2024_Bristol_City_Council_election

2024 Bristol City Council election

2024 Bristol City Council election

Local election in Bristol, England


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]

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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

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]

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  1. English was elected as a Green councillor in 2016 and 2021, but got suspended from the party in 2024 following an internal complaint.[18]
  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[19]
  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.[20]

Candidates

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.[21]

In March, the Green party suspended one of its candidate in the Eastville ward following his arrest on the suspicion of handling stolen goods.[22]

Ward Results

Each ward elects 1 to 3 councillors each, depending on the size of the electorate:[11]

Ashley

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Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston

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Bedminster

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Bishopston & Ashley Down

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James Crawford was elected in a by-election on the 24th of August 2023 after the former councillor, Lily Fitzgibbon, stood down to move from the area.

Bishopsworth

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Brislington East

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Brislington West

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Central

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Clifton

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Clifton Down

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Cotham

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Easton

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Eastville

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Filwood

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Frome Vale

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Hartcliffe & Withywood

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Henbury & Brentry

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Hengrove & Whitchurch Park

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Hillfields

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Horfield

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Hotwells & Harbourside

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Patrick McAllister was elected in a by-election on the 2nd of February 2023 after the previous councillor, Alex Hartley, stepped down for health reasons.

Knowle

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Councillors Gary Hopkins & Christopher Davies left the Liberal Democrats in December of 2021 to form the Knowle Community Party.

Lawrence Hill

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Lockleaze

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Redland

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Southmead

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Kye Dudd was elected in a by-election on the 17th of February 2022 following the previous councillor, Helen Goodwin, stepping down due to time constraints with her other job.

Southville

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St George Central

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St George Troopers Hill

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St George West

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Stockwood

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Stoke Bishop

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Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze

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Windmill Hill

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References

  1. "Bristol City Council". 2023-12-29. Archived from the original on 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. "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.
  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. "Local councillors election 2024". gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  12. Postans, Adam (2023-08-29). "Bristol's longest serving councillor to stand down after 32 years". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  13. Postans, Adam (31 August 2023). "DEPUTY MAYOR CRAIG CHENEY TO STAND DOWN AS COUNCILLOR". Bristol 24/7.
  14. Waterworth, Tanya (2023-09-06). "Two more senior Bristol councillors are stepping down". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  15. Waterworth, Tanya (2023-09-06). "Two more senior Bristol councillors are stepping down". Bristol Live. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  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. "Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston Ward". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
  22. "Bishopsworth Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  23. "Central Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  24. "Easton Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  25. "Eastville Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  26. "Frome Vale Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  27. "Henbury and Brentry Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  28. "Hengrove and Whitchurch Park Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  29. "Hillfields Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  30. "Horfield Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  31. "Hotwells and Harbourside Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  32. "Knowle Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  33. "Lawrence Hill Ward". Bristol City Council.
  34. "Southville Ward". Bristol City Council. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  35. "Windmill Hill Ward". Bristol City Council.

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