%

Conservative3.0%

Lib Dem2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jenny Bartle Elected	Green	2,592
Barry William Parsons Elected	Green	2,523
Nardia Ferguson	Labour	1,145
Shahzad Sarfraz	Labour	774
Chris Parry	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	149
Veronica Ruth Daniels	Conservative	124
Paul Elvin	Lib Dem	120
Patricia Ann Hedges	Conservative	118
Anne-Marie Clare Clark	Lib Dem	110

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eastville

Ed Fraser GreenLorraine Francis Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green53.4%

Labour35.8%

Conservative6.3%

Lib Dem2.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lorraine Francis Elected	Green	2,339
Ed Fraser Elected	Green	1,672
Marley Bennett	Labour	1,568
Teresa Stratford	Labour	1,027
Paul Edward Boobyer	Conservative	277
Elaine Ruth Iffland	Conservative	234
Timothy Hobbs	Lib Dem	116
Mohammad Abdur Rashid	Lib Dem	105
Annabel Jayne Griffiths	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	84
Mike Luff	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	69

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Filwood

Lisa Durston LabourRob Logan Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour51.2%

Green30.1%

Conservative10.5%

Lib Dem4.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lisa Durston Elected	Labour	1,088
Rob Logan Elected	Labour	1,004
Danica Priest	Green	640
Jai Breitnauer	Green	637
Paul Simon Harding	Conservative	223
Paul Andrew Keith-Hill	Conservative	196
Gregory Andrew Chadwick	Lib Dem	98
Robin Victor Clapp	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	77
Benjamin Goldstrom	Lib Dem	49

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Frome Vale

Al Al-Maghrabi GreenLouis Martin Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour43.3%

Green27.8%

Conservative13.8%

Lib Dem6.6%

Social Democratic Party5.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Louis Joseph Martin Elected	Labour	1,402
Al Al-Maghrabi Elected	Labour	1,339
Jen Law	Green	899
Gabrielle Tslotta Lobb	Green	724
Pooja Poddar	Conservative	447
Tulsidas Poddar	Conservative	377
Keith Owen Fenner	Lib Dem	214
Rochelle Amos	Lib Dem	214
Tommy Trueman	Social Democratic Party	188
Brian John Healy	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	86

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hartcliffe & Withywood

Kerry Bailes LabourKirsty Tait LabourPaul Goggin Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Labour52.4%

Conservative23.7%

Green17.6%

Lib Dem6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kerry Johanna Bailes Elected	Labour	965
Kirsty Tait Elected	Labour	873
Paul Goggin Elected	Labour	846
Gareth John Potter	Conservative	437
Joseph Andrew Fox-Bowen	Conservative	430
Prasanna Ramarathnam	Conservative	383
Tash Clarke	Green	324
Charlie Bolton	Green	312
Sam Marshall Evans	Green	276
Gary Dean Perry	Lib Dem	117
Alistair John Wall	Lib Dem	87
Matthew Roberts	Lib Dem	86

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Henbury & Brentry

Bador Uddin ConservativeMark Weston Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative52.9%

Labour33.4%

Green9.0%

Lib Dem3.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark David Roscoe Weston Elected	Conservative	1,641
Bador Uddin Elected	Conservative	1,331
Wendy Elizabeth Baverstock	Labour	1,036
Peter Malcolm Brindle	Labour	1,002
Lucy Jean Pears	Green	279
Aimee Green	Green	263
Gillian Frances Brooks	Lib Dem	103
Sylvia Jeanne Townsend	Lib Dem	80
Stephen Paul Bennett	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	43

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hengrove & Whitchurch Park

Andrew Brown Lib DemSarah Classick Lib DemTim Kent Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Lib Dem58.7%

Labour17.4%

Conservative13.4%

Green9.0%

Social Democratic Party1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tim Kent Elected	Lib Dem	2,218
Andrew Brown Elected	Lib Dem	1,956
Sarah Classick Elected	Lib Dem	1,954
Greg Dowling	Labour	659
Brandon Gage	Labour	634
Ajmal Miah	Labour	607
Karen Jean Brown	Conservative	506
Adam Daniel Joseph Brown	Conservative	487
Nigel Paul Brown	Conservative	483
Andrew Bradbury	Green	339
Georgia Nelson	Green	321
Paul Spencer Grover	Green	247
Neil Norton	Social Democratic Party	59

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hillfields

Ellie King LabourKelvin Blake Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour47.6%

Green29.6%

Conservative12.8%

Lib Dem6.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ellie King Elected	Labour	1,155
Kelvin Blake Elected	Labour	1,081
Jon Eccles	Green	719
Rick Lovering	Green	513
Rory Beaton Adamson	Conservative	310
Enrico Corradi	Conservative	257
Deborah Louise Bishop	Lib Dem	167
Sarah Vivienne Spilsbury	Lib Dem	109
Dan Smart	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	77

