1995 Bristol City Council election
The 1995 Bristol City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 with all seats being up for election, in preparation for Bristol City Council becoming a Unitary Authority following the abolition of Avon County Council.[1] The same ward boundaries were used, however these are elections to a new authority and cannot be considered gains or losses compared to previously held seats.
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All 68 seats to Bristol City Council 35 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
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1995 local election results in Bristol | |||||||||||||||||
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The election saw national issues, such as the unpopularity of the national Conservative government and the state of the economy, being the major issues in the election. The Conservative candidates branded themselves as 'Bristol Conservatives', which was seen as an attempt to distance themselves from the national government.[1] The Labour Party was expected to win a large majority but they were criticised by the Conservatives for cutting money from the Scouts while giving money to a lesbian/bisexual women's group.[2]
Labour easily gained a majority and as predicted before the election the Liberal Democrats became the second largest party on the council driving the Conservatives down to third as compared to the previous district council.[1]
Election results edit
The vote and seat share for all parties that contested the election:
Party | Cllrs | % Vote | ±% | |
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Labour Party | 53 | 53.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 19.6 | N/A | |
Conservative Party | 6 | 24.8 | N/A | |
Green Party | 0 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Total | 68 | 100.00 |
Ward results edit
These election results are to the new Unitary Authority of Bristol City Council, therefore they cannot be considered gains or losses compared to previously held seats. Sebastian Matthews, who apparently stood as the "Macromedia Student" party, is possibly a nomination-paper error where 'Occupation' and 'Party' were swapped, c.f. Systems Designer.
Ashley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nichola I. Barton | 1,763 | 70.41 | ||
Labour | Raymond J. Sefia | 1,472 | 58.79 | ||
Green | David M. Simpson | 426 | 17.01 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John H. Bonham-Carter | 393 | 15.69 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jane McGarry | 368 | 14.70 | ||
Conservative | Kerrie Carpenter | 223 | 8.91 | ||
Conservative | Ian J. Henderson | 214 | 8.55 | ||
Majority | 1,046 | 41.77 | |||
Turnout | 2,504 | 31.83 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,867 | N/A |
Avonmouth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Celia M. Lukins | 2,200 | 70.42 | ||
Labour | Ernie Bristow | 2,149 | 68.79 | ||
Conservative | David L. Holme | 578 | 18.50 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul W. Lloyd | 419 | 13.41 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Henderson | 371 | 11.88 | ||
Majority | 1,571 | 50.29 | |||
Turnout | 3,124 | 41.83 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,468 | N/A |
Bedminster edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter J. Crispin | 2,001 | 67.92 | ||
Labour | Claire M. Warren | 1,683 | 57.13 | ||
Conservative | Jack Lopresti | 526 | 17.85 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Sykes | 513 | 17.41 | ||
Conservative | Christian V.J. Simpson | 498 | 16.90 | ||
Green | Charles N. Bolton | 281 | 9.54 | ||
Majority | 1,157 | 39.27 | |||
Turnout | 2,946 | 34.93 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,433 | N/A |
Bishopston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patricia M. McLaren | 2,115 | 52.80 | ||
Labour | Arthur Keefe | 2,064 | 51.52 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David J.G. Kitson | 1,055 | 26.34 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter J. Maitland | 966 | 24.11 | ||
Conservative | Ian E. Kealey | 718 | 17.92 | ||
Conservative | Pearl C.L. Abraham | 695 | 17.35 | ||
Green | Justin M. Quinnell | 298 | 7.44 | ||
Majority | 1,009 | 25.19 | |||
Turnout | 4,006 | 44.98 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,906 | N/A |
