# 2007 Bristol City Council election

The 2007 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 2007, on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats lost two seats to Labour, but remained the largest party on the Council. No party gained overall control.

## Ward results
### Ashley

Ashley 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Marshall | 1,237 | 37.36 |
| | Green | Daniella Elsa Radice | 1,127 | 34.04 |
| | Labour | Ricky Orlando Nelson | 765 | 23.10 |
| | Conservative | Nyla Jabeen Qureshi | 182 | 5.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Bedminster

Bedminster 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin John Smith | 1,299 | 38.50 |
| | Conservative | Doug Newton | 1,037 | 30.74 |
| | Green | Cath Slade | 685 | 20.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew John Greenwood | 353 | 10.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Stephen Eddy | 1,611 | 57.89 |
| | Labour | Munawar Ahmad Gondal | 653 | 23.46 |
| | Green | Barrie Robert Lewis | 347 | 12.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lena Clare Wright | 172 | 6.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Brislington East

Brislington East 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Mark Geoffrey Crew | 1,258 | 42.10 |
| | Conservative | James Stevenson | 1,173 | 39.26 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Graham Norman | 286 | 9.57 |
| | Green | Ruth Cormack | 271 | 9.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Brislington West

Brislington West 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Norman | 1,150 | 41.52 |
| | Conservative | Colin Robert Bretherton | 807 | 29.13 |
| | Green | David Kevin Naismith | 451 | 16.28 |
| | Labour | Brian Peter Mead | 362 | 13.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Cabot

Cabot 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Woodman | 1,005 | 47.05 |
| | Green | Christopher John Gittins | 430 | 20.13 |
| | Conservative | Iain Jenkins Dennis | 374 | 17.51 |
| | Labour | Tom Fleuriot | 327 | 15.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Clifton

Clifton 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Janke | 1,402 | 51.24 |
| | Conservative | Maurice David Cousins | 640 | 23.39 |
| | Green | Alex Dunn | 445 | 16.26 |
| | Labour | Anne-Marie Godfrey | 249 | 9.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Clifton East

Clifton East 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Henry Popham | 851 | 38.14 |
| | Conservative | Victor Roy Tallis | 808 | 36.22 |
| | Green | John Mark Hills | 344 | 15.42 |
| | Labour | David Andrew Jones | 228 | 10.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Cotham

Cotham 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Robert Harrison | 1,099 | 21.74 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger McDermott | 942 | 18.64 |
| | Green | Geoff Collard | 692 | 13.69 |
| | Conservative | James Michael Barlow | 538 | 10.64 |
| | Conservative | Sue Fleming | 526 | 10.41 |
| | Green | Alan Clarke | 465 | 9.20 |
| | Labour | Karin Smyth | 430 | 8.51 |
| | Labour | David Ian Jepson | 363 | 7.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Easton

Easton 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Faruk Choudhury | 969 | 29.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Francis Kiely | 889 | 27.39 |
| | Respect | Paulette North | 621 | 19.13 |
| | Green | Christine Mary Prior | 560 | 17.25 |
| | Conservative | Nick Jethwa | 207 | 6.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Eastville

Eastville 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muriel Cole | 1,410 | 49.75 |
| | Labour | Gerald Rosenberg | 846 | 29.85 |
| | Conservative | Rowland Henry Webb | 578 | 20.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Filwood

Filwood 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeff Lovell | 1,311 | 67.23 |
| | Conservative | Antony James Morrison | 284 | 14.56 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Malcolm Rothwell | 205 | 10.51 |
| | Green | Graham Hugh Davey | 150 | 7.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Frome Vale

Frome Valley 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lesley Ann Alexander | 1,441 | 43.03 |
| | Labour | Kuj Kujore | 968 | 28.90 |
| | BNP | Colin Richard Chidsey | 399 | 11.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Dawn Comer | 323 | 9.64 |
| | Green | Josephine McLellan | 218 | 6.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Royston Brian | 1,397 | 50.52 |
| | Conservative | Nicki Crandon | 1,081 | 39.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Kynoch Hopkins | 160 | 5.79 |
| | Green | Diana Lewen Warner | 127 | 4.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hengrove

Hengrove 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jos Clark | 1,182 | 36.41 |
| | Conservative | Richard Jonathan Zaltzman | 1,152 | 35.49 |
| | Labour | Barry David Clark | 714 | 22.00 |
| | Green | Stephen Edward John Farthing | 198 | 6.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Hillfields

Hillfields 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin John Golding | 1,167 | 41.00 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Philip Smith | 580 | 20.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Hassell | 556 | 19.54 |
| | UKIP | David William Glazebrook | 316 | 11.10 |
| | Green | Leon Roman Quinn | 227 | 7.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Knowle

Knowle 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Davies | 1,352 | 45.41 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Mitchell | 642 | 21.57 |
| | Conservative | Adam Beda Tayler | 518 | 17.40 |
| | Green | Glenn Royston Vowles | 465 | 15.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Lawrence Hill

Lawrence Hill 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Rosemary O’Donnell | 1,162 | 43.01 |
| | Labour | Busharat Ali | 1,081 | 40.01 |
| | Green | Michael Crawford | 298 | 11.03 |
| | Conservative | Jai Teging Singh | 161 | 5.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Southville

Southville 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sean David Benyon | 1,469 | 40.13 |
| | Green | Tess Green | 1,463 | 40.13 |
| | Conservative | Simon Paul Anthony Scarpa | 332 | 9.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Mary Allen | 216 | 5.90 |
| | Independent | Jon Harris | 181 | 4.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St George East

St George East 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fabian Breckels | 1,081 | 35.28 |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Windows | 1,018 | 33.22 |
| | BNP | John Hooper | 590 | 19.26 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elvin | 375 | 12.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St George West

St George West 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Edward Deasy | 1,118 | 38.24 |
| | Conservative | Angelo Agathangelou | 1,077 | 36.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Potter | 729 | 24.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stockwood

Stockwood 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jay Jethwa | 1,476 | 50.48 |
| | Green | Peter Antony Goodwin | 599 | 20.49 |
| | Labour | Robert David Knowles-Leak | 568 | 19.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Lesley Prescott | 281 | 9.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Helen Holland | 1,399 | 44.06 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Horgan | 905 | 28.50 |
| | BNP | Kerry Ellen Luckett | 427 | 13.45 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Rogers | 318 | 10.02 |
| | Green | Victor Clifford Bryant | 126 | 3.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Bailey | 1,405 | 44.46 |
| | Labour | Christopher Louis Orlik | 758 | 23.99 |
| | Green | Stephen Petter | 593 | 18.77 |
| | Conservative | Graham David Morris | 275 | 8.70 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Thomas James Baldwin | 129 | 4.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |