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All 70 seats to Bristol City Council
36 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Emma Edwards Tom Renhard
Party Green Labour
Leader's seat Bishopston and Ashley Down Horfield
Last election 24 seats 24 seats
Current seats 24 23

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Leader Mark Weston Jos Clark
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Henbury and Brentry Brislington West
Last election 14 seats 8 seats
Current seats 14 5

Map showing the wards up for election in the 2024 Bristol City Council Elections.

Incumbent Council control

No Overall Control



The 2024 Bristol City Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024,[1] alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom, which are being held on the same day.[2] It will elect all 70 councillors to the Bristol City Council for a four-year term.[2]

The Labour Party, Conservative Party, Green Party and Liberal Democrats all stood full slates of 70 candidates. There were also NUMBER candidates from the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) and NUMBER independent candidates, as well as a single SDP candidate. Unlike at the previous election, Reform UK and Burning Pink did not stand any candidates.[3]

These are the first council elections being 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

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At the previous election, which was held in 2021, Labour lost 13 seats, meaning that the council fell under no overall control.[4][5]

Council composition

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Prior to the 2024 election, the composition of the council was[6]:

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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

Summary

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Election result

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2024 Bristol City Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 70 '
  Green 70 '
  Conservative 70 '
  Liberal Democrats 70 '
  TUSC '
  Independent '
  SDP '

Councillors standing down

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Councillor Ward First elected Party Date announced
Helen Holland Hartcliffe and Withywood 1992 Labour 29 August 2023[7]

Ward results

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Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Ashley

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Ashley (3 seats)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robbie Bentley
Labour Amirah Cole*
Labour Isaac Evans
Labour Susannah Harlow
Liberal Democrats Ian Harris
Conservative Deirdre Judge
Liberal Democrats Philip Kemp
Liberal Democrats Beverley Knott
Green Abdul Malik
Green Izzy Russell
Conservative Yasmin Sealy
Conservative Charles Stuart
Green Tim Wye*

Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston

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Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Bedminster

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Bedminster (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Bishopston & Ashley Down

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Bishopston & Ashley Down (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Bishopsworth

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Bishopsworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Brislington East

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Brislington East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Brislington West

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Brislington West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Central

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Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Clifton

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Clifton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Clifton Down

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Clifton Down (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Cotham

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Cotham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Easton

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Easton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Eastville

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Eastville (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Filwood

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Filwood (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Frome Vale

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Frome Vale (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Hartcliffe & Withywood

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Hartcliffe & Withywood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Henbury & Brentry

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Henbury & Brentry (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Hengrove & Whitchurch Park

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Hengrove & Whitchurch Park (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Hillfields

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Hillfields (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Horfield

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Horfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Hotwells & Harbourside

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Hotwells & Harbourside (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Knowle

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Knowle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Lawrence Hill

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Lawrence Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Lockleaze

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Lockleaze (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Redland

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Redland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Southmead

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Southmead (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Southville

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Southville (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

St George Central

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St George Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

St George Troopers Hill

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St George Troopers Hill (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

St George West

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St George West (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Stockwood

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Stockwood (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Stoke Bishop

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Stoke Bishop (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze

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Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Windmill Hill

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Windmill Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

References

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  1. ^ "Bristol City Council". 29 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Types of elections". 29 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Local councillor election 2024: nominated candidates". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Local councillor elections 2021: turnout and results". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ Bashir, Safiya (10 May 2021). "A breakdown of Bristol City Council election results 2021". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Political makeup of the council". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ^ Postans, Adam (29 August 2023). "Bristol's longest serving councillor to stand down after 32 years". Bristol Live. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated - Ashley".