# 2001 Bristol City Council election

The 2001 Bristol City Council election took place on 7 June 2001, on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party made a small number of gains and maintained overall control of the council.

## Ashley

Bristol City Council Elections: Ashley Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dudley Paul Saward | 2,161 | 41.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Ernest Riddlestone | 1,708 | 32.51 |
| | Green | David Mark Simpson | 737 | 14.03 |
| | Conservative | Adam Beda Tayler | 344 | 6.55 |
| | Socialist Labour | Bernard Joseph Kennedy | 233 | 4.44 |
| | Independent | Mystic Merlin | 70 | 1.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

## Avonmouth

Bristol City Council Elections: Avonmouth Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pat Roberts | 2,921 | 51.85 |
| | Conservative | Spud Murphy | 1,805 | 32.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn George Dunn | 729 | 12.94 |
| | Green | Luke Phillips Burns | 179 | 3.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Bishopston

Bristol City Council Elections: Bishopston Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Arthur Knott | 2,877 | 47.79 |
| | Labour | Patricia Margaret McLaren | 2,008 | 33.36 |
| | Conservative | Richard James Manns | 712 | 11.83 |
| | Green | Harry Martin Harvey | 423 | 7.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

## Cabot

Bristol City Council Elections: Cabot Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Roy Tallis | 1,825 | 46.17 |
| | Labour | Carole Gyorffy | 1,085 | 27.45 |
| | Conservative | Stuart McGregor Quayle | 658 | 16.65 |
| | Green | Charles Nicolas Bolton | 385 | 9.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

## Clifton

Bristol City Council Elections: Clifton Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hugh Price | 2,317 | 48.10 |
| | Conservative | Royston David Pepworth | 1,159 | 24.06 |
| | Labour | Roger White | 930 | 19.31 |
| | Green | John Fraser Laird Davaney | 411 | 8.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

## Clifton East

Bristol City Council Elections: Clifton East Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Timothy Cook | 1,990 | 45.07 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Cobb | 1,221 | 27.66 |
| | Labour | John Curran | 876 | 19.84 |
| | Green | Lela Helen McTernan | 328 | 7.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

## Cotham

Bristol City Council Elections: Cotham Ward 2001 (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Mary Elworthy | 2,425 | 22.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrington Dodd | 2,373 | 22.19 |
| | Labour | Louise-Marie Davies | 1,560 | 14.58 |
| | Labour | Kerry Barker | 1,401 | 13.10 |
| | Conservative | Susan Fleming | 1,037 | 9.70 |
| | Green | Geoff Collard | 1,001 | 9.36 |
| | Conservative | Harold Christopher Summers Webb | 899 | 8.41 |
| 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

Bristol City Council Elections: Easton Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robin Moss | 1,987 | 42.84 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muriel Cole | 1,778 | 38.34 |
| | Green | Caroline Jane Lewis | 413 | 8.90 |
| | Conservative | Guy Neale Dawe | 308 | 6.64 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Bill Cox | 152 | 3.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

## Eastville

Bristol City Council Elections: Eastville Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jude Patterson | 1,873 | 37.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Locke | 1,837 | 36.75 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Ann Alexander | 948 | 18.96 |
| | Green | Martin Cottingham | 273 | 5.46 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Mark Ian Baker | 68 | 1.36 |
| 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

Bristol City Council Elections: Frome Vale Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alun Geraint Davies | 2,353 | 45.63 |
| | Conservative | Ilse Elisabeth Temple | 1,659 | 32.17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Ivor Potts | 970 | 18.81 |
| | Green | Erica Margaret Rooney | 175 | 3.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Henbury

Bristol City Council Elections: Henbury Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard John Pyle | 2,407 | 52.60 |
| | Conservative | Douglas William Dowling | 1,318 | 28.80 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Ann Knight | 851 | 18.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Henleaze

Bristol City Council Elections: Henleaze Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Hunter Brown | 3,675 | 58.92 |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Windows | 1,648 | 26.42 |
| | Labour | Keith Evans | 761 | 12.20 |
| | Green | John Mark Hills | 153 | 2.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

## Hillfields

Bristol City Council Elections: Hillfields Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Noreen Patricia Daniels | 2,811 | 52.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Patrick Hassell | 1,276 | 23.79 |
| | Conservative | Colin Robert Bretherton | 1,087 | 20.26 |
| | Green | Glenn Royston Vowles | 190 | 3.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Horfield

Bristol City Council Elections: Horfield Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathleen Rosalie Walker | 2,173 | 40.55 |
| | Conservative | Alan Neil Bailey | 1,819 | 33.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew James Ludlow | 1,123 | 20.96 |
| | Green | Lucy Ellen Rees | 244 | 4.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Kingsweston

Bristol City Council Elections: Kingsweston Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Judith Margaret Price | 2,018 | 42.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Richard Daniel Thomas | 1,394 | 29.66 |
| | Conservative | Christine Lorraine Taylor | 1,288 | 27.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Lawrence Hill

Bristol City Council Elections: Lawrence Hill Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brenda Patricia Hugill | 2,023 | 49.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Richard Astley | 1,402 | 34.41 |
| | Conservative | George Edward Burton | 382 | 9.38 |
| | Green | Maxine Louise Gilman | 195 | 4.79 |
| | Socialist Labour | Giles Barraley Shorter | 72 | 1.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Lockleaze

Bristol City Council Elections: Lockleaze Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Massey | 2,119 | 48.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stella Hender | 1,441 | 32.85 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Christopher Stallabrass | 676 | 15.41 |
| | Green | Samantha Elizabeth Thompson | 151 | 3.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Redland

Bristol City Council Elections: Redland Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Charles White | 2,597 | 45.82 |
| | Labour | Edmund John Bramall | 1,363 | 24.05 |
| | Conservative | Julian Mark Taylor | 1,250 | 22.05 |
| | Green | Justin Michael Quinnell | 458 | 8.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

## Southmead

Bristol City Council Elections: Southmead Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Warren Hammond | 2,261 | 54.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony James Smith | 953 | 23.11 |
| | Conservative | Shaun David Jones | 910 | 22.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## St George East

Bristol City Council Elections: St George East Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Stanley Price | 2,464 | 48.95 |
| | Conservative | James Charles Hinchcliffe | 1,401 | 27.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Henry Draper | 1,003 | 19.92 |
| | Green | Donald Harbit Monck Brown | 166 | 3.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## St George West

Bristol City Council Elections: St George West Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ronald Edward Stone | 2,447 | 53.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dayley Patrick Gerald Lawrence | 1,127 | 24.41 |
| | Conservative | Charles William Alexander | 828 | 17.93 |
| | Green | Graham Hugh Davey | 162 | 3.51 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Andrew Mark Pryor | 53 | 1.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Stoke Bishop

Bristol City Council Elections: Stoke Bishop Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter John Abraham | 3,018 | 54.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fleming Carswell | 1,458 | 26.14 |
| | Labour | Dianne Elizabeth Manning | 841 | 15.08 |
| | Green | Keith Vivian Wiltshire | 261 | 4.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## Westbury-on-Trym

Bristol City Council Elections: Westbury-on-Trym Ward 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Richard Gollop | 2,992 | 47.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Lance Doddrell | 2,046 | 32.75 |
| | Labour | Judith Mary Sluglett | 1,022 | 16.36 |
| | Green | Christina Mary Stockdale | 187 | 2.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |