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Bristol is currently under Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrats

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control. Labour

Labour Party (UK)

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is currently the second party in Bristol

Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

Partisan composition

Election Year	Labour	Lib Dem	Conservative	Green
Current	17	38	14	1
2009	16	36	17	1
2008	24	32	13	1
2007 United Kingdom local elections, 2007 The 2007 UK local government elections were held on 3 May 2007. These elections took place in most of England and all of Scotland. There were no local government elections in Wales though the Welsh Assembly had a general election on the same day. There were no local government elections in Northern... http://www.bristol.gov.uk/item/elections.html?XSL=main&ShowElectionParty=true&ElectionId=61	25	31	13	1
2006 United Kingdom local elections, 2006 Local government elections took place in England on Thursday 4 May 2006. Polling stations were open between 7:00 and 22:00.All London borough council seats were up for election, as well as a third of the seats on each of the metropolitan borough councils, and a third of some unitary authorities...	23	33	13	1
2005 United Kingdom local elections, 2005 Elections for local government were held in the England and Northern Ireland on 5 May 2005 along with the 2005 general election across the entire United Kingdom...	27	32	11
2003 United Kingdom local elections, 2003 Local elections took place in various parts of the United Kingdom on 1 May 2003, the same day as the Scottish Parliamentary and the Welsh Assembly elections. There were local elections for all councils in Scotland and in most of England...	31	28	11
2002 United Kingdom local elections, 2002 Local elections took place in many parts of England on 2 May 2002. All London borough council seats were elected as well a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs. Many unitary Authorities and District councils also had elections...	36	24	10
2001 United Kingdom local elections, 2001 Local elections took place in some parts of the UK on the 7 June 2001. Elections took place for all of the English shire counties, some English unitary authorities and all of the Northern Ireland districts...	40	21	9
1999 United Kingdom local elections, 1999 Local elections took place in much of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1999. All Scottish and Welsh unitary authorities had all their seats elected. In England a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs were elected along with elections in many of the unitary authorities and district...	37	23	10
1998 United Kingdom local elections, 1998 Local elections took place in many parts of England on 7 May 1998. All London borough council seats were elected as well a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs. Some unitary authorities and District councils also had elections...	46	16	6
1997 United Kingdom local elections, 1997 The United Kingdom local elections took place on the 1 May, 1997. Elections took place for all of the English shire counties, some English unitary authorities and all of the Northern Ireland districts...	51	12	5
1995 United Kingdom local elections, 1995 The 1995 United Kingdom local elections took place on 4 May 1995. The Conservative Party lost over 2,000 councillors in the election, while the Labour Party won 48% of the vote, a record high for the party in local elections....	53	9	6
1994 United Kingdom local elections, 1994 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1994. The results showed a continued decline for the Conservatives, with the third placed party, the Liberal Democrats, as the main beneficiaries....	41	8	19
1992 United Kingdom local elections, 1992 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1992, one month after the general election which returned the governing Conservative Party for a fourth consecutive term in office. The Conservatives won back some ground that they had lost the previous year....	40	6	22
1991 United Kingdom local elections, 1991 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1991. In terms of seats, the results were a setback for the governing Conservative Party, who were left with their lowest number of councillors since 1973 - though in terms of popular vote it was an improvement from the 1990 local elections, and...	45	5	18
1990 United Kingdom local elections, 1990 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1990. They were the last local elections held before the resignation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in November 1990....	43	4	21
1988 United Kingdom local elections, 1988 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1988. The Conservative government held its ground and remained ahead in the projected popular vote.The national projected share of the vote was Conservative 39%, Labour 38%, Social and Liberal Democrats 18%...	39	5	24
1987 United Kingdom local elections, 1987 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1987. The projected share of the vote was Conservatives 38%, Labour 32%, Liberal-SDP Alliance 27%. Soon after the elections, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher called a general election which resulted in a Conservative landslide.The number of...	37	6	25
1986 United Kingdom local elections, 1986 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1986. There was a 3% reduction in the number of councillors, owing to the abolition of the Greater London Council and the Metropolitan County Councils....	35	7	26
1984 United Kingdom local elections, 1984 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1984. There was a slight reversal in the Conservative government's fortunes, but the party remained ahead...	33	6	29
1983 United Kingdom local elections, 1983 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1983. The results were a success for Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who soon afterwards called a general election in which the Conservatives won a landslide victory...	30	6	32
1979 United Kingdom local elections, 1979 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in May 1979. The results provided some source of comfort to the Labour Party, who recovered some lost ground from local election reversals in previous years, despite losing the general election to the Conservative Party on the same day.Labour gained... *	50	3	28
1976 United Kingdom local elections, 1976 Local elections were held in the United Kingdom on 6 May 1976. Elections were for one third of the seats on Metropolitan borough councils and for all seats on Non-Metropolitan district councils in England; and for all seats on the Welsh district councils....	47	3	34
1973 United Kingdom local elections, 1973 The first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales and the new Northern Ireland district councils created by the Local Government Act 1972 took place in 1973...	56	3	25

Source http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/ccm/content/Council-Democracy/Democracy-Elections/local-election-viewer.en?XSL=main&ElectionId=-2
(* Eastville election was deferred due to the death of a candidate)

Partisan control

Jun 2009 – Present: Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Majority
Feb 2009 – Jun 2009: Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Minority
2007 – 2009: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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Minority (As 2nd largest party, supported by Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

Party)
2005 – 2007: Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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Minority
2004 – 2005: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

Minority
2003 – 2004: All-party administration
1996 – 2003: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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Majority

1 April 1996: Bristol changes from District

Non-metropolitan district

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to Unitary authority

Unitary authority

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(Avon

Avon (county)

Avon was, from 1974 to 1996, a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England.The county was named after the River Avon, which runs through the area. It was formed from parts of the historic counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset, together with the City of Bristol...

abolished)

1986 – 1996: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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1984 – 1986: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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Minority
1983 – 1984: Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Minority
1974 – 1983: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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1 April 1974: Bristol changes from County borough

County borough

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to District

Non-metropolitan district

(Avon

Avon (county)

created)

1972 – 1974: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1967 – 1972: Citizen Party
Citizen Party (Bristol)
The Citizen Party was a municipal political party in Bristol which existed from 1925 to 1974. In the 1920s the Labour Party made extensive gains in local government elections and in many cities the Conservative and Liberal parties united at local level to oppose Labour. In Bristol these parties...
1963 – 1967: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1960 – 1963: Citizen Party
Citizen Party (Bristol)
The Citizen Party was a municipal political party in Bristol which existed from 1925 to 1974. In the 1920s the Labour Party made extensive gains in local government elections and in many cities the Conservative and Liberal parties united at local level to oppose Labour. In Bristol these parties...
1952 – 1960: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1951 – 1952: Citizen Party
Citizen Party (Bristol)
The Citizen Party was a municipal political party in Bristol which existed from 1925 to 1974. In the 1920s the Labour Party made extensive gains in local government elections and in many cities the Conservative and Liberal parties united at local level to oppose Labour. In Bristol these parties...
1949 – 1951: No overall control (Citizen and Labour tied)
1945 – 1949: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1938 – 1945: No overall control (Citizen and Labour tied)
1937 – 1938: Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
1925 – 1937: Citizen Party
Citizen Party (Bristol)
The Citizen Party was a municipal political party in Bristol which existed from 1925 to 1974. In the 1920s the Labour Party made extensive gains in local government elections and in many cities the Conservative and Liberal parties united at local level to oppose Labour. In Bristol these parties...
? – 1925: Conservative and Liberal coalition

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