2010 Bristol City Council election

2010 UK local government election

2010 Bristol City Council election

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23 of 70 seats (One Third) to Bristol City Council
36 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Conservative
Seats won  | 38  | 17  | 14
Seat change  | 2  | 1  | 3
Popular vote  | 44,435 | 34,731 | 35,283
Percentage  | 34.28% | 26.79% | 27.22%
Swing  |  0.73%  |  7.91%  |  1.2%

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| Fourth party  |
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Party  | Green |
Seats won  | 1  |
Seat change  |  |
Popular vote  | 10,280 |
Percentage  | 7.93% |
Swing  |  6.38%  |

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| Council control before election

Liberal Democrats

| Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

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Bristol City Council elections, 2010.

The 2010 Bristol City Council elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2010, for 23 seats, that being one third of the total number of councillors. The Liberal Democrats, who had won overall control of the council in 2009, increased their majority to six seats.

The Liberal Democrats were defending 9 seats, the Labour Party 4 and the Conservatives 8\.

The party standings following the election:

Party  | 2009 Cllrs  | Net Gain/Loss  | 2010 Cllrs

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| Conservative | 17  | -3  | 14
| Green | 1  | \-  | 1
| Labour | 16  | +1  | 17
| Liberal Democrats | 36  | +2  | 38
Total  | 70  | \-  | 70

## Ward results

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Bristol Council composition following the 2010 local elections

### Avonmouth

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Bristol City Council Elections: Avonmouth Ward 2010[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Doug Naysmith  | 1,879  | 32.70  | +4.79
| Conservative | Spud Murphy  | 1,878  | 32.68  | −1.92
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Humphrey Campion-Smith  | 1,280  | 22.28  | +11.63
| BNP | Philip Brimson  | 330  | 5.74  | −5.36
| English Democrat | Craig Stuart Clarke  | 224  | 3.90  | −4.80
| Green | Geoff Collard  | 155  | 2.70  | −4.34
Majority  | 1  | 0.02  | −6.67
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.36  |

### Bedminster

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Bristol City Council Elections: Bedminster Ward 2010[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mark Bradshaw  | 2,129  | 32.72  | −5.78
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Robert Cooper  | 1,903  | 29.25  | +18.79
| Conservative | Doug Newton  | 1,410  | 21.67  | −9.07
| Green | Cath Slade  | 625  | 9.61  | −10.69
| BNP | William George Taylor  | 251  | 3.86  | N/A
| Independent | Pip Sheard  | 189  | 2.90  | N/A
Majority  | 226  | 3.47  | −4.29
| Labour hold | Swing | -12.29  |

### Bishopston

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Bristol City Council Elections: Bishopston Ward 2010[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | David John Willingham  | 3,809  | 51.38  | −0.64
| Labour | David Ian Jepson  | 1,548  | 20.88  | +6.33
| Green | Graham Woodruff  | 1,070  | 14.43  | −7.91
| Conservative | Cath Slade  | 987  | 13.31  | +2.22
Majority  | 2261  | 30.50  | +0.82
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.49  |

### Bishopsworth

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Bristol City Council Elections: Bishopsworth Ward 2010[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kevin Michael Quartley  | 1,965  | 40.32  | −17.57
| Labour | Darren Eurwyn Lewis  | 1,667  | 34.21  | +10.75
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Graham Norman  | 873  | 17.92  | +11.74
| Green | Barrie Robert Lewis  | 368  | 7.55  | +1.37
Majority  | 298  | 6.11  | −28.32
| Conservative hold | Swing | -14.16  |

### Brislington East

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Bristol City Council Elections: Brislington East Ward 2010[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mike Wollacott  | 1,793  | 32.35  | −9.75
| Conservative | Barbara Madeleine Lewis  | 1,746  | 31.50  | −7.76
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Mary Allen  | 1,304  | 23.53  | +13.96
| BNP | Chris Stocks  | 453  | 8.17  | N/A
| Green | Lucy Mary MacKilligin  | 246  | 4.44  | −4.63
Majority  | 47  | 0.85  | −1.99
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.10  |

### Brislington West

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Bristol City Council Elections: Brislington West Ward 2010[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Peter Henry Main  | 2,141  | 37.81  | −3.71
| Conservative | Colin Robert Bretherton  | 1,404  | 24.80  | −4.33
| Labour | Liam McDonough  | 1,360  | 24.02  | +10.95
| BNP | Christine Margaret Ogden  | 412  | 7.28  | N/A
| Green | James Graham Field  | 345  | 6.09  | −10.19
Majority  | 737  | 13.01  | +0.62
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.31  |

