2006 Bristol City Council election

2006 UK local government election April 2016 April 2016 2006 Bristol City Council election England Arms of Bristol City Council.svg legislative Popular no 2005 Bristol City Council election 2005 2006 05 04 y 2007 Bristol City Council election 2007 2002 Bristol City Council election 2002 2010 Bristol City Council election 2010 23 of 70 seats (One Third) to Bristol City Council 36 File:No image wide.svg 95x50px Barbara Janke Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 May 1997Lib Dems Choose New Leader https://www-britishnewspaperarchive-com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0004769%2F19970515&page=29&article=029&stringtohighlight=barbara+janke+bristol+city+council+lib+dem+leader 30 July 2026 Bristol Evening Post 15 May 1999 29 Clifton 32 8 9 33 1 20,740 28.3% 4.1% File:No image wide.svg 95x50px Helen Holland Labour Party (UK) May 2005 Whitchurch Park 27 9 5 23 4 19,607 26.8% 3.6% File:No image wide.svg 95x50px Richard Eddy Conservative Party (UK) May 2005 Bishopsworth 11 6 8 13 2 22,493 30.7% 1.1% File:No image wide.svg 95x50px Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 1 1 1 9,437 12.9% 7.7% Bristol ward results 2006.png 300px 2006 local election results in Bristol Council Leader before election Barbara Janke Liberal Democrats (UK) Council Leader after election Barbara Janke Liberal Democrats (UK) 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. http://www2.bristol.gov.uk/LocalElectionViewer?XSL=main&ElectionId=60 Bristol City Council Election Results for 4 May 2006 Bristol City Council 25 April 2016Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Bristol City Council Election Results 1995-2011 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bristol-1995-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk The Elections Centre Plymouth University 29 July 2026 2 Previous composition 2005 election Party Seats Liberal Democrats (UK) 32 Labour Party (UK) 27 Conservative Party (UK) 11Total70 Changes between elections Bristol City Council elections#2003-2007 Summary Election result 2006 Bristol City Council election Liberal Democrats (UK) 23 9 2 1 1 39.1 24 33 47.1 20,740 28.3 4.1 Conservative Party (UK) 23 8 2 0 2 34.8 5 13 18.6 22,493 30.7 1.1 Labour Party (UK) 23 5 1 5 4 18 23 32.9 21.7 19,607 26.8 3.6 Green Party of England and Wales 23 1 1 0 1 4.3 0 1 1.4 9,437 12.9 7.7 Respect Party 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 679 0.9 N/a English Democrats 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 221 0.3 N/a |- ! colspan=2| Total ! 94 ! 23 ! ! ! 48 ! 70 ! ! 73,177 ! colspan=2 | |} lower-alpha Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 30.74 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 28.34 Labour Labour Party (UK) 26.79 Green Green Party of England and Wales 12.90 Other #777777 1.23 Council seats #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 39.13 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 34.78 Labour Labour Party (UK) 21.74 Green Green Party of England and Wales 4.35 thumb|right|300px|Bristol City Council composition following the 2006 election Election of Group Leaders Barbara Janke (Clifton) was re-elected leader of the Liberal Democrats group with Steve Comer (Eastville) as her deputy, Helen Holland (Whitchurch Park) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group and Richard Eddy (Bishopsworth) was elected leader of the Conservative group. Government Formation Barbara Janke the leader of the Liberal Democrats group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a minority administration. Ward results Swings are compared to the 2002 election when these seats were last contested. Avonmouth Avonmouth Conservative Party (UK) Spud Murphy 1,694 48.25 Labour Party (UK) Karin Smyth 1,306 37.20 Green Party of England and Wales Donald Brown 257 7.32 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Anthony Wheeler 254 7.23 Conservative Party (UK) Bedminster Bedminster 2006 Labour Party (UK) Mark Bradshaw 1,267 39.82 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas John Newton 777 24.42 Green Party of England and Wales Clodagh Anne Scott 640 20.11 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew James Cox 498 15.65 Labour Party (UK) Bishopston Bishopston 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) David John Gordon Kitson 1,420 42.07 Green Party of England and Wales Martin Harry Harvey 818 24.24 Labour Party (UK) Gerald Rosenberg 649 19.23 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Arthur Thorne 488 14.46 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bishopsworth Bishopsworth 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Michael Quartley 1,482 51.66 Labour Party (UK) Dean James Machin 750 26.14 Green Party of England and Wales Barrie Robert Lewis 411 14.33 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hugh Richard Bond 226 7.88 Conservative Party (UK) Brislington East Brislington East 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Madeleine Lewis 1,359 42.91 Labour Party (UK) Simon Mark Geoffrey Crew 1,140 36.00 Liberal Democrats (UK) Benjamin Charles Heatley 359 11.34 Green Party of England and Wales Ruth Elizabeth Cormack 309 9.76 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brislingon West Brislington West 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Henry Main 1,026 37.34 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Robert Bretherton 700 25.47 Labour Party (UK) Fabian Guy Breckels 589 21.43 Green Party of England and Wales David Kevin Naismith 433 15.76 Liberal Democrats (UK) Filwood Filwood 2006 Labour Party (UK) Christopher David Jackson 1,255 52.34 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Marjorie Cooper 776 32.36 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Robert Hucker 223 9.30 Green Party of England and Wales Xavier Panades I Blas 144 6.01 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hartcliffe Hartcliffe 2006 Labour Party (UK) Royston Alan Griffey 1,250 44.84 Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Louise Crandon 1,071 38.41 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Kynoch Hopkins 261 9.36 Green Party of England and Wales Melissa Dunlop 206 7.39 Labour Party (UK) Henbury Henbury 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Mark David Roscoe Weston 1,190 40.64 Labour Party (UK) Claire Louise Cook 1,056 36.