# 1997 Bristol City Council election

Elections to Bristol City Council were held on 1 May 1997.

## Results
### Avonmouth

Avonmouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ernie Bristow | 3,363 | 59.03 |
| | Conservative | Frances Summers | 1,462 | 25.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wakefield | 770 | 13.52 |
| | Green | Lela McTernan | 102 | 1.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,901 | 33.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,711 | 76.62 |

### Bishopston

Bishopston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Keefe | 2,673 | 39.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gordon Kitson | 2,224 | 32.84 |
| | Conservative | Ian Kealey | 1,528 | 22.56 |
| | Green | Justin Quinnell | 347 | 5.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 6.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,791 | 75.01 |

### Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Crawford Walker | 2,348 | 47.40 |
| | Conservative | Richard Eddy | 1,962 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Doddrell | 448 | 9.04 |
| | Green | Barrie Lewis | 196 | 3.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 7.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,963 | 70.14 |

### Brislington East

Brislington East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter James Begley | 2,928 | 43.74 |
| | Conservative | Ian Henderson | 1,848 | 27.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael John Baker | 1,343 | 20.06 |
| | Socialist Labour | Brian Corbett | 487 | 7.28 |
| | Green | Martin Turnbull | 88 | 1.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,080 | 16.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,730 | 71.13 |

### Brislington West

Brislington West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Main | 2,558 | 40.86 |
| | Labour | Jane Painter | 2,302 | 36.77 |
| | Conservative | Colin Bretherton | 1,239 | 19.79 |
| | Green | Mary Beryl Wood | 162 | 2.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 4.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,278 | 47.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Clifton

Clifton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Price | 2,991 | 42.47 |
| | Conservative | John Bretten | 2,278 | 32.34 |
| | Labour | Alun Davies | 1,442 | 20.47 |
| | Green | David Woodgate | 332 | 4.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 10.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,062 | 66.52 |

### Cotham

Cotham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Jones | 2,418 | 34.72 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Cobbold | 2,069 | 29.71 |
| | Labour | Fabian Breckels | 2,039 | 29.27 |
| | Green | Geoff Collard | 439 | 6.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 5.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,996 | 69.49 |

### Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mervyn Hulin | 2,904 | 57.61 |
| | Conservative | Jack Lopresti | 1,073 | 21.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Elworthy | 930 | 18.45 |
| | Green | Mary Elizabeth Thomson | 134 | 2.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,831 | 36.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,060 | 66.70 |

### Henbury

Henbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard John Pyle | 3,047 | 54.00 |
| | Conservative | Anthony James Smith | 1,741 | 30.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Young | 855 | 15.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,306 | 23.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,664 | 74.01 |

### Hengrove

Hengrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kelvin Blake | 2,646 | 35.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Sykes | 2,375 | 32.23 |
| | Conservative | Steven Willis | 2,253 | 30.57 |
| | Green | Charles Bolton | 95 | 1.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 3.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,377 | 74.93 |

### Henleaze

Henleaze :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Hunter Brown | 3,082 | 41.64 |
| | Conservative | Joyce Fey | 2,981 | 40.27 |
| | Labour | Roger Livingston | 1,130 | 15.27 |
| | Green | Richard Cook | 209 | 2.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 1.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,414 | 80.58 |

### Horfield

Horfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathleen Walker | 2,538 | 44.64 |
| | Conservative | Martin Kerry | 1,984 | 34.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Young | 1,022 | 17.97 |
| | Green | Donald Monck Brown | 142 | 2.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 9.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,700 | 72.74 |

### Kingsweston

Kingsweston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Bees | 2,879 | 55.95 |
| | Conservative | Edward Ward | 1,332 | 25.88 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony James Wood | 935 | 18.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,547 | 30.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,162 | 72.18 |

### Knowle

Knowle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patricia Roberts | 2,757 | 55.73 |
| | Conservative | Julian Hendy | 1,110 | 22.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Traube | 850 | 17.18 |
| | Green | Graham Davey | 230 | 4.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,647 | 33.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,962 | 68.23 |

### Redland

Redland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rosalind Mitchell | 2,540 | 34.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Richer | 2,467 | 33.78 |
| | Conservative | Micahel Withers | 1,837 | 25.15 |
| | Green | Christopher Sykes | 460 | 36.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 1.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7.330 | 74.51 |

### Southmead

Southmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jennifer Smith | 3,117 | 59.19 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Burrell Orr | 1,190 | 22.60 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Dunn | 834 | 15.84 |
| | Green | Siobhan Campbell | 125 | 2.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,927 | 36.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,287 | 68.67 |

### St. George East

St. George East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Shovelton | 2,995 | 48.51 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Collins | 1,773 | 28.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Draper | 1,192 | 19.31 |
| | Socialist Labour | Roy Thomas Nurse | 138 | 2.24 |
| | Green | Aidan Knapp | 116 | 1.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,262 | 20.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,199 | 72.53 |

### St. George West

St. George West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ronald Stone | 3,010 | 55.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Peacock | 1,166 | 21.56 |
| | Conservative | George Burton | 1,086 | 20.09 |
| | Socialist Labour | Paul Francis Williams | 145 | 2.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,844 | 34.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,427 | 68.21 |

### Stockwood

Stockwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Williams | 3,422 | 45.99 |
| | Labour | Bridget Wilson | 2,723 | 36.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Mary Collins | 1,075 | 14.45 |
| | Socialist Labour | Giles Shorter | 120 | 1.61 |
| | Green | Maureen Arnaiz | 101 | 1.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 699 | 9.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,452 | 76.85 |

### Stoke Bishop

Stoke Bishop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Alderson | 3,808 | 49.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Adams | 2,091 | 27.35 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Wyatt | 1,534 | 20.07 |
| | Green | William McCaskie | 212 | 2.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,717 | 22.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,664 | 75.20 |

### Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert William Wall | 3,585 | 53.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Ward | 1,819 | 27.02 |
| | Labour | John Waines | 1,163 | 17.27 |
| | Green | Robert Nicholls | 166 | 2.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,766 | 26.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,745 | 80.96 |

### Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Smith | 3,139 | 62.47 |
| | Conservative | Robert Rhys Morris | 1,031 | 20.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph McNamee | 751 | 14.95 |
| | Green | John Mark Hills | 104 | 2.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,108 | 41.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,036 | 62.19 |

### Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Orlik | 3,426 | 52.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gizella Gughes | 1,142 | 17.48 |
| | Conservative | David Robert Morris | 1,093 | 16.73 |
| | Green | Maxine Gilman | 649 | 9.93 |
| | Socialist Labour | Robin Clapp | 223 | 3.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,284 | 34.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6.546 | 66.28 |