### Filwood

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Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2010[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Christopher David Jackson  | 2,003  | 52.70  | −14.53
| Conservative | Sylvia Christine Windows  | 633  | 16.65  | +2.09
| Liberal Democrats | Joel Sudworth  | 619  | 16.29  | +5.78
| BNP | Michael John Hamblin  | 320  | 8.42  | N/A
| Green | Graham Hugh Davey  | 121  | 3.18  | −4.51
| English Democrat | Toby Daniel Hector  | 105  | 2.76  | N/A
Majority  | 1370  | 36.05  | −16.62
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.31  |

### Hartcliffe

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Bristol City Council Elections: Hartcliffe Ward 2010[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Derek Stephen Pickup  | 1,728  | 38.93  | −11.59
| Conservative | Nicki Crandon  | 1,198  | 26.99  | −12.11
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Horgan  | 998  | 22.48  | +16.69
| BNP | Steve McKeown  | 377  | 8.49  | N/A
| Green | Patrick Slade  | 138  | 3.11  | −1.48
Majority  | 530  | 11.94  | +0.52
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.26  |

### Henbury

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Bristol City Council Elections: Henbury Ward 2010[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Mark David Roscoe Weston  | 1,713  | 34.94  | −5.70
| Labour | Terence Robert Cook  | 1,584  | 32.31  | +3.13
| Liberal Democrats | Mj Barakat  | 1,253  | 25.56  | 13.77
| English Democrat | Ray Carr  | 199  | 4.06  | −6.69
| Green | Justin Michael Quinnell  | 153  | 3.12  | −4.52
Majority  | 129  | 2.63  | −8.83
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.42  |

### Hengrove

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Bristol City Council Elections: Hengrove Ward 2010[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Doubell  | 2,164  | 38.62  | +2.21
| Conservative | Adam Beda Tayler  | 1,644  | 29.34  | −6.15
| Labour | Barry Clark  | 1,628  | 29.05  | +7.05
| Green | Roy Gallop  | 168  | 3.00  | −3.10
Majority  | 520  | 9.28  | +8.31
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.18  |

### Henleaze

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Bristol City Council Elections: Henleaze Ward 2010[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Clare Campion-Smith  | 2,971  | 44.60  | +2.08
| Conservative | Liz Radford  | 2,726  | 40.92  | +0.13
| Labour | Judith Mary Sluglett  | 692  | 10.39  | +2.60
| Green | Hannah Michelle Jefferys  | 272  | 4.08  | −4.82
Majority  | 245  | 3.68  | −1.95
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.98  |

### Horfield

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Bristol City Council Elections: Horfield Ward 2010[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Peter John Revel Levy  | 2,432  | 39.62  | −2.34
| Conservative | Nick Lane  | 1,775  | 28.91  | −1.22
| Labour | Peter John Kennedy-Chapman  | 1,353  | 22.04  | +5.10
| Green | Jude English  | 371  | 6.04  | −1.39
| BNP | Freya Doreen Cook  | 208  | 3.39  | −0.14
Majority  | 657  | 10.71  | −1.12
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.56  |

### Kingsweston

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Bristol City Council Elections: Kingsweston Ward 2010[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tim Leaman  | 1,659  | 35.16  | −12.11
| Labour | John Thomas Bees  | 1,427  | 30.24  | +11.61
| Conservative | Adrian Peter Clarke  | 1,195  | 25.32  | +2.73
| Independent | Terence Richard Daniel Thomas  | 263  | 5.57  | N/A
| Green | Jackie Hearn  | 175  | 3.71  | −7.80
Majority  | 232  | 4.92  | −19.76
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | -11.86  |

### Knowle

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Bristol City Council Elections: Knowle Ward 2010[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Gary Hopkins  | 2,688  | 48.49  | +3.08
| Labour | Gwyneth Ann Brain  | 1,354  | 24.43  | +2.86
| Conservative | Tony Lee  | 842  | 15.19  | −2.21
| Green | Glenn Royston Vowles  | 385  | 6.95  | −8.67
| BNP | Colin Richard Chidsey  | 274  | 4.94  | N/A
Majority  | 1334  | 24.06  | +0.22
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.11  |

### Lockleaze

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Bristol City Council Elections: Lockleaze Ward 2010[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Sean Clifford Emmett  | 1,920  | 39.74  | +3.20
| Labour | Thomas Newman  | 1,551  | 32.10  | +11.67
| Conservative | Philip Charles Pomeroy-Hutton  | 814  | 16.85  | +4.62
| BNP | John Hooper  | 216  | 4.47  | −3.84
| Green | Christina Mary Quinnell  | 214  | 4.43  | −3.13
| English Democrat | Jon Baker  | 117  | 2.42  | N/A
Majority  | 369  | 7.64  | −8.47
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -4.24  |

