# 2011 Bristol City Council election

The 2011 Bristol City Council elections were held on Thursday 5 May 2011, for 24 seats, that being one third of the total number of councillors. The Liberal Democrats, who had won overall control of the council in 2009 and increased their majority in 2010, experienced a drop in support and lost 5 seats; 4 to the Labour Party and 1 to the Green Party, which gained its second ever council seat in Bristol. This meant that the Lib Dems no longer had a majority on the council. However, they continued to run the council, relying on opposition groups to vote through any proposal.
| Party | Party | 2010 Cllrs | Net Gain/Loss | 2011 Cllrs |
| | Conservative | 14 | - | 14 |
| | Green | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| | Labour | 17 | +4 | 21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 38 | -5 | 33 |
| Total | Total | 70 | - | 70 |

## Ward results
### Ashley

Bristol City Council Elections: Ashley Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Gus Hoyt | 2,206 | 42.65 | +11.62 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Waliur Rahman | 1,432 | 27.69 | −20.15 |
| | Labour | Thangam Debbonaire | 1,302 | 25.17 | +12.06 |
| | Conservative | Graham Roger Godwin Pearson | 232 | 4.49 | −0.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 774 | 14.96 | −1.85 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +15.89 | |

### Bedminster

Bristol City Council Elections: Bedminster Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin John Smith | 1,694 | 40.93 | +8.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Robert Cooper | 839 | 20.27 | −8.98 |
| | Conservative | Doug Newton | 749 | 18.10 | −3.57 |
| | Green | Cath Slade | 621 | 15.00 | +5.39 |
| | TUSC | Robin Victor Clapp | 125 | 3.02 | N/A |
| | English Democrat | Jon Baker | 111 | 2.68 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 855 | 20.66 | 17.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.60 | |

### Bishopsworth

Bristol City Council Elections: Bishopsworth Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Stephen Eddy | 1,606 | 51.52 | +11.20 |
| | Labour | Darren Eurwyn Lewis | 1,126 | 36.12 | +1.91 |
| | Green | Barrie Robert Lewis | 279 | 8.95 | +1.40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Humfrey Campion-Smith | 106 | 3.40 | −14.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 15.40 | +9.29 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.65 | |

### Brislington East

Bristol City Council Elections: Brislington East Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Langley | 1,383 | 39.46 | +7.11 |
| | Conservative | Lara Cozens | 1,224 | 34.92 | +3.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Mary Allen | 374 | 10.67 | −12.86 |
| | Green | Robin Whitlock | 270 | 7.70 | +3.26 |
| | UKIP | Mark Stanley Smith | 218 | 6.22 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Martyn Ahmet | 36 | 1.03 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 4.54 | +3.69 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.85 | |

### Brislington West

Bristol City Council Elections: Brislington West Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Norman | 1,123 | 32.34 | −5.47 |
| | Labour | Liam John McDonough | 1,068 | 30.75 | +6.73 |
| | Conservative | Colin Robert Bretherton | 663 | 19.09 | −5.71 |
| | UKIP | Philip John Collins | 336 | 9.67 | N/A |
| | Green | Lucy MacKilligin | 247 | 7.11 | +1.02 |
| | TUSC | John Mark Yeandle | 36 | 1.04 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 1.59 | −11.42 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.10 | |

### Cabot

Bristol City Council Elections: Cabot Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Woodman | 1,441 | 37.45 | −10.17 |
| | Labour | Ben Mosley | 936 | 24.32 | +10.44 |
| | Green | Ben Appleby | 739 | 19.20 | −2.24 |
| | Conservative | Iain Jenkins Dennis | 647 | 16.81 | −0.25 |
| | TUSC | Chris Farrell | 85 | 2.21 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 505 | 13.13 | −13.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -10.31 | |

### Clifton

Bristol City Council Elections: Clifton Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Lilian Janke | 1,661 | 39.87 | −2.59 |
| | Conservative | Charles James Hastings Lucas | 987 | 23.69 | −3.50 |
| | Green | Georgina Mary Bavetta | 807 | 19.37 | 0.61 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Patricia Chamberlin | 678 | 16.27 | +4.67 |
| | TUSC | Jack Jeffery | 33 | 0.79 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | 16.18 | +0.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.46 | |

### Clifton East

Bristol City Council Elections: Clifton East Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christian Martin | 1,191 | 34.94 | −13.01 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Bruton | 1,040 | 30.51 | −1.58 |
| | Labour | Charlotte Elisabeth Martin | 670 | 19.65 | +11.74 |
| | Green | Simon James Bennett | 461 | 13.52 | +1.47 |
| | TUSC | Patrick Burland | 47 | 1.38 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 4.43 | −11.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.72 | |

### Cotham

Bristol City Council Elections: Cotham Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Robert Harrison | 1,694 | 40.29 | −4.60 |
| | Labour | Estella Jane Tincknell | 889 | 21.14 | +7.37 |
| | Green | Graham Woodruff | 833 | 19.81 | −3.01 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Alan-Williams | 732 | 17.41 | −1.11 |
| | TUSC | Amy Hillgrove | 57 | 1.36 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 805 | 19.15 | −2.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.99 | |

### Easton

Bristol City Council Elections: Easton Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Faruk Choudhury | 1,501 | 37.97 | +7.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zahir Malik | 1,097 | 27.75 | −7.49 |
| | Green | Katie Buse | 1,075 | 27.19 | +1.57 |
| | Conservative | David Thomas Harrison Lewis | 280 | 7.08 | +1.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 10.22 | +5.46 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.49 | |

### Eastville

Bristol City Council Elections: Eastville Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mahmadur Khan | 1,457 | 39.75 | +15.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muriel Cole | 1,065 | 29.06 | −14.68 |
| | Conservative | Nazir Muhammad | 635 | 17.33 | −0.77 |
| | Green | Josephine McLellan | 386 | 10.53 | −3.69 |
| | TUSC | Roger Stephen Thomas | 122 | 3.33 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 10.69 | −9.11 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +15.25 | |

### Filwood

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 | |

### Frome Vale

Bristol City Council Elections: Frome Vale Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lesley Ann Alexander | 1,671 | 45.21 | +8.11 |
| | Labour | Bill Payne | 1,358 | 36.74 | +8.90 |
| | Green | Nick Foster | 243 | 6.57 | −4.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Budd | 218 | 5.90 | −7.39 |
| | English Democrat | Greg Shaw | 136 | 3.68 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Mark Ian Baker | 70 | 1.89 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 8.47 | −0.79 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.40 | |

### Hartcliffe

Bristol City Council Elections: Hartcliffe Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Brain | 1,500 | 55.80 | +16.87 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Hodges | 642 | 23.88 | −3.11 |
| | English Democrat | Stephen Michael Wright | 272 | 10.12 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Pauline White | 148 | 5.51 | −16.97 |
| | Green | Patrick Slade | 126 | 4.69 | +1.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 31.92 | +19.98 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.99 | |

### Hengrove

Bristol City Council Elections: Hengrove Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Clark | 1,331 | 37.55 | +8.50 |
| | Conservative | George William Pendrill Maggs | 1,010 | 28.49 | −0.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jos Clark | 924 | 26.06 | −12.56 |
| | English Democrat | Mike Blundell | 189 | 5.33 | N/A |
| | Green | Graham Hugh Davey | 91 | 2.57 | −0.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 9.06 | −0.17 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 4.68 | |

### Hillfields

Bristol City Council Elections: Hillfields Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Hanby | 1,537 | 44.86 | +18.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helene Louise Gibson | 989 | 28.87 | −8.55 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Madeleine Lewis | 594 | 17.34 | +2.27 |
| | Green | Rob Telford | 202 | 5.90 | −2.05 |
| | TUSC | Matt Gordon | 104 | 3.04 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 15.99 | +5.09 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.45 | |

### Knowle

Bristol City Council Elections: Knowle Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Davies | 1,413 | 39.14 | −9.35 |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Brain | 1,210 | 33.52 | +9.09 |
| | Conservative | Graham David Morris | 527 | 14.60 | −0.59 |
| | Green | Glenn Royston Vowles | 380 | 10.53 | +3.58 |
| | TUSC | Domenico William Hill | 80 | 2.22 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 5.62 | −18.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -9.22 | |

### Lawrence Hill

Bristol City Council Elections: Lawrence Hill Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Elizabeth Hickman | 1,615 | 41.57 | +10.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Malik | 1,054 | 27.13 | −4.09 |
| | Independent | Liiban Mohamed Abdi | 458 | 11.79 | N/A |
| | Green | Christine Mary Prior | 366 | 9.42 | −3.00 |
| | Conservative | Charles William Alexander | 322 | 8.29 | −8.41 |
| | TUSC | Matthew Edward Carey | 70 | 1.80 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 14.44 | +14.13 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +7.07 | |

### Southville

Bristol City Council Elections: Southville Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sean David Beynon | 1,856 | 43.34 | +13.57 |
| | Green | Charles Nicholas Bolton | 1,613 | 37.67 | +3.84 |
| | Conservative | Adam Beda Tayler | 499 | 11.65 | +0.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lena Wright | 314 | 7.33 | −17.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 14.44 | +10.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.87 | |

### St George East

Bristol City Council Elections: St George East Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fabian Breckels | 1,739 | 50.10 | +27.93 |
| | Conservative | Philip Hutton | 1,102 | 31.75 | −4.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elvin | 306 | 8.82 | −5.36 |
| | Green | Chloe Alice Somers | 219 | 6.31 | −4.12 |
| | TUSC | Mike Luff | 105 | 3.03 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 18.35 | +4.69 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +16.01 | |

### St George West

Bristol City Council Elections: St George West Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Warren Hammond | 1,346 | 42.04 | +10.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Potter | 936 | 29.23 | +0.81 |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Christine Windows | 432 | 13.49 | −1.98 |
| | Green | Genevieve Liveley | 432 | 13.49 | +3.09 |
| | English Democrat | Eddie Tranter | 181 | 5.65 | −0.91 |
| | TUSC | Bernie Lyons | 78 | 2.44 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 12.81 | +9.58 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.60 | |

### Stockwood

Bristol City Council Elections: Stockwood Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jay Jethwa | 1,606 | 47.10 | +5.67 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Clapp | 1,022 | 29.97 | +3.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Alan Goulden | 426 | 12.49 | −12.03 |
| | Green | Peter Anthony Goodwin | 356 | 10.44 | +3.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 17.13 | +2.37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.19 | |

### Whitchurch Park

Bristol City Council Elections: Whitchurch Park Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Holland | 1,472 | 51.59 | +13.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Horgan | 688 | 24.11 | −15.27 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Rogers | 449 | 15.74 | +0.92 |
| | English Democrat | Ray Carr | 154 | 5.40 | N/A |
| | Green | Barney Smith | 90 | 3.15 | +1.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 27.48 | +26.23 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.37 | |

### Windmill Hill

Bristol City Council Elections: Windmill Hill Ward 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Bailey | 2,118 | 50.55 | −1.28 |
| | Labour | Narraser Rochelle Gordon | 1,086 | 25.92 | +1.96 |
| | Green | Lex Cumber | 588 | 14.03 | +2.98 |
| | Conservative | Tony Lee | 255 | 6.09 | −4.31 |
| | TUSC | Tom Baldwin | 143 | 3.41 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1032 | 24.63 | −3.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.62 | |