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Saleh Ahmed 451 15.40 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher John Gittins 231 7.89 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hengrove Hengrove 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Sykes 1,082 36.44 Conservative Party (UK) Adam Beda Tayler 1,013 34.12 Labour Party (UK) Busharat Ali 588 19.80 Green Party of England and Wales Tess Green 286 9.63 Liberal Democrats (UK) Henleaze Henleaze 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clare Campion-Smith 2,016 50.93 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher John Windows 1,284 32.44 Green Party of England and Wales John Mark Hills 378 9.55 Labour Party (UK) Judith Mary Sluglett 280 7.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Horfield Horfield 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Kerry 1,361 37.91 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Robert Harrison 1,342 37.38 Labour Party (UK) David Ian Jepson 646 17.99 Green Party of England and Wales Daniella Elsa Radice 241 6.71 Conservative Party (UK) Kingsweston Kingsweston 2006 Labour Party (UK) John Thomas Bees 1,078 36.36 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joanna Lesley Prescott 1,040 35.08 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony James Smith 614 20.71 Green Party of England and Wales Geoff Collard 233 7.86 Labour Party (UK) Knowle Knowle 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary Hopkins 1,452 46.91 Labour Party (UK) Ricky Orlando Nelson 651 21.03 Conservative Party (UK) James Andrew Hale Stevenson 558 18.03 Green Party of England and Wales Graham Hugh Davey 434 14.02 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lockleaze Lockleaze 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sean Clifford Emmett 1,091 40.21 Respect Party Jerry Hicks 679 25.03 Labour Party (UK) Gregory Maurice Green 554 20.42 Green Party of England and Wales Christina Mary Quinnell 251 9.25 Conservative Party (UK) Richard James Manns 138 5.09 Liberal Democrats (UK) Redland Redland 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Jeanne Townsend 1,329 40.04 Conservative Party (UK) Julian Wyndham Alexander Strong 872 26.27 Green Party of England and Wales David Michael Joseph 693 20.88 Labour Party (UK) Faruk Ahmed Choudhury 425 12.81 Liberal Democrats (UK) Southmead Southmead 2006 Labour Party (UK) Jenny Smith 1,039 45.81 Conservative Party (UK) Joe Long 465 20.50 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerard Christopher Mark Smith 414 18.25 English Democrats Michael Thomas Martin Blundell 221 9.74 Green Party of England and Wales Lela Helen McTernan 129 5.69 Labour Party (UK) Southville Southville 2006 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Nicholas Bolton 1,439 40.60 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Symonds 1,432 40.41 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Heyes 377 10.64 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew John Greenwood 296 8.35 Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party (UK) Stockwood Stockwood 2006 Conservative Party (UK) David Henry Robert Morris 1,670 53.20 Labour Party (UK) Brian Peter Mead 671 21.38 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Anthony Goodwin 436 13.89 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Elvin 362 11.53 Conservative Party (UK) Stoke Bishop Stoke Bishop 2006 Conservative Party (UK) John Goulandris 2,269 64.22 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander William Woodman 642 18.17 Labour Party (UK) Dianne Elizabeth Manning 319 9.03 Green Party of England and Wales Keith Vivian Wiltshire 303 8.58 Conservative Party (UK) Westbury-on-Trym Westbury-on-Trym 2006 Conservative Party (UK) Ashley Peter Fox 2,319 52.01 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Henry Popham 1,505 33.75 Green Party of England and Wales Alex Dunn 331 7.42 Labour Party (UK) Annia Summers 304 6.82 Conservative Party (UK) Whitchurch Park Whitchurch Park 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Rodney Kent 1,421 45.65 Labour Party (UK) Colin John Smith 1,244 39.96 Conservative Party (UK) Roy David Pepworth 279 8.96 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Elizabeth Thomson 169 5.43 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Windmill Hill Windmill Hill 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alf Havvock 1,477 41.65 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Louis Orlik 1,114 31.42 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Petter 665 18.75 Conservative Party (UK) Graham David Morris 290 8.18 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:2006 English local elections 2006 Category:2000s in Bristol