About 300 candidates will be on the ballot sheets when Bristol residents go to the polls on May 2 to decide the new political make-up of the city council. The hopefuls are standing across 34 wards, all battling to be elected into one of the 70 seats in the council chamber.
They include several names that will be familiar to those who follow local politics closely. Among them are grassroots campaigners, an ex-MP, the outgoing Avon & Somerset deputy police and crime commissioner, losing candidates to be both Bristol city mayor and West of England metro mayor and at least seven former Bristol city councillors.
There are 50 incumbents standing for reelection, which means at least 20 new faces from the results of the last polls in 2021. The four main parties – Labour, Green, Conservative and Lib Dems – are putting up the maximum number of candidates to contest every seat, along with the two for Knowle Community Party who currently hold both of those in Knowle.
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The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition is fielding 18 candidates, the Social Democratic Party has two and there is one independent. Here is a list of all the candidates in the 34 wards. * indicates sitting councillor. ** indicates sitting councillor in a different ward.
Ashley – three seats
Robbie Bentley (IND)
* Amirah Cole (LAB)
Isaac Evans (LAB)
Susannah Harlow (LAB)
Ian Harris (LD)
Deirdre Judge (CON)
Philip Kemp (LD)
Beverley Knott (LD)
Abdul Malik (GRN)
Izzy Russell (GRN)
Yasmin Sealy (CON)
Charles Stuart (CON)
* Tim Wye (GRN)
Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston – three seats
* Don Alexander (LAB)
Tom Blenkinsop (LAB)
Daphne Chikwere (CON)
Graham Donald (LD)
* John Geater (CON)
Janet Gibson (LD)
Mary Page (GRN)
Zoe Peat (LAB)
Moises Santo (GRN)
* James Scott (CON)
Jo Sergeant (GRN)
Janet Walton Masters (LD)
Bedminster – two seats
Jaz Beard (GRN)
Alexander Birrell (LD)
Emily Clarke (LAB)
Ellie Freeman (GRN)
Ian Haynes (CON)
Rajesh Joseph (CON)
Samuel Merchant (LD)
Adam Potter (LAB)
Tony Rowe (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Bishopston & Ashley Down – two seats
Laura Barry (LD)
Barry Cash (LD)
* James Crawford (GRN)
* Emma Edwards (GRN)
Eileen Means (LAB)
Andrew Milton (LAB)
Samuel Williams (CON)
Edward Yates (CON)
Bishopsworth – two seats
Anna Archer (GRN)
Sylvia Doubell (LD)
* Richard Eddy (CON)
Jon Eldridge (GRN)
Kacper Kedzierski (LAB)
Susan Kollar (LAB)
* Kevin Quartley (CON)
Mary Sykes (LD)
Brislington East – two seats
Pauline Allen (LD)
Peter Badger (LD)
Subhan Gill (GRN)
Tilly Green (GRN)
* Katja Hornchen (LAB)
Ann-Marie Mason (CON)
David Mayer (CON)
* Tim Rippington (LAB)
Brislington West – two seats
* Jos Clark (LD)
Domenico Hill (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Nick Hiscott (CON)
David Jepson (LAB)
Nadia Kevlin (GRN)
Sam Knights (GRN)
Carolyn Magson (LAB)
Kim Stretton-Pow (CON)
* Andrew Varney (LD)
Central – two seats
Sarah Chaffer-Swingler (LAB)
Nick Clare (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Julian Ellacott (CON)
Adam Harvey (LD)
Tony Lee (CON)
Matt Redmore (LAB)
* Ani Stafford-Townsend (GRN)
Sibusiso Tshabalala (GRN)
Henry Windle (LD)
Clifton Down – two seats
Michael Abbott (CON)
Elizabeth Badman (LD)
George Calascione (GRN)
Merche Clark (LD)
Tristan Harris (LAB)
Oscar Lucas (CON)
Suzanne Muna (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Serena Ralston (GRN)
Nick Smith (LAB)
Clifton – two seats
Daniel Bond (CON)
Ana Clark Ribeiro (LD)
Elena Dirik (LAB)
Alastair Hamilton (CON)
Neil Harvie (LD)
Dan McTiernan (LAB)
* Paula O’Rourke (GRN)
Jerome Thomas (GRN)
Cotham – two seats
Robert Bristow (LD)
Julien Carey (CON)
Tim Duggan (CON)
Rob Knowles-Leak (LAB)
* Mohamed Makawi (GRN)
* Guy Poultney (GRN)
Phyllis Rayner (LD)
Sean Smyth (LAB)
Easton – two seats
* Jenny Bartle (GRN)
Anne-Marie Clark (LD)
Veronica Daniels (CON)
Paul Elvin (LD)
Nardia Ferguson (LAB)
Patricia Hedges (CON)
Chris Parry (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
* Barry Parsons (GRN)
Shahzad Sarfraz (LAB)
Eastville – two seats
* Marley Bennett (LAB)
Paul Boobyer (CON)
* Lorraine Francis (GRN)
Ed Fraser (GRN)
Annabel Griffiths (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Timothy Hobbs (LD)
Elaine Iffland (CON)
Mike Luff (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Mohammad Rashid (LD)
Teresa Stratford (LAB)
Filwood – two seats
Jai Breitnauer (GRN)
Gregory Chadwick (LD)
Robin Clapp (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Lisa Durston (LAB)
Benjamin Goldstrom (LD)
Paul Harding (CON)
Paul Keith-Hill (CON)
Rob Logan (LAB)
Danica Priest (GRN)
Frome Vale – two seats
Al Al-Maghrabi (LAB)
Rochelle Amos (LD)
Keith Fenner (LD)
Brian Healy (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Jen Law (GRN)
Gabrielle Lobb (GRN)
Louis Martin (LAB)
Pooja Poddar (CON)
Tulsidas Poddar (CON)
Tommy Truman (OTH - Social Democratic Party)
Hartcliffe & Withywood – three seats
* Kerry Bailes (LAB)
Charlie Bolton (GRN)
Tash Clarke (GRN)
Joseph Fox-Bowen (CON)
* Paul Goggin (LAB)
Sam Marshall Evans (GRN)
Gary Perry (LD)
Gareth Potter (CON)
Prasanna Ramarathnam (CON)
Matthew Roberts (LD)
Kirsty Tait (LAB)
Alistair Wall (LD)
Henbury & Brentry – two seats
Wendy Baverstock (LAB)
Stephen Bennett (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Peter Brindle (LAB)
Gillian Brooks (LD)
Aimee Green (GRN)
Lucy Pears (GRN)
Sylvia Townsend (LD)
Bador Uddin (CON)
* Mark Weston (CON)
Hengrove & Whitchurch Park – three seats
Andrew Bradbury (GRN)
Adam Brown (CON)
* Andrew Brown (LD)
Karen Brown (CON)
Nigel Brown (CON)
* Sarah Classick (LD)
Greg Dowling (LAB)
Brandon Gage (LAB)
Paul Grover (GRN)
* Tim Kent (LD)
Ajmal Miah (LAB)
Georgia Nelson (GRN)
Neil Norton (OTH - Social Democratic Party)
Hillfields – two seats
Rory Adamson (CON)
Deborah Bishop (LD)
Kelvin Blake (LAB)
Enrico Corradi (CON)
Jon Eccles (GRN)
* Ellie King (LAB)
Rick Lovering (GRN)
Dan Smart (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Sarah Spilsbury (LD)
Horfield – two seats
Simon Davies (CON)
Roddy Jaques (CON)
Stephen Lloyd (GRN)
Roxanne Lock (LD)
Anna Meares (GRN)
