Bristol City Council Elections, 1991

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One third of seats were up for election. Two seats were contested in Windmill Hill due to an extra vacancy occurring. There was a general swing against the Conservatives. In Lockleaze, the Labour Party failed to field a candidate because of a nomination papers error.

The party standings following the election:

Party		Cllrs	Change
	Labour Party	45	+2
	Conservative Party	18	-3
	Liberal Democrats	5	+1
Total		68

[edit] Ward Results

The change is calculated using the results when these actual seats were last contested, i.e. the 1987 election.

Ashley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Saad	1,581	47.9	-7.1
	Green	D. Simpson	837	25.3	+17.3
	Conservative	A. Calcutt	454	13.7	-3.5
	Liberal Democrat	C. Bolton	431	13.0	-6.8
Majority			744	22.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.2

Bedminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Crispin	2,031	45.3	+8.9
	Conservative	I. Gillard	1,401	31.3	-6.1
	Liberal Democrat	R. Hughes	900	20.1	-4.4
	Green	N. Whittingham	149	3.3	+1.6
Majority			630	14.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.5

Bishopsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Roberts	1,750	47.4	+5.8
	Conservative	R. Eddy	1,345	36.4	-3.8
	Liberal Democrat	V. Bartlett	444	12.0	-5.2
	Green	B. Lewis	153	4.1	+3.2
Majority			405	11.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.8

Brislington East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Begley	2,002	45.4	+2.0
	Conservative	A. Carey	1,531	34.7	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat	R. Parsons	734	16.6	-3.4
	Green	A. Clarke	144	3.3	+0.7
Majority			471	10.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.6

Brislington West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	B. Clarke	2,526	54.8	+6.8
	Labour	J. Bees	1,057	22.9	+1.6
	Conservative	J. Cressey	902	19.6	-9.7
	Green	F. Loughran	128	2.8	+1.5
Majority			1,469	31.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+2.6

Cabot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	S. Brownlow	1,568	41.0	+0.3
	Labour	C. Hackett	1,112	29.0	+4.3
	Conservative	P. Cobbold	834	21.8	-7.6
	Green	J. Quinnell	315	8.2	+3.6
Majority			456	11.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-2.0

Easton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Yarwood	1,645	46.8	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	M. Smith	1,204	34.3	-5.6
	Conservative	P. Warford	424	12.1	-0.7
	Green	P. Taylor	240	6.8	+5.4
Majority			441	12.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.3

Eastville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Vowles	1,602	40.3	-6.0
	Labour	J. Williams	1,415	35.6	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	G. Williams	764	19.2	+1.3
	Green	S. Jeffery	190	4.8	+2.2
Majority			187	4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.2

Filwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Micklewright	1,719	71.2	+1.2
	Liberal Democrat	L. Cooper	309	12.8	+0.5
	Conservative	J. Lopresti	286	11.8	-4.7
	Green	C. Presley	101	4.2	+3.1
Majority			1,410	58.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Frome Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Blanchard	2,278	44.1	+0.8
	Labour	M. McGrath	2,175	42.2	+5.1
	Liberal Democrat	R. Windmill	542	10.5	-9.1
	Green	B. Searle	165	3.2	+3.2
Majority			103	2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.2

Hartcliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Pidgeon	1,675	49.3	+1.5
	Conservative	S. Willis	1,062	31.2	+0.4
	Liberal Democrat	R. Beaty	538	15.8	-3.5
	Green	H. Armstrong	124	3.6	+1.6
Majority			613	18.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.6

Hengrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J. Webb	3,050	56.1	+21.3
	Conservative	B. Edwards	1,251	23.0	-16.6
	Labour	R. Jones	1,063	19.5	-6.1
	Green	L. Hersey	74	1.4	+1.4
Majority			1,799	33.1
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	+19.0

Hillfields
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Robertson	1,792	48.8	+2.9
	Conservative	A. Seville	1,024	27.9	-7.0
	Liberal Democrat	G. Draper	727	19.8	+0.6
	Green	S. Popperwell	126	3.4	+3.4
Majority			768	20.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Knowle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Lamprey	1,870	52.3	+4.6
	Conservative	L. De'Ath	1,005	28.1	-7.8
	Liberal Democrat	P. Lambourne	584	16.3	+1.5
	Green	S. Ball	117	3.3	+1.7
Majority			865	24.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.2

Lawrence Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Jones	2,086	66.2	+3.9
	Conservative	H. Richmond	496	15.7	-2.9
	Liberal Democrat	K. O'Hara	411	13.0	-3.6
	Green	H. Irvine	159	5.0	+5.0
Majority			1,590	50.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.4

Lockleaze
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	I. Parry	1,763	59.8	+47.4
	Conservative	M. Davis	865	29.3	-3.5
	Green	R. Morrish	321	10.9	+9.9
Majority			898	30.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	+25.5

Southville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. May	2,110	52.8	+2.7
	Conservative	C. Stephenson	1,064	26.6	-4.9
	Liberal Democrat	P. Hall	543	13.6	-1.0
	Green	R. Martin	280	7.0	+3.2
Majority			1,046	26.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

St. George East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Price	1,727	43.7	+8.7
	Conservative	D. Fey	1,381	34.9	-7.4
	Liberal Democrat	S. Pritchard	709	17.9	-3.0
	Green	M. Brambley	137	3.5	+1.7
Majority			346	8.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+8.1

St. George West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Deasy	1,913	47.6	+15.1
	Liberal Democrat	P. Main	1,464	36.4	-14.7
	Conservative	M. Stump	556	13.8	-2.6
	Green	M. Hooper	85	2.1	+2.1
Majority			449	11.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	+14.9

Stockwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Stamper	2,307	43.1	-7.3
	Labour	P. Garland	2,108	39.4	+10.0
	Liberal Democrat	J. Collins	803	15.0	-4.3
	Green	G. Collard	131	2.4	+1.5
Majority			199	3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-8.7

Whitchurch Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Holland	2,027	59.2	+5.4
	Conservative	C. Trotman	725	21.2	-6.2
	Liberal Democrat	R. Winch	567	16.6	-0.9
	Green	B. Hussain	106	3.1	+1.8
Majority			1,302	38.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

Windmill Hill - 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Bunyan	2,008	45.1	-6.3
	Labour	M. Ahmed	1,848
	Conservative	W. Biggs	1,007	22.6	-6.7
	Liberal Democrat	R. Kirkham	908	20.4	+4.8
	Green	C. Bolton	529	11.9	+8.1
	Green	M. Turnbull	463
Majority			841	18.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.2

Source: Bristol Evening Post 4th May 1991

Preceded by Bristol City Council Elections 1990

Bristol local elections

Succeeded by Bristol City Council Elections 1992