# 2006 Bristol City Council election

The 2006 Bristol City Council election took place on 4 May 2006, on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party continued to lose seats, but the Liberal Democrats failed to gain enough to form an overall majority. This election saw the first election of a Green Councillor to Bristol City Council – the first time four parties had been represented since the Council’s creation.

## Ward results
### Avonmouth

Avonmouth 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Spud Murphy | 1,694 | 48.25 |
| | Labour | Karin Smyth | 1,306 | 37.20 |
| | Green | Donald Brown | 257 | 7.32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Anthony Wheeler | 254 | 7.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bedminster

Bedminster 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Bradshaw | 1,267 | 39.82 |
| | Conservative | Douglas John Newton | 777 | 24.42 |
| | Green | Clodagh Anne Scott | 640 | 20.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew James Cox | 498 | 15.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Bishopston

Bishopston 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Gordon Kitson | 1,420 | 42.07 |
| | Green | Martin Harry Harvey | 818 | 24.24 |
| | Labour | Gerald Rosenberg | 649 | 19.23 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Arthur Thorne | 488 | 14.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Michael Quartley | 1,482 | 51.66 |
| | Labour | Dean James Machin | 750 | 26.14 |
| | Green | Barrie Robert Lewis | 411 | 14.33 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Richard Bond | 226 | 7.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Brislington East

Brislington East 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barbara Madeleine Lewis | 1,359 | 42.91 |
| | Labour | Simon Mark Geoffrey Crew | 1,140 | 36.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Charles Heatley | 359 | 11.34 |
| | Green | Ruth Elizabeth Cormack | 309 | 9.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Brislingon West

Brislington West 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Henry Main | 1,026 | 37.34 |
| | Conservative | Colin Robert Bretherton | 700 | 25.47 |
| | Labour | Fabian Guy Breckels | 589 | 21.43 |
| | Green | David Kevin Naismith | 433 | 15.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Filwood

Filwood 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher David Jackson | 1,255 | 52.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Marjorie Cooper | 776 | 32.36 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Robert Hucker | 223 | 9.30 |
| | Green | Xavier Panades I Blas | 144 | 6.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Hartcliffe

Hartcliffe 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Royston Alan Griffey | 1,250 | 44.84 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Louise Crandon | 1,071 | 38.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Kynoch Hopkins | 261 | 9.36 |
| | Green | Melissa Dunlop | 206 | 7.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Henbury

Henbury 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark David Roscoe Weston | 1,190 | 40.64 |
| | Labour | Claire Louise Cook | 1,056 | 36.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saleh Ahmed | 451 | 15.40 |
| | Green | Christopher John Gittins | 231 | 7.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Hengrove

Hengrove 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Sykes | 1,082 | 36.44 |
| | Conservative | Adam Beda Tayler | 1,013 | 34.12 |
| | Labour | Busharat Ali | 588 | 19.80 |
| | Green | Tess Green | 286 | 9.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Henleaze

Henleaze 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Campion-Smith | 2,016 | 50.93 |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Windows | 1,284 | 32.44 |
| | Green | John Mark Hills | 378 | 9.55 |
| | Labour | Judith Mary Sluglett | 280 | 7.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Horfield

Horfield 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Martin Kerry | 1,361 | 37.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Robert Harrison | 1,342 | 37.38 |
| | Labour | David Ian Jepson | 646 | 17.99 |
| | Green | Daniella Elsa Radice | 241 | 6.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kingsweston

Kingsweston 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Thomas Bees | 1,078 | 36.36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Lesley Prescott | 1,040 | 35.08 |
| | Conservative | Anthony James Smith | 614 | 20.71 |
| | Green | Geoff Collard | 233 | 7.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Knowle

Knowle 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Hopkins | 1,452 | 46.91 |
| | Labour | Ricky Orlando Nelson | 651 | 21.03 |
| | Conservative | James Andrew Hale Stevenson | 558 | 18.03 |
| | Green | Graham Hugh Davey | 434 | 14.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Lockleaze

Lockleaze 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Clifford Emmett | 1,091 | 40.21 |
| | Respect | Jerry Hicks | 679 | 25.03 |
| | Labour | Gregory Maurice Green | 554 | 20.42 |
| | Green | Christina Mary Quinnell | 251 | 9.25 |
| | Conservative | Richard James Manns | 138 | 5.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Redland

Redland 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Jeanne Townsend | 1,329 | 40.04 |
| | Conservative | Julian Wyndham Alexander Strong | 872 | 26.27 |
| | Green | David Michael Joseph | 693 | 20.88 |
| | Labour | Faruk Ahmed Choudhury | 425 | 12.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Southmead

Southmead 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jenny Smith | 1,039 | 45.81 |
| | Conservative | Joe Long | 465 | 20.50 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerard Christopher Mark Smith | 414 | 18.25 |
| | English Democrat | Michael Thomas Martin Blundell | 221 | 9.74 |
| | Green | Lela Helen McTernan | 129 | 5.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Southville

Southville 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Charles Nicholas Bolton | 1,439 | 40.60 |
| | Labour | Matthew Symonds | 1,432 | 40.41 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Heyes | 377 | 10.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew John Greenwood | 296 | 8.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |

### Stockwood

Stockwood 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Henry Robert Morris | 1,670 | 53.20 |
| | Labour | Brian Peter Mead | 671 | 21.38 |
| | Green | Peter Anthony Goodwin | 436 | 13.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elvin | 362 | 11.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Stoke Bishop

Stoke Bishop 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Goulandris | 2,269 | 64.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander William Woodman | 642 | 18.17 |
| | Labour | Dianne Elizabeth Manning | 319 | 9.03 |
| | Green | Keith Vivian Wiltshire | 303 | 8.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ashley Peter Fox | 2,319 | 52.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Henry Popham | 1,505 | 33.75 |
| | Green | Alex Dunn | 331 | 7.42 |
| | Labour | Annia Summers | 304 | 6.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Whitchurch Park

Whitchurch Park 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Rodney Kent | 1,421 | 45.65 |
| | Labour | Colin John Smith | 1,244 | 39.96 |
| | Conservative | Roy David Pepworth | 279 | 8.96 |
| | Green | Mary Elizabeth Thomson | 169 | 5.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alf Havvock | 1,477 | 41.65 |
| | Labour | Christopher Louis Orlik | 1,114 | 31.42 |
| | Green | Stephen Petter | 665 | 18.75 |
| | Conservative | Graham David Morris | 290 | 8.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |