# 2005 Bristol City Council election

The 2005 Bristol City Council election took place on 5 May 2005, on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats made a number of gains and became the largest party on the Council, but failed to gain enough seats to form an overall majority.

## Ward results
### Ashley

Ashley 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Charles Rogers | 2,203 | 40.41 |
| | Labour | Simon Mark Geoffrey Crew | 1,728 | 31.69 |
| | Green | David Mark Simpson | 1,233 | 22.62 |
| | Conservative | Adam Beda Tayler | 288 | 5.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Avonmouth

Avonmouth 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence Robert Cook | 2,522 | 47.14 |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Windows | 1,406 | 26.28 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Anthony Wheeler | 1,111 | 20.77 |
| | Independent | Stephen Kenneth James Norman | 311 | 5.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bishopston

Bishopston 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Arthur Knott | 2,743 | 45.75 |
| | Labour | Gerald Rosenberg | 1,662 | 27.72 |
| | Green | Martin Harry Harvey | 806 | 13.44 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Arthur Thorne | 784 | 13.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Cabot

Cabot 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Michael Wright | 1,893 | 43.12 |
| | Labour | Lucy Emma Jenkins | 857 | 19.52 |
| | Conservative | Iain Jenkins Dennis | 758 | 17.27 |
| | Green | Christopher John Gittins | 511 | 11.64 |
| | Independent | Victor Roy Tallis | 371 | 8.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Clifton

Clifton 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hugh Price | 2,397 | 45.80 |
| | Conservative | Kevin David Allen | 1,217 | 23.25 |
| | Labour | Faruk Ahmed Choudhury | 1,017 | 19.43 |
| | Green | Tony John Gosling | 536 | 10.24 |
| | Independent | Christopher William Alexander Morrall | 67 | 1.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Clifton East

Clifton East 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Timothy Cook | 2,037 | 45.31 |
| | Conservative | Michael Henry Popham | 1,173 | 26.09 |
| | Labour | Carolyn Manuel | 727 | 16.17 |
| | Green | Alan Clarke | 559 | 12.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Cotham

Cotham 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrington Dodd | 2,406 | 45.76 |
| | Labour | Karin Marguerite Smyth | 1,091 | 20.75 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Shatti | 912 | 17.34 |
| | Green | Geoff Collard | 849 | 16.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Easton

Easton 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Raoof Malik | 2,169 | 43.62 |
| | Labour | Robin Moss | 1,707 | 34.33 |
| | Green | Jon Lucas | 796 | 16.01 |
| | Conservative | Seva Singh | 301 | 6.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Eastville

Eastville 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Robert Comer | 2,249 | 44.32 |
| | Labour | Brian Peter Mead | 1,557 | 30.68 |
| | Conservative | Colin Robert Bretherton | 772 | 15.21 |
| | Green | Martin Cottingham | 387 | 7.63 |
| | Independent | Anthony James Locke | 110 | 2.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Frome Vale

Frome Vale 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Charles Payne | 1,881 | 37.20 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Gillian Coombe | 1,820 | 36.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Cynthia Carpenter | 1,042 | 20.61 |
| | Green | Peter Antony Goodwin | 313 | 6.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Henbury

Henbury 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derek Stephen Pickup | 2,017 | 45.40 |
| | Conservative | Roy David Pepworth | 1,397 | 31.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elmer Townsend | 1,029 | 23.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Henleaze

Henleaze 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Hunter Brown | 3,445 | 53.86 |
| | Conservative | Derek Albert Edward Fey | 1,795 | 28.06 |
| | Labour | Judith Mary Sluglett | 823 | 12.87 |
| | Green | John Mark Hills | 333 | 5.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Hillfields

Hillfields 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Noreen Patricia Daniels | 2,475 | 46.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Patrick Hassell | 1,504 | 28.25 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm David Lake | 1,073 | 20.15 |
| | Green | Graham Hugh Davey | 272 | 5.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Horfield

Horfield 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rosalie Walker | 1,887 | 37.79 |
| | Conservative | Anthony James Smith | 1,543 | 30.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Robert Harrison | 1,230 | 24.63 |
| | Green | Daniella Elsa Radice | 334 | 6.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Kingsweston

Kingsweston 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Judith Margaret Price | 1,556 | 34.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Lesley Prescott | 1,532 | 34.37 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Cobb | 941 | 21.11 |
| | Independent | Terence Richard Daniel Thomas | 429 | 9.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Lawrence Hill

Lawrence Hill 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brenda Patricia Hugill | 1,935 | 46.60 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fi Hance | 1,492 | 35.93 |
| | Conservative | Richard James Manns | 384 | 9.25 |
| | Green | Michael Crawford | 341 | 8.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Lockleaze

Lockleaze 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Jayne Bagley | 1,880 | 45.28 |
| | Labour | Kerry Barker | 1,542 | 37.14 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Michael Quartley | 488 | 11.75 |
| | Green | Christina Mary Quinnell | 183 | 4.41 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Roger Stephen Thomas | 59 | 1.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Redland

Redland 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Charles White | 2,493 | 42.95 |
| | Conservative | Douglas John Newton | 1,292 | 22.26 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Patterson | 1,191 | 20.52 |
| | Green | Lela Helen McTernan | 828 | 14.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Southmead

Southmead 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Warren Hammond | 2,106 | 51.80 |
| | Conservative | Joe Long | 946 | 23.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerard Christopher Mark Smith | 771 | 18.96 |
| | Independent | Andrew Stephen Richardson | 243 | 5.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St George East

St George East 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Stanley Price | 2,401 | 44.72 |
| | Conservative | Matthew James Denyer | 1,439 | 26.80 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elvin | 1,223 | 22.78 |
| | Green | Christine Mary Prior | 306 | 5.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St George West

St George West 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ronald Edward Stone | 2,218 | 46.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Ronald Potter | 1,311 | 27.72 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Conrad Culley | 871 | 18.42 |
| | Green | Samantha Elizabeth Pullinger | 329 | 6.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stoke Bishop

Stoke Bishop 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter John Abraham | 2,903 | 48.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saleh Ahmed | 1,912 | 31.96 |
| | Labour | Dianne Elizabeth Manning | 758 | 12.67 |
| | Green | Keith Vivian Wiltshire | 409 | 6.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Richard Gollop | 2,927 | 46.26 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor John Blythe | 1,991 | 31.47 |
| | Labour | Gillian Margaret Kirk | 1,082 | 17.10 |
| | Green | Donald Brown | 327 | 5.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |