Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council
	Coat of arms
	Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Cllr Steve Smith, Conservative ; since 25 May 2021
Executive mayor	Marvin Rees, Labour ; since 7 May 2016
Deputy Mayor	Cllr Craig Cheney, Labour
Opposition Leader	Cllr Paula O'Rourke, Green
Chief Executive	Mike Jackson
Structure
Seats	1 executive mayor; 70 councillors
Council political groups	Green (24) Labour (24) Conservative (14) Liberal Democrat (8)
Length of term	Executive mayor elected every four years; Full council election every 4 years. Formerly a third elected three years out of four until 2016.
Elections
Council voting system	Plurality-at-large
Mayor voting system	Supplementary vote
Council last election	6 May 2021 (all councillors)
Mayor last election	6 May 2021
Council next election	(all councillors)
Mayor next election
Motto
	Virtute et Industria (By Virtue and Industry)
Meeting place
	City Hall, College Green, Bristol
Website
	www.bristol.gov.uk

Bristol City Council is the local authority of Bristol, England. The council is a unitary authority, and is unusual in the United Kingdom in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Bristol. Bristol has 35 wards, electing a total of 70 councillors.^[7]

History[]

The council was formed by the Local Government Act 1972. It was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the non-metropolitan district of Bristol on 1 April 1974.

Under the Local Government Act 1972 Bristol as a non-metropolitan district council would share power with the Avon County Council. This arrangement lasted until 1996 when Avon County Council was abolished and Bristol City Council gained responsibility for services that had been provided by the county council.

Political composition[]

Mayor[]

The mayor of Bristol following the 2021 mayoral election is Marvin Rees for the Labour Party. Originally intended to serve for four years from 2016, his first term was extended by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was re-elected for a shortened three-year term in 2021.^[8]

Rees had previously ran in the first Bristol mayoral election, coming second place to the independent George Ferguson.

Councillors[]

Since the 2021 Bristol City Council election the council has been under no overall control, with both the Green Party and Labour holding the same number of seats. The council had previously been controlled by the Labour Party since 2016.

Party		Councillors
	Green	24
	Labour	24
	Conservative	14
	Liberal Democrats	8

Current councillors[]

Ward		Councillor
Ashley	Labour	Amirah Cole
	Green	Jude English
	Green	Tim Wye
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston	Labour	Donald Alexander
	Conservative	John Geater
	Conservative	James Scott
Bedminster	Labour	Mark Bradshaw
Bedminster	Green	Tessa Fitzjohn
Bishopston & Ashley Down	Green	Emma Edwards
Bishopston & Ashley Down	Green	Lily Fitzgibbon
Bishopsworth	Conservative	Richard Eddy
Bishopsworth	Conservative	Kevin Quarterly
Brislington East	Labour	Katja Hornchen
Brislington East	Labour	Tim Rippington
Brislington West	Liberal Democrats	Jos Clark
Brislington West	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Varney
Central	Labour	Farah Hussain
Central	Green	Ani Stafford-Townsend
Clifton	Green	Katy Grant
Clifton	Green	Paula O'Rourke
Clifton Down	Green	Carla Denyer
Clifton Down	Green	Tom Hathway
Cotham	Green	Mohamed Makawi
Cotham	Green	Guy Poultney
Easton	Green	Jenny Bartle
Easton	Green	Barry Parsons
Eastville	Labour	Marley Bennett
Eastville	Green	Lorraine Francis
Filwood	Labour	Zoe Goodman
Filwood	Labour	Chris Jackson
Frome Vale	Conservative	Lesley Alexander
Frome Vale	Labour	Amal Ali
Hartcliffe & Withywood	Labour	Kerry Bailes
	Labour	Helen Holland
	Labour	Paul Goggin
Henbury & Brentry	Conservative	Mark Weston
Henbury & Brentry	Conservative	Chris Windows
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Brown
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Classick
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Kent
Hillfields	Labour	Craig Cheney
Hillfields	Labour	Ellie King
Horfield	Labour	Philippa Hulme
Horfield	Labour	Tom Renhard
Hotwells & Harbourside	Liberal Democrats	Alex Hartley
Knowle	Liberal Democrats	Chris Davies
Knowle	Liberal Democrats	Gary Hopkins
Lawrence Hill	Labour	Hibaq Jama
Lawrence Hill	Green	Yassin Mohamud
Lockleaze	Green	Heather Mack
Lockleaze	Green	David Wilcox
Redland	Green	Martin Fodor
Redland	Green	Fi Hance
Southmead	Labour	Helen Godwin
Southmead	Labour	Brenda Massey
Southville	Green	Tony Dyer
Southville	Green	Christine Townsend
St George Central	Labour	Nicola Beech
St George Central	Labour	Steve Pearce
St George Troopers Hill	Labour	Fabian Breckels
St George West	Labour	Asher Craig
Stockwood	Conservative	Jonathan Hucker
Stockwood	Conservative	Graham Morris
Stoke Bishop	Conservative	John Goulandris
Stoke Bishop	Conservative	Henry Michallat
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze	Conservative	Geoff Gollop
	Conservative	Sharon Scott
	Conservative	Steve Smith
Windmill Hill	Green	Ed Plowden
Windmill Hill	Green	Lisa Stone

