Bristol City Council
| Bristol City Council | |
|---|---|
| Executive mayor elected every four years Third of council elected three years out of four. This is changing from 2016 to a full council election every 4 years.[1] |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
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George Ferguson, Independent
Since 15 November 2012 |
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Clare Campion-Smith
Since 21 May 2015 |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 1 executive mayor 70 councillors |
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30 / 70
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16 / 70
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14 / 70
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9 / 70
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1 / 70
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| Elections | |
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Council voting system
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Plurality-at-large |
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Mayor voting system
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Supplementary vote |
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Council last election
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2013 (one third of councillors) 2014 (one third of councillors) 2015 (one third of councillors) |
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Mayor last election
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15 November 2012 |
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Council next election
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2016 (all councillors)[2] |
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Mayor next election
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2020 (all councillors)[3] |
| Motto | |
| Virtute et Industria (By Virtue and Industry) | |
| Meeting place | |
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| City Hall, College Green, Bristol | |
| Website | |
| www |
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Bristol City Council is the local authority of Bristol, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The council is unusual in the United Kingdom local government system in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Bristol, currently George Ferguson. Bristol has 35 wards,[4] electing a total of 70 councilors.[5]
History
The council was formed by the Local Government Act 1972. It was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the non-metropolitan district of Bristol on 1 April 1974.
It was envisaged through the Local Government Act 1972 that Bristol as a non-metropolitan district council would share power with the Avon County Council. This arrangement lasted until 1996 when Avon County Council was abolished and Bristol City Council gained responsibility for services that had been provided by the county council.
Political composition
The political composition of the council after the 2015 local elections is:[6]
Labour 30
Conservative 16
Green 14
Liberal Democrat 9
UK Independence Party 1
See also
References
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