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All 70 seats to Bristol City Council; 36 seats needed for a majority
	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

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

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

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

Summary

Election result

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

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

Ward results

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Ashley

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

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

Bedminster

Bedminster (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Bishopston & Ashley Down

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

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Brislington East

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

Brislington West

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

Central

Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clifton

Clifton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clifton Down

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

Cotham

Cotham (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Easton

Easton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Eastville

Eastville (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Filwood

Filwood (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Frome Vale

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

Hartcliffe & Withywood

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

Henbury & Brentry

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

Hengrove & Whitchurch Park

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

Hillfields

Hillfields (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Horfield

Horfield (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Hotwells & Harbourside

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

Knowle

Knowle (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Lawrence Hill

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

Lockleaze

Lockleaze (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Redland

Redland (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Southmead

Southmead (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Southville

Southville (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

St George Central

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

St George Troopers Hill

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

St George West

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

Stockwood

Stockwood (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Stoke Bishop

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

Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze

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

Windmill Hill

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

References

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

[1] "Bristol City Council". 29 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

[:0-2] "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".

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