Bristol City Council Bristol City Council is the local authority of Bristol, England. The council is a unitary authority, and is unusual in the United Kingdom in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Bristol. Bristol has 34 ward ...

is the local authority for

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, a

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and

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in England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a

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in Avon. Since 2012 it has also had a directly elected mayor. Because of the 2020

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, elections for the Mayor of Bristol,

councillors, and the

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have been delayed from 2020 to May 2021, with current post holders terms extended by a year and the following terms shortened by a year.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 following the reforms of the

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, political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority

Leadership

Prior to 2012, political leadership was provided by the

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. The leaders from 2005 to 2012 were: In 2012 the council changed to having

directly-elected mayors Directly elected Mayors or Leaders in England, informally known as Metro Mayors or Leaders, are local government executive leaders who are directly elected by the residents of a local authority area (typically, but not always, a metropolitan ar ...

. The mayors since 2012 have been:

Current councillors

City result maps

By-election results

References

External links

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{{Unitary authorities of England Council elections in South West England Elections in Bristol

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