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Horfield

Carole Johnson LabourTom Renhard Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour47.5%

Green28.7%

Conservative14.8%

Lib Dem6.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Thomas Michael Renhard Elected	Labour	1,495
Deborah Vittori Elected	Labour	1,485
Anna Meares	Green	903
Stephen Peter Lloyd	Green	672
Simon Paul Davies	Conservative	466
Roddy Jaques	Conservative	417
Roxanne Lock	Lib Dem	193
Ian Huw Parry	Lib Dem	132
Joan Molins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	91

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 July 2024

Labour40.1%

Green38.4%

Conservative13.2%

Lib Dem6.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carole Anne Jean Johnson Elected	Labour	2,367	40.1%
Anna Meares	Green	2,264	38.4%
Sharon Anne Scott	Conservative	778	13.2%
Roxanne Lock	Lib Dem	407	6.9%
Joan Molins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	83	1.4%

Hotwells & Harbourside

Patrick McAllister Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024

Green63.6%

Labour21.9%

Lib Dem7.1%

Conservative5.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Patrick McAllister Elected	Green	974	63.6%
Alex Bullett	Labour	336	21.9%
Thomas James Grunshaw	Lib Dem	109	7.1%
Caroline Mary Lucas	Conservative	86	5.6%
Daniel Matthew Evans	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	26	1.7%

Knowle

Cam Hayward GreenToby Wells Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green37.3%

Knowle Community Party21.9%

Lib Dem19.3%

Labour18.4%

Conservative3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Cam Hayward Elected	Green	1,542
Toby Wells Elected	Green	1,482
Gary Hopkins	Knowle Community Party	905
Anna Marie Fry	Lib Dem	795
Shahab Akhtar	Labour	761
Ghislaine Christine Swinburn	Knowle Community Party	743
Christopher Louis Orlik	Labour	706
Zac Barker	Lib Dem	701
Norma Elizabeth Scott	Conservative	126
Bright Rubwe	Conservative	101

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lawrence Hill

Shona Jemphrey GreenYassin Mohamud Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green55.5%

Labour38.1%

Conservative3.2%

Lib Dem3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Yassin Hassan Mohamud Elected	Green	1,900
Shona Jemphrey Elected	Green	1,700
Amal Ali	Labour	1,304
Mohamed Omer	Labour	1,111
Eliana Barbosa	Conservative	110
Sandra Seymour	Conservative	109
Crispin Toby John Allard	Lib Dem	107
Davin Cordingley-Wild	Lib Dem	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lockleaze

David Wilcox GreenHeather Mack Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green52.7%

Labour32.3%

Conservative7.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3.9%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Heather Mack Elected	Green	1,696
David Wilcox Elected	Green	1,470
Deniece Naomi Victoria Dixon	Labour	1,040
Abdi Farah	Labour	927
Richard Clifton	Conservative	242
Paul Christopher Dawson	Conservative	231
Roger Stephen Thomas	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	125
Sharon Beynon	Lib Dem	118
Paul Scroggs	Lib Dem	77

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Redland

Fi Hance GreenMartin Fodor Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green59.2%

Labour29.4%

Conservative7.1%

Lib Dem4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Fi Hance Elected	Green	2,826
Martin Stephen Fodor Elected	Green	2,669
Thomas Joseph Lydon	Labour	1,405
James Liam Nethercote	Labour	1,345
George Scott Day	Conservative	341
Claire Hiscott	Conservative	340
Joshua Samuel Warwick-Smith	Lib Dem	201
James Anthony Ignatius Wetz	Lib Dem	177

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Southmead

Kaz Self LabourKye Dudd Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Labour48.5%

Green28.2%

Conservative15.0%

Lib Dem6.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kye Daniel Dudd Elected	Labour	1,224
Kaz Self Elected	Labour	994
Kat Bristow	Green	711
Tom Wilson	Green	568
Jack Scott Payne	Conservative	378
Ann Margaret Pulteney	Conservative	358
Clare Campion-Smith	Lib Dem	168
Ian Humfrey Campion-Smith	Lib Dem	95
Amy Gwen Sage	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	43

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Southville

Christine Townsend GreenTony Dyer Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green60.3%

Labour31.5%

Conservative4.6%

Lib Dem3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tony Dyer Elected	Green	2,385
Christine Charlotte Townsend Elected	Green	2,351
Miriam Anna Venner	Labour	1,247
Will Sainty	Labour	1,193
Edward Alexander Gibson	Conservative	183
Kirsty Jane Craig	Lib Dem	141
Buchi Osuji	Conservative	137
Mick Francis Joseph Paul O'Neill Duff	Lib Dem	88