Bishopsworth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Terence Cleverley | 1,674 | 57.35 | ||
Labour | Paul C. Walker | 1,468 | 50.29 | ||
Conservative | Richard S. Eddy | 1,138 | 38.99 | ||
Conservative | Michael J. Jarrett | 1,022 | 35.01 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas L. Doddrell | 218 | 7.47 | ||
Green | Barrie R. Lewis | 124 | 4.25 | ||
Majority | 330 | 11.31 | |||
Turnout | 2,919 | 40.87 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,142 | N/A |
Brislington East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William L. Martin | 2,357 | 64.03 | ||
Labour | Peter T.J. Begley | 2,297 | 62.40 | ||
Conservative | Anthony R. Carey | 823 | 22.36 | ||
Conservative | Colin R. Bretherton | 761 | 20.67 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jeffery Exon | 495 | 13.45 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Hopkins | 404 | 10.98 | ||
Majority | 1,474 | 40.04 | |||
Turnout | 3,681 | 39.92 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,220 | N/A |
Brislington West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dan Norris | 1,905 | 49.92 | ||
Labour | Jane V. Painter | 1,859 | 48.72 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter H. Main | 1,217 | 31.89 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine F. Johnstone | 1,188 | 31.13 | ||
Conservative | Holly Richmond | 656 | 17.19 | ||
Conservative | Ian D. Millard | 609 | 15.96 | ||
Green | Mary B. Wood | 169 | 4.43 | ||
Majority | 642 | 16.82 | |||
Turnout | 3,816 | 45.54 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,379 | N/A |
Cabot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Charles R. Boney | 1,395 | 44.50 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen R. Williams | 1,264 | 40.32 | ||
Labour | Paul A. Garland | 1,182 | 37.70 | ||
Labour | William J. Waines | 997 | 31.80 | ||
Conservative | Ashley P. Fox | 518 | 16.52 | ||
Conservative | David J. Smith | 499 | 15.92 | ||
Green | Rowan V. Beton | 277 | 8.84 | ||
Majority | 82 | 2.62 | |||
Turnout | 3,135 | 34.80 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,008 | N/A |
Clifton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Barbara Janke | 1,574 | 41.77 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian H. Price | 1,554 | 41.24 | ||
Conservative | John Bretten | 1,241 | 32.94 | ||
Conservative | Alan D. Tasker | 1,192 | 31.63 | ||
Labour | Nicole A.M. Steven | 808 | 21.44 | ||
Labour | Denton W. Brockway | 807 | 21.42 | ||
Green | Lucinda Hersey | 259 | 6.87 | ||
Majority | 313 | 8.31 | |||
Turnout | 3,768 | 39.58 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,519 | N/A |
Cotham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shelley M. Lanchbury | 1,609 | 47.20 | ||
Labour | Fabian G. Breckels | 1,584 | 46.47 | ||
Conservative | Philip A. Cobbold | 899 | 26.37 | ||
Conservative | Anthony M.B. Orr | 884 | 25.93 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael C. Bosel | 727 | 21.33 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gizella K. Hughes | 717 | 21.03 | ||
Green | Geoff Collard | 258 | 7.57 | ||
Majority | 685 | 20.09 | |||
Turnout | 3,409 | 38.37 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,884 | N/A |
Easton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John F. Kiely | 1,840 | 52.54 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael B. Smith | 1,710 | 48.83 | ||
Labour | Michael Langley | 1,399 | 39.95 | ||
Labour | David White | 1,298 | 37.06 | ||
Green | Robert Nicholls | 165 | 4.71 | ||
Conservative | Paul N. Hancock | 146 | 4.17 | ||
Majority | 311 | 8.88 | |||
Turnout | 3,502 | 46.27 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,569 | N/A |
Eastville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sally J. Andrews | 1,785 | 57.28 | ||
Labour | David Sutton | 1,608 | 51.60 | ||
Conservative | Lesley A. Alexander | 850 | 27.28 | ||
Conservative | Timothy C. Collins | 799 | 25.64 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul R. Potts | 542 | 17.39 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roland I. Potts | 447 | 14.35 | ||
Majority | 758 | 24.33 | |||
Turnout | 3,116 | 37.10 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,398 | N/A |
Filwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Stephen James Grant | 1,385 | 75.03 | ||
Labour | George Micklewright | 1,300 | 70.42 | ||
