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2009 Bristol City Council election

2009 UK local government election

Summary

2009 UK local government election

Field	Value
election_name	2009 Bristol City Council election
country	England
type	Parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	yes
previous_election	2007 Bristol City Council election
previous_year	2007
next_election	2010 Bristol City Council election
next_year	2010
seats_for_election	23 of 70 seats (One Third) to Bristol City Council
majority_seats	36
election_date	4 May 2009
party1	Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats1	36
seat_change1	4
party2	Conservative Party (UK)
seats2	17
seat_change2	4
party3	Labour Party (UK)
seats3	16
seat_change3	8
party4	Green Party of England and Wales
seats4	1
seat_change4
map_image	Bristol 2009.png
map_size	300px
map_caption	2009 local election results in Bristol
title	Council control
posttitle	Council control after election
before_election	No Overall Control
after_election	Liberal Democrats

The 2009 Bristol City Council elections were held on Thursday 4 June 2009, for 23 seats, that being one-third of the total number of councilors. The Liberal Democrats who had been leading a minority administration, won an overall majority of the council, the first time the party had achieved this on Bristol City Council. The Liberal Democrats were defending 11 seats, the Labour Party 10 and the Conservatives 2.

The party standings following the election:

Party	2007 Cllrs	Gain/Loss	2009 Cllrs
	13	4	17
	24	8	16
	32	4	36
	1	-	1
70	-	70

Ward results

Bristol City Council composition following the 2009 local electionl

Ashley

Avonmouth

Bishopston

Cabot

Clifton

Clifton East

Cotham

Easton

Eastville

Frome Vale

Henbury

Henleaze

Hillfields

Horfield

Kingsweston

Lawrence Hill

Lockleaze

Redland

Southmead

St George East

St George West

Stoke Bishop

Westbury-on-Trym

References

Wards up for election in 2009

References

"Ashley Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Avonmouth Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Bishopston Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Cabot Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Clifton Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Clifton East Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Cotham Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Easton Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Eastville Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Frome Vale Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Henbury Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Henleaze Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Hillfields Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Horfield Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Kingsweston Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Lawrence Hill Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Lockleaze Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Redland Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Southmead Ward". Bristol City Council.
"St George East Ward". Bristol City Council.
"St George West Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Stoke Bishop Ward". Bristol City Council.
"Westbury-on-Trym Ward". Bristol City Council.

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