2024 Bristol City Council election
May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)
All 70 seats to Bristol City Council
36 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Green Labour Conservative
Current seats 25 23 14
Seats needed Increase 11 Increase 13 Increase 22
 
Party Liberal Democrats Knowle Community Party Independent
Current seats 5 2 1
Seats needed Increase 31 Increase 34 Increase 35

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]

Background

At the previous election, which was held in 2021, Labour lost 13 seats, meaning that the council fell under no overall control.[3][4]

Pre-Election Composition[5]
Party Seats
Green Party 25
Labour Party 23
Conservative Party 14
Liberal Democrats 5
Knowle Community Party 2
Independent 1

References

  1. ↑ "Bristol City Council". web.archive.org. 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  2. 1 2 "Types of elections". web.archive.org. 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Local councillor elections 2021: turnout and results". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ↑ Bashir, Safiya (2021-05-10). "A breakdown of Bristol City Council election results 2021". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ↑ "Political makeup of the council". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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