### Redland

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Bristol City Council Elections: Redland Ward 2010[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Jeanne Townsend  | 3,000  | 44.64  | +6.41
| Conservative | Graham Roger Godwin-Pearson  | 1,444  | 21.48  | −1.28
| Green | Robert James Alexander Triggs  | 1,243  | 18.49  | −6.95
| Labour | Helen Frances Sproates  | 1,034  | 15.38  | −1.80
Majority  | 1556  | 23.16  | +10.37
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.85  |

### Southmead

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Bristol City Council Elections: Southmead Ward 2010[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jenny Smith  | 1,921  | 40.44  | +9.09
| Liberal Democrats | Barry John Cash  | 1,291  | 27.18  | −4.95
| Conservative | Becky Cotton  | 984  | 20.72  | +1.86
| BNP | Lynn Cook  | 310  | 6.53  | N/A
| Green | Lela Helen McTernan  | 124  | 2.61  | −3.60
| English Democrat | Mike Blundell  | 120  | 2.53  | −8.92
Majority  | 630  | 13.26  | +12.48
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.02  |

### Southville

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Bristol City Council Elections: Southville Ward 2010[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Tess Green  | 2,150  | 33.83  | −6.13
| Labour | Barbara Norma Brown  | 1,892  | 29.77  | −10.36
| Liberal Democrats | Lena Clare Wright  | 1,606  | 25.27  | +19.37
| Conservative | Paul Francis Smith  | 707  | 11.13  | +2.06
Majority  | 258  | 4.06  | +3.89
| Green hold | Swing | +2.12  |

### Stockwood

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Bristol City Council Elections: Stockwood Ward 2010[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Henry Robert Morris  | 2,310  | 41.43  | −9.05
| Labour | Mike Langley  | 1,487  | 26.67  | +7.24
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Alan Goulden  | 1,367  | 24.52  | 14.91
| Green | Peter Antony Goodwin  | 412  | 7.39  | −13.1
Majority  | 823  | 14.76  | −15.23
| Conservative hold | Swing | -8.15  |

### Stoke Bishop

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Bristol City Council Elections: Stoke Bishop Ward 2010[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Goulandris  | 3,426  | 55.98  | −2.88
| Liberal Democrats | Mark James  | 1,736  | 28.37  | +5.04
| Labour | Jasvant Singh Badesha  | 595  | 9.72  | +2.10
| Green | Keith Vivian Wiltshire  | 363  | 5.93  | −4.26
Majority  | 1690  | 27.61  | −7.92
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.96  |

### Westbury-on-Trym

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Bristol City Council Elections: Westbury-on-Trym Ward 2010[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alastair Peter Lindsay Watson  | 3,124  | 46.69  | −5.15
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Christopher Donald  | 2,280  | 34.08  | +5.05
| Labour | Claire Louise Cook  | 790  | 11.81  | +4.99
| Green | Alex Dunn  | 407  | 6.08  | −2.74
| English Democrat | Stephen Michael Wright  | 90  | 1.35  | −2.14
Majority  | 844  | 12.61  | −10.20
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.10  |

### Whitchurch Park

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Bristol City Council Elections: Whitchurch Park Ward 2010[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Tim Kent  | 1,857  | 39.38  | +10.88
| Labour | Ed Bramall  | 1,798  | 38.13  | −5.93
| Conservative | Jenny Rogers  | 699  | 14.82  | +4.80
| BNP | Michael John Carey  | 277  | 5.87  | −7.58
| Green | Barney Smith  | 85  | 1.80  | −2.17
Majority  | 59  | 1.25  | −14.31
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.41  |

### Windmill Hill

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Bristol City Council Elections: Windmill Hill Ward 2010[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Alf Havvock  | 3,284  | 51.83  | +7.37
| Labour | Tobin Liam James Webb  | 1,518  | 23.96  | −0.03
| Green | Stephen Petter  | 700  | 11.05  | −7.72
| Conservative | Graham David Morris  | 659  | 10.40  | +1.70
| BNP | Ronald Colston George  | 175  | 2.76  | N/A
Majority  | 1766  | 27.87  | +7.40
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.7  |

## See also

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* Politics of Bristol
* 2010 United Kingdom local elections

## References

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* Wards up for election in 2010

1. ^ "Avonmouth Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
2. ^ "Bedminster Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
3. ^ "Bishopston Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
4. ^ "Bishopsworth Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
5. ^ "Brislington East Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
6. ^ "Brislington West Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
7. ^ "Filwood Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
8. ^ "Hartcliffe Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
9. ^ "Henbury Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
10. ^ "Hengrove Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
11. ^ "Henleaze Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
12. ^ "Horfield Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
13. ^ "Kingsweston Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
14. ^ "Knowle Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
15. ^ "Lockleaze Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
16. ^ "Redland Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
17. ^ "Southmead Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
18. ^ "Southville Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
19. ^ "Stockwood Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
20. ^ "Stoke Bishop Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
21. ^ "Westbury-on-Trym Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
22. ^ "Whitchurch Park Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
23. ^ "Windmill Hill Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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