Joan Molins (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Ian Parry (LD)
* Thomas Renhard (LAB)
Deborah Vittori (LAB)
Hotwells & Harbourside – one seat
Alex Bullett (LAB)
Daniel Evans (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Thomas Grunshaw (LD)
Caroline Lucas (CON)
* Patrick McAllister (GRN)
Knowle – two seats
Shahab Akhtar (LAB)
Zac Barker (LD)
Anna Fry (LD)
Cam Hayward (GRN)
* Gary Hopkins (OTH - Knowle Community Party)
Christopher Orlik (LAB)
Bright Rubwe (CON)
Norma Scott (CON)
Ghislaine Swinburn (OTH - Knowle Community Party)
Toby Wells (GRN)
Lawrence Hill – two seats
** Amal Ali (LAB)
Crispin Allard (LD)
Eliana Barbosa (CON)
Davin Cordingley-Wiid (LD)
Shona Jemphrey (GRN)
* Yassin Mohamud (GRN)
Mohamed Omer (LAB)
Sandra Seymour (CON)
Lockleaze – two seats
Sharon Beynon (LD)
Richard Clifton (CON)
Paul Dawson (CON)
Deniece Dixon (LAB)
Abdi Farah (LAB)
* Heather Mack (GRN)
Paul Scroggs (LD)
Roger Thomas (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
* David Wilcox (GRN)
Redland – two seats
George Day (CON)
* Martin Fodor (GRN)
* Fi Hance (GRN)
Claire Hiscott (CON)
Thomas Lydon (LAB)
James Nethercote (LAB)
Joshua Warwick-Smith (LD)
James Wetz (LD)
Southmead – two seats
Kat Bristow (GRN)
Clare Campion-Smith (LD)
Ian Campion-Smith (LD)
* Kye Dudd (LAB)
Jack Payne (CON)
Ann Pulteney (CON)
Amy Sage (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Kaz Self (LAB)
Tom Wilson (GRN)
Southville – two seats
Kirsty Craig (LD)
* Tony Dyer (GRN)
Edward Gibson (CON)
Mick O’Neill Duff (LD)
Buchi Osuji (CON)
Will Sainty (LAB)
* Christine Townsend (GRN)
Miriam Venner (LAB)
St George Central – two seats
Kristopher Barker (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Sally Bowman (LAB)
Abi Finch (GRN)
James Hinchcliffe (CON)
Justyna Hinchcliffe (CON)
Alistair Kirtley (LD)
Cara Lavan (GRN)
Henry Palmer (LAB)
Brian Price (LD)
St George Troopers Hill – one seat
* Fabian Breckels (LAB)
Gillian Brown (LD)
Anna Bryher (GRN)
Elizabeth Thomas (CON)
St George West – one seat
Charles Alexander (CON)
Rob Bryher (GRN)
Christopher Featonby (LD)
Carole Johnson (LAB)
Paola Sanchez (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
Stockwood – two seats
Harry Burnet (LAB)
Simon Crew (LAB)
Andrew Crow (LD)
Abigail Galvin (GRN)
* Jonathan Hucker (CON)
Tamasine Lewis (LD)
* Graham Morris (CON)
Ben Shread-Hewitt (GRN)
Stoke Bishop – two seats
Emily Bradburn (GRN)
* John Goulandris (CON)
Emily Herbert (GRN)
Rebecca Hutcheon (LD)
* Henry Michallat (CON)
David Mullaney (LAB)
Barry Trahar (LAB)
Christopher Vyce (LD)
Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze – three seats
Nicholas Coombes (LD)
* Geoff Gollop (CON)
Caroline Gooch (LD)
Nathaniel Joyce (GRN)
Miranda McCabe (LAB)
Ellie Milone (LAB)
Thomas Phipps (LAB)
Daniella Radice (GRN)
* Sharon Scott (CON)
* Steve Smith (CON)
Murali Thoppil (GRN)
Stephen Williams (LD)
Windmill Hill – two seats
Thomas Brooks (LD)
Timothy Craig (LD)
Ashley Day (CON)
Edmund Hunt (CON)
Charlie Mercer (LAB)
Susan Murley (LAB)
Robert Nash (OTH - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)
* Ed Plowden (GRN)
* Lisa Stone (GRN)
