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 its directly elected mayor. Bristol has 34 wards, electing a total of 70 councillors.

Bristol City Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type
Unitary authority
Leadership
Lord Mayor
Paul Goggin,
Labour
since 9 May 2023
Executive mayor
Marvin Rees,
Labour
since 7 May 2016
Stephen Peacock
since October 2022
Structure
Seats1 executive mayor
70 councillors
Council political groups
  Green (24)
  Labour (23)
  Conservative (14)
  Liberal Democrat (5)
  Knowle Community Party (2)
  Independent (2)
Joint committees
West of England Combined Authority
Length of term
Executive mayor elected every