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1995 Bristol City Council election

1995 UK local government election

Field	Value
election_name	1995 Bristol City Council election
country	England
type	Parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	yes
previous_election	1994 Bristol City Council election
previous_year	1994
next_election	1997 Bristol City Council election
next_year	1997
seats_for_election	All 68 seats to Bristol City Council
majority_seats	35
election_date	4 May 1995
party1	Labour Party (UK)
seats1	53
seat_change1
party2	Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats2	9
seat_change2
party3	Conservative Party (UK)
seats3	6
seat_change3
map_image	Bristol ward results 1995.png
map_size	300px
map_caption	1995 local election results in Bristol
title	Council control
posttitle	Council control after election
before_election	Labour
after_election	Labour

The 1995 Bristol City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 with all seats being up for election, in preparation for Bristol City Council becoming a Unitary Authority following the abolition of Avon County Council. The same ward boundaries were used, however these are elections to a new authority and cannot be considered gains or losses compared to previously held seats.

The election saw national issues, such as the unpopularity of the national Conservative government and the state of the economy, being the major issues in the election. The Conservative candidates branded themselves as 'Bristol Conservatives', which was seen as an attempt to distance themselves from the national government.

Labour easily gained a majority and as predicted before the election the Liberal Democrats became the second largest party on the council driving the Conservatives down to third as compared to the previous district council.

Election results

The vote and seat share for all parties that contested the election:

Party	Cllrs	% Vote	±%	Total
	Labour Party	53	53.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	9	19.6	N/A
	Conservative Party	6	24.8	N/A
	Green Party	0	2.3	N/A
68	100.00

Ward results

These election results are to the new Unitary Authority of Bristol City Council, therefore they cannot be considered gains or losses compared to previously held seats.

Ashley

|reg. electors = 7,867

Avonmouth

|reg. electors = 7,468

Bedminster

|reg. electors = 8,433

Bishopston

|reg. electors = 8,906

Bishopsworth

|reg. electors = 7,142

Brislington East

|reg. electors = 9,220

Brislington West

|reg. electors = 8,379

Cabot

|reg. electors = 9,008

Clifton

|reg. electors = 9,519

Cotham

|reg. electors = 8,884

Easton

|reg. electors = 7,569

Eastville

|reg. electors = 8,398

Filwood

|reg. electors = 6,728

Frome Vale

Hartcliffe

Henbury

Hengrove

Henleaze

Hillfields

Horfield

Kingsweston

Knowle

Lawrence Hill

Lockleaze

Redland

Sebastian Matthews, who apparently stood as the "Macromedia Student" party, is possibly a nomination-paper error where 'Occupation' and 'Party' were swapped, as occurred at the 1983 Bermondsey by-election.

Southmead

Southville

St George East

St George West

Stockwood

Stoke Bishop

Westbury-on-Trym

Whitchurch Park

Windmill Hill

References

Bennett, Will. (1995-04-25). "Conservatives battling to survive in reborn Bristol". [[The Independent]].
Woolf, Marie. (1995-04-23). "Bad news? Labour's abolished it". [[The Independent on Sunday]].

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