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St George Central

Abi Finch GreenCara Lavan Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green50.7%

Labour36.6%

Conservative8.3%

Lib Dem2.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Abi Finch Elected	Green	1,726
Cara Lavan Elected	Green	1,496
Sally Bowman	Labour	1,246
Henry Palmer	Labour	1,041
James Charles Hinchcliffe	Conservative	283
Justyna Kinga Hinchcliffe	Conservative	248
Alistair Kirtley	Lib Dem	78
Kristopher Connor Barker	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	70
Brian Hugh Price	Lib Dem	57

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St George Troopers Hill

Fabian Breckels Labour

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024

Labour55.2%

Green25.1%

Conservative15.2%

Lib Dem4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Fabian Guy Breckels Elected	Labour	811	55.2%
Anna Bryher	Green	369	25.1%
Elizabeth Frances Thomas	Conservative	224	15.2%
Gillian Mary Brown	Lib Dem	66	4.5%

St George West

Rob Bryher Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024

Green60.8%

Labour28.6%

Independent4.5%

Conservative3.8%

Lib Dem1.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rob Bryher Elected	Green	1,366	60.8%
Carole Anne Jean Johnson	Labour	642	28.6%
Tony Potter	Independent	102	4.5%
Charles William Alexander	Conservative	85	3.8%
Chris Featonby	Lib Dem	25	1.1%
Paola Lucile Julia Sanchez	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	25	1.1%

Stockwood

Graham Morris ConservativeJonathan Hucker Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative56.3%

Labour27.6%

Green10.8%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Graham David Morris Elected	Conservative	1,413
Jonathan Robert Hucker Elected	Conservative	1,287
Harry Burnet	Labour	693
Simon Mark Geoffrey Crew	Labour	596
Abigail Lucy Galvin	Green	272
Ben Shread-Hewitt	Green	184
Andrew Crow	Lib Dem	133
Tamasine Jane Lewis	Lib Dem	123

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stoke Bishop

Henry Michallat ConservativeJohn Goulandris Conservative

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative46.7%

Green19.7%

Labour17.6%

Lib Dem16.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Goulandris Elected	Conservative	1,639
Henry Michael Michallat Elected	Conservative	1,391
Emily Rose Louisa Bradburn	Green	692
Emily Herbert	Green	641
David Laurence Mullaney	Labour	618
Rebecca Louise Hutcheon	Lib Dem	564
Barry Thompson Trahar	Labour	511
Christopher Vyce	Lib Dem	477

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze

Caroline Gooch Lib DemNicholas Coombes Lib DemStephen Williams Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)

Lib Dem40.2%

Conservative30.8%

Labour16.0%

Green13.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Caroline Gooch Elected	Lib Dem	3,401
Stephen Roy Williams Elected	Lib Dem	3,095
Nicholas Coombes Elected	Lib Dem	3,049
Geoff Gollop	Conservative	2,599
Steve Smith	Conservative	2,340
Sharon Anne Scott	Conservative	2,212
Miranda McCabe	Labour	1,351
Ellie Milone	Labour	1,290
Thomas Phipps	Labour	1,104
Daniella Elsa Radice	Green	1,100
Nathaniel Joseph Joyce	Green	830
Murali Thoppil	Green	680

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Windmill Hill

Ed Plowden GreenLisa Stone Green

Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (2 seats)

Green63.5%

Labour28.2%

Conservative3.6%

Lib Dem2.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lisa Stone Elected	Green	2,878
Ed Plowden Elected	Green	2,808
Su Murley	Labour	1,280
Charlie Mercer	Labour	1,279
Ashley Day	Conservative	162
Edmund Hunt	Conservative	160
Thomas Brooks	Lib Dem	127
Timothy James Craig	Lib Dem	108
Robert Anthony Nash	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	84

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

3 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston	Zoë Peat	Labour 2024	Lib Dem
Clifton	Paula O'Rourke	Green 2024	Independent
Frome Vale	Al Al-Maghrabi	Labour 2024	Green

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
4 July 2024	Horfield	Labour hold	40.1%
24 August 2023	Bishopston and Ashley Down	Green hold
2 February 2023	Hotwells and Harbourside	Green gain from Lib Dem

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Bristol South	23%	Labour	Labour 38%
Bristol North West	23%	Labour	Labour 44%
Bristol East	23%	Labour	Labour 43%
Bristol Central	20%	Green	Green 50%
Bristol North East	11%	Labour	Labour 38%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Bristol

472,462 residents in 191,647 households

Voted Leave in 2016

38% 14 below GB

Degree or higher

42% 8 above GB

No qualifications

14% 4 below GB

Own their home

54% 7 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

19% 2 above GB

Rent privately

26% 6 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

42% 11 above GB

Aged 65 and over

15% 7 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.