# Ashley (Bristol ward)

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Ashley is an electoral ward in the city of Bristol, England. It is represented by three members on Bristol City Council, which as of 2024 are Abdul Malik, Izzy Russell and Tim Wye, all members of the Green Party of England and Wales.
The ward covers inner suburb areas immediately north of Bristol city centre, containing the neighbourhoods of Montpelier, St Andrews, St Paul's and St Werburgh's.
Ashley was created as a 2-member ward in 1980. The ward area was enlarged slightly in 2016, and it became a 3-member ward.

## Area profile

Ashley contains the neighbourhoods of Montpelier, St Andrews, St Paul's and St Werburgh's, along with parts of Baptist Mills and Stokes Croft. Its southern boundary is Bristol's inner ring road; the south-eastern boundary is the M32 motorway and its extension, Newfoundland Road; to the north-east it is Filton Bank railway; and to the west is the A38 road (Stokes Croft, Cheltenham Road and Gloucester Road); to the north, the boundary winds along residential streets including Sommerville Road, Sefton Park Road and Stoney Lane.
The area is primarily older inner suburban residential neighbourhoods, with most households living in terraced housing (32.5%) or apartments (55%). Demographically, the ward is diverse. Residents are more likely to be BAME (30.2%) than the Bristol average (19.9%). The age profile of the ward has a larger proportion of young adults (20-39) than the Bristol age profile.
On measures of relative deprivation, the is wide variation between areas in the ward, from St Pauls Grosvenor Road, which is in the most deprived decile of English areas, to Ashley Hill, which is in the least deprived quartile. The area typically scores highly on indicators of quality of life, with 85.1% of residents saying that they are satisfied with their local area, compared to the Bristol average of 75.1%. The exceptions to this are crime, with 11.6% of residents satisfied with how crime is tackled locally, compared with a Bristol average of 22.3%; pollution, with 94.7% of residents feeling that air quality and traffic pollution is a problem in the ward, compared with a Bristol average of 70.1; and transport, with only 22.2% of residents satisfied with the bus service (37.5% Bristol average), and 84.7% feeling that traffic congestion is a problem (74.4% Bristol average).

## Election history
### 2024 election

Ashley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Izzy Russell | 3,763 | 60.36 | +4.97 |
| | Green | Abdul Malik | 3,691 | 59.21 | +26.48 |
| | Green | Tim Wye* | 3,506 | 56.24 | +25.85 |
| | Labour | Amira Cole* | 2,446 | 39.24 | −3.64 |
| | Labour | Susannah Harlow | 1,991 | 31.94 | +1.62 |
| | Labour | Issac Evans | 1,762 | 28.26 | +6.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Harris | 212 | 3.40 | −13.38 |
| | Independent | Robbie Bentley | 135 | 2.17 | −0.68 |
| | Conservative | Yasmin Sealy | 135 | 2.17 | −23.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Knott | 133 | 2.13 | −11.98 |
| | Conservative | Allison Judge | 120 | 1.92 | −11.42 |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart | 112 | 1.80 | −1.36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Kemp | 106 | 1.70 | −1.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,234 | 43.73 | −4.64 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### 2021 election

Ashley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Tim Wye | 3,820 | 55.39 | +17.16 |
| | Labour | Amirah Cole | 2,957 | 42.88 | +3.58 |
| | Green | Jude English | 2,257 | 39.98 | +4.08 |
| | Green | Will Mountford | 2,096 | 30.39 | +0.48 |
| | Labour | Sibusiso Tshabalala | 2,091 | 30.32 | −8.94 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Bruton | 1,764 | 25.58 | +22.11 |
| | Labour | Carole Johnson | 1,468 | 21.29 | −10.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Harris | 1,157 | 16.78 | −2.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tara Murray | 973 | 14.11 | +3.76 |
| | Conservative | James Mills | 920 | 13.34 | +10.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Bristow | 228 | 3.31 | −5.38 |
| | Conservative | Oscar Lucas | 218 | 3.16 | +0.41 |
| | TUSC | Chris Farrell | 204 | 2.96 | −3.32 |
| | Independent | Robbie Bentley | 196 | 2.84 | +2.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,896 | 48.37 | −3.01 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### 2016 election

Ashley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Davies | 2,574 | 39.30 | |
| | Labour | Carole Johnson | 2,571 | 39.26 | |
| | Green | Jude English | 2,504 | 38.23 | |
| | Green | Gus Hoyt | 2,351 | 35.90 | |
| | Labour | John Halpin | 2,102 | 32.10 | |
| | Green | Simon Ingham Stafford-Townsend | 1,959 | 29.91 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Rogers | 1,239 | 18.92 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maya Sturtridge | 678 | 10.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Sturtridge | 569 | 8.69 | |
| | TUSC | Chris Farrell | 411 | 6.28 | |
| | Conservative | Marcus Bruton | 227 | 3.47 | |
| | Conservative | George Pendrill Maggs | 188 | 2.87 | |
| | Conservative | Fi Riches | 180 | 2.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,549 | 51.38 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### 2015 election

Bristol City Council Elections: Ashley Ward 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Gus Hoyt | 4,470 | 51.48 | +16.94 |
| | Labour | Mary Southcott | 2,480 | 28.56 | −1.26 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nura Aabe | 1,085 | 12.50 | −15.97 |
| | Conservative | Owen James Evans | 514 | 5.92 | +3.07 |
| | TUSC | Ian Chard | 134 | 1.54 | +0.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1990 | 22.92 | +18.2 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | +9.1 | |

### 2013 election

Bristol City Council Elections: Ashley Ward 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Rob Telford | 1,223 | 34.54 | −8.11 |
| | Labour | Mary Caroline Southcott | 1,056 | 29.82 | +4.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Charles Rogers | 1,008 | 28.47 | +0.78 |
| | Conservative | Iain Jenkins Dennis | 101 | 2.85 | −1.64 |
| | Independents for Bristol | Karl Belizaire | 76 | 2.15 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Tom Baldwin | 49 | 1.38 | N/A |
| | Birthday Party | Dave Dobbs | 28 | 0.79 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 4.72 | −10.24 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -6.38 | |