# Filwood

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Filwood is an electoral ward of the city of Bristol, England. It lies in the south of the city and covers the suburbs of Filwood Park and Inns Court, and a large part of Knowle West.
Filwood is represented by two members on Bristol City Council, which as of 2024 are Lisa Durston and Rob Logan of the Labour Party.
Filwood ward was first created in 1980, with small changes made to the ward boundaries ahead the 1999 local election, and again ahead of the 2016 local election.

## Area profile

The ward contains primarily residential neighbourhoods. Filwood Park and Knowle West originated as council estates in Britain's interwar housing boom, while Inns Court (sometimes written Inn's Court) was built in the 1960s. There are also small areas of 21st century housing in the ward. The housing is typically semi-detached (57%) or terraced (27.2%) family homes, with 72.4% having 3 or more bedrooms; 48% is owner-occupied and 38.2 social rented.
Areas in the ward score highly on measures of deprivation, with all areas in the top quartile of England's most deprived. The Inns Court, Filwood Broadway and Throgmorton Road areas rank in England's top 2% most deprived. Educational attainment is relatively low, with 23.5% of people holding a degree, significantly lower than the Bristol average of 42.1%; and children in the ward achieving an average Attainment 8 Score of 35.1, compared to 44.9 average in Bristol. Residents of Filwood are more likely to claim unemployment related benefits, at 5.36%, than the Bristol average of 3.41%, and are more likely to claim pension credit, at 25.89% of the population aged 65 and over, than the Bristol average of 13.04%. Residents are more likely to report a long-term health condition or disability (22.3%) than the Bristol average (17.2%), and the premature mortality rate is higher in Filwood, at 554.5 per 100,000, than the Bristol average of 398.1 per 100,000.
The reported crime rate in the ward is very close to the Bristol average, but residents are significantly more likely to report that they feel anti-social behaviour is a problem in their local area, at 68.8% of Filwood residents compared to 35.6% of Bristol residents.
The ward has a number of primary schools.
Inns Court contains a bus depot belonging to FirstGroup.
For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom it is in the Bristol South constituency.

## Election history
### 2024 election

Filwood (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lisa Durston | 1,088 | 51.08 | +11.13 |
| | Labour | Rob Logan | 1,004 | 47.14 | +10.16 |
| | Green | Danica Priest | 640 | 30.05 | +8.73 |
| | Green | Jai Breitnauer | 637 | 29.91 | +11.91 |
| | Conservative | Paul Harding | 223 | 10.47 | −6.96 |
| | Conservative | Paul Keith-Hill | 196 | 9.20 | −2.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Chadwick | 98 | 4.60 | −3.09 |
| | TUSC | Robin Victor Clapp | 77 | 3.62 | −0.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Goldstrom | 49 | 2.30 | −3.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,130 | 21.49 | −3.96 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2021 election

Filwood (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Zoe Goodman | 1,023 | 39.95 | −20.35 |
| | Labour | Chris Jackson | 947 | 36.98 | −10.63 |
| | Green | Harriet Hansen | 546 | 21.32 | +5.98 |
| | Green | Barney Smith | 461 | 18.00 | +18.00 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Christine Windows | 446 | 17.42 | +7.23 |
| | Conservative | Jojimon Kuriakose | 310 | 12.10 | +3.48 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Norman | 197 | 7.69 | −0.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Crispin Allard | 138 | 5.39 | +0.39 |
| | TUSC | Robin Victor Clapp | 116 | 4.53 | −3.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,561 | 25.45 | −3.97 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2016 election

Filwood (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher David Jackson | 1,616 | 60.30 |
| | Labour | Jeff Lovell | 1,276 | 47.61 |
| | Green | Makala Claire Cheung | 411 | 15.34 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Christine Windows | 273 | 10.19 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kwan | 237 | 8.84 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Frances Nixon | 231 | 8.62 |
| | TUSC | Robin Victor Clapp | 221 | 8.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Norman | 134 | 5.00 |
| | TUSC | Anthony Brian Rowe | 124 | 4.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,680 | 29.42 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2015 election

The 2015 Bristol City Council election was the last election to take place under the system of thirds, in which elections took place in three out of every four years, with (approximately) one third of seats contested at each election. Under this system, Filwood was represented by two members, and therefore elected one member in two of the three election years.
Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Lovell | 1980 | 47.30 | −12.09 |
| | UKIP | Terence Richard Daniel Thomas | 1031 | 24.63 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Christine Windows | 588 | 14.05 | +0.65 |
| | Green | Stephen Petter | 353 | 8.43 | −6.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Crispin Toby John Allard | 200 | 4.78 | +0.24 |
| | TUSC | Tony Rowe | 34 | 0.81 | −6.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 | 22.67 | −21.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -18.36 | |

### 2014 election

Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher David Jackson | 1,334 | 59.39 | −4.45 |
| | Green | Ryan Brinkley | 335 | 14.92 | +10.00 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Christine Windows | 301 | 13.40 | −0.45 |
| | TUSC | Marion Jackson | 174 | 7.75 | +6.15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Crispin Allard | 102 | 4.54 | −1.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999 | 44.47 | −5.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.23 | |

### 2011 election

Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeff Lovell | 1,400 | 63.84 | +11.14 |
| | Conservative | Paul Francis Smith | 311 | 14.18 | −2.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Graham Norman | 135 | 6.16 | −10.13 |
| | BNP | Michael John Hamblin | 112 | 5.11 | −3.31 |
| | Green | Stephen Petter | 108 | 4.92 | +1.74 |
| | English Democrat | Barbara Ann Wright | 92 | 4.20 | +1.44 |
| | TUSC | Wayne Jefferson Coombes | 35 | 1.60 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1089 | 49.66 | +13.61 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.81 | |

### 2010 election

Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1370 | 36.05 | −16.62 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.31 | |