Militant Labour | Ian P. Marshall | 312 | 16.90 | ||
Militant Labour | Wayne Coombes | 251 | 13.60 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan R. Hucker | 159 | 8.61 | ||
Green | Graham H. Davey | 128 | 6.93 | ||
Majority | 988 | 53.52 | |||
Turnout | 1,846 | 27.44 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,728 | N/A |
Frome Vale edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Adrian Becker | 2,264 | ||
Labour | Anne M. Walder | 1,952 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth I. Blanchard | 1,390 | ||
Conservative | Victor C. Eaglestone | 1,085 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stella J. Hender | 425 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jean C. Norman | 376 | ||
Green | Simon D. Kellett | 184 | ||
Majority | 562 | 13.2 | ||
Turnout | 44.1 |
Hartcliffe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Bernard W. Chalmers | 1,950 | ||
Labour | Mervyn R. Hulin | 1,754 | ||
Conservative | Barrie R. Edwards | 447 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan D.R. Price | 353 | ||
Green | Susan P. Ball | 194 | ||
Majority | 1,307 | 50.4 | ||
Turnout | 31.2 |
Henbury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Jack D. Fisk | 2,353 | ||
Labour | Richard J. Pyle | 2,197 | ||
Conservative | Donald C. Miller | 942 | ||
Conservative | Janet G. Reed | 817 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne W. Stephen | 424 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John W.A. Toye | 311 | ||
Majority | 1,255 | 33.7 | ||
Turnout | 47.4 |
Hengrove edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Judith M. Webb | 2,079 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sandra S. Loader | 1,937 | ||
Labour | Michael J. Chivers | 1,167 | ||
Labour | Mohammad K. Ahmed | 1,093 | ||
Conservative | Brian W. Edwards | 798 | ||
Conservative | Steven M. Willis | 760 | ||
Majority | 770 | 19.0 | ||
Turnout | 40.0 |
Henleaze edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Rosalie M. Brown | 2,198 | ||
Conservative | Joyce M. Fey | 2,051 | ||
Conservative | John L. Portch | 1,982 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John E. Mortell | 1,843 | ||
Labour | Keith Evans | 753 | ||
Labour | Roger J. Livingston | 657 | ||
Majority | 69 | 1.4 | ||
Turnout | 55.7 |
Hillfields edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Graham R. Robertson | 2,043 | ||
Labour | J. Douglas Naysmith | 2,009 | ||
Conservative | Barbara J. Moore | 596 | ||
Conservative | Alfred D. Seville | 588 | ||
Majority | 1,413 | 53.5 | ||
Turnout | 34.6 |
Horfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Arthur Massey | 1,760 | ||
Labour | David R. Poole | 1,751 | ||
Conservative | Betty J.D. Topham | 1,441 | ||
Conservative | Anthony J. Smith | 1,279 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret S. Hodgkins | 355 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sylvia E. Young | 351 | ||
Green | Peter M. Scott | 105 | ||
Majority | 310 | 8.5 | ||
Turnout | 46.1 |
Kingsweston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Rosemary A. Clarke | 1,944 | ||
Labour | John T. Bees | 1,934 | ||
Conservative | Jeanne Veale | 655 | ||
Conservative | Richard L. Clifton | 618 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ludlow | 361 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Francis R. Young | 344 | ||
Majority | 1,279 | 43.2 | ||
Turnout | 41.1 |
Knowle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Tessa Coombes | 1,774 | ||
Labour | Patricia Roberts | 1,672 | ||
Conservative | John E. Gammon | 576 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Evelyn M. Elworthy | 486 | ||
Green | John M. Hills | 205 | ||
Majority | 1,096 | 36.0 | ||
Turnout | 35.8 |
Lawrence Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Robert J. Channon | 1,759 | ||
Labour | Lesley Broomhead | 1,718 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 400 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Elvin | 308 | ||
Conservative | George E. Burton | 264 | ||
Majority | 1,318 | 54.4 | ||
Turnout | 29.2 |
Lockleaze edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Judy Patterson | 1,880 | ||
Labour | Philip W. Gregory | 1,824 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Joan Grace | 636 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian H. Parry | 566 | ||
Conservative | Christopher R. Stallabrass | 347 | ||
Conservative | Geoffrey R. Gollop | 336 | ||
Majority | 1,188 | 41.5 | ||
Turnout | 39.6 |
Redland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | John Ashton | 2,060 | ||
Labour | Joan B. McLaren | 1,989 | ||
Conservative | Mark F.H. Casewell | 1,102 | ||
Conservative | Antony S. Waycott | 1,086 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert J. Wills | 926 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael J. Woods | 841 | ||
Macromedia Student | Sebastian A.H. Matthews | 127 | ||
Majority | 887 | 21.0 | ||
Turnout | 45.3 |
Southmead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Peter W. Hammond | 1,745 | ||
Labour | Jennifer M. Smith | 1,699 | ||
Conservative | Martin Kerry | 599 | ||
Conservative | Jarmila Parry | 567 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carol F. Taylor | 348 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon R. Young | 251 | ||
Majority | 1,100 | 40.9 | ||
Turnout | 34.8 |
Southville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Andrew J. May | 2,123 | ||
Labour | David Johnson | 2,104 | ||
Conservative | Cora A.P. Stephenson | 503 | ||
Conservative | Neil A. Cuthbertson | 478 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard F. Hughes | 411 | ||
Green | Sigrid Shayer | 357 | ||
Majority | 1,601 | 47.2 | ||
Turnout | 38.1 |
St George East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Charles S. Price | 1,802 | ||
Labour | Margaret A. Shovelton | 1,778 | ||
Conservative | Edward J. Withers | 632 | ||
Conservative | Derek A.E. Fey | 629 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon H. Draper | 508 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tony R. Potts | 414 | ||
Majority | 1,146 | 39.0 | ||
Turnout | 35.4 |
St George West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | John E. Deasy | 2,062 | ||
Labour | Ronald E. Stone | 1,983 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Williams | 436 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth M. Peacock | 432 | ||
Conservative | Derek V. Hooper | 345 | ||
Conservative | Marilyn Hutton | 308 | ||
Majority | 1,547 | 54.4 | ||
Turnout | 36.9 |
Stockwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Robin Moss | 2,002 | ||
Conservative | Colin J.N. Williams | 1,985 | ||
Labour | David Spry | 1,968 | ||
Conservative | David H.R. Morris | 1,820 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jane M. Collins | 709 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary A. Windmill | 383 | ||
Majority | 17 | 0.4 | ||
Turnout | 46.3 |
Stoke Bishop edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Peter J. Abraham | 2,051 | ||
Conservative | Christopher M.B. Alderson | 1,992 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Keri A. Dow | 1,034 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dennis H. Brown | 961 | ||
Labour | Luke Akehurst | 769 | ||
Labour | Edward F. Fowler | 719 | ||
Green | William F. McCaskie | 160 | ||
Majority | 958 | 23.9 | ||
Turnout | 39.6 |
Westbury-on-Trym edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | David H. Poole | 2,614 | ||
Conservative | Robert W. Wall | 2,544 | ||
Labour | Dick Drew | 1,102 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carol K. Stratton | 1,050 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Antony A. Stratton | 976 | ||
Majority | 1,442 | 30.3 | ||
Turnout | 53.0 |
Whitchurch Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Helen Holland | 2,025 | ||
Labour | Paul Smith | 2,008 | ||
Conservative | Robert R. Morris | 392 | ||
Green | Christine J. Presley | 187 | ||
Majority | 1,616 | 62.1 | ||
Turnout | 31.7 |
Windmill Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Diane E. Bunyan | 2,368 | ||
Labour | Christopher L. Orlik | 2,035 | ||
Green | Anita J. Lewis | 543 | ||
Conservative | William R.J. Biggs | 516 | ||
Conservative | Lilian F. Biggs | 506 | ||
Majority | 1,492 | 43.5 | ||
Turnout | 32.3 |
References edit
- ^ a b c Bennett, Will (25 April 1995). "Conservatives battling to survive in reborn Bristol". The Independent. London. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ Woolf, Marie (23 April 1995). "Bad news? Labour's abolished it". The Independent on Sunday. p. 2.
- "Bristol City Council Election Results for 4 May 1995". bristol.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2019.