Current Cabinet[]

The Cabinet is led by Mayor Marvin Rees and currently consists of 7 members (including Rees). All Cabinet Members are currently part of the Labour Party.^[9]

Position		Person
Mayor, lead on Transport, Planning and City Design	Labour	Marvin Rees
Deputy Mayor, Cabinet Member for Finance, Governance and Performance	Labour	Craig Cheney
Deputy Mayor, Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities and Public Health	Labour	Asher Craig
Cabinet Member for Women and Families (Lead Member for Children’s Services)	Labour	Helen Godwin
Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care	Labour	Helen Holland
Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology, Waste and Energy	Labour	Nicola Beech
Cabinet Member for Housing Delivery and Homes	Labour	Tom Renhard

Current Shadow Cabinet[]

After winning as many seats as Labour at the 2021 election but not winning the mayoral race, the Greens elected a Shadow Cabinet on 6th July 2021.^[10]^[11]

Portfolio		Person
Opposition Leader, Planning and City Design	Green	Paula O'Rourke
Transport and Active Travel	Green	David Wilcox
Finance, Governance and Performance	Green	Heather Mack
Finance, Governance and Performance	Green	Katy Grant
Communities, Culture, Equalities and Public Health	Green	Barry Parsons
Communities, Culture, Equalities and Public Health	Green	Ani Stafford-Townsend
Education, Families and Children’s Services	Green	Christine Townsend
Adult Social Care	Green	Lorraine Francis
Adult Social Care	Green	Tim Wye
Climate and Ecology	Green	Carla Denyer
Climate and Ecology	Green	Lily Fitzgibbon
Waste and Energy	Green	Martin Fodor
Housing Delivery and Homes	Green	Tony Dyer

References[]

^ https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/political-parties-appoint-new-leaders-5412867
^ https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/north-somerset-council-chief-executive-1369382
^ "Councillor Steve Smith elected Bristol's new Lord Mayor". Bristol City Council Newsroom. 25 May 2021.
^ Bristol City Council
^ http://opencouncildata.co.uk/council.php?c=366&y=0
^ Bristol City Council
^ Bristol City Council
^ "Mayoral election results". Bristol City Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ "The Mayor and Cabinet". Bristol City Council.
^ Amanda Cameron (9 July 2021). "Bristol Greens announce shadow cabinet to challenge ruling Labour group". Bristol Live.
^ "Bristol Greens launch Shadow Cabinet". Bristol Green Party. 9 July 2021.

External links[]

Official website

[1] ttps://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/political-parties-appoint-new-leaders-5412867

[2] ttps://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/north-somerset-council-chief-executive-1369382

[3] "Councillor Steve Smith elected Bristol's new Lord Mayor". Bristol City Council Newsroom. 25 May 2021.

[4] Bristol City Council

[5] ttp://opencouncildata.co.uk/council.php?c=366&y=0

[6] Bristol City Council

[7] Bristol City Council

[8] "Mayoral election results". Bristol City Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[9] "The Mayor and Cabinet". Bristol City Council.

[10] Amanda Cameron (9 July 2021). "Bristol Greens announce shadow cabinet to challenge ruling Labour group". Bristol Live.

[11] "Bristol Greens launch Shadow Cabinet". Bristol Green Party. 9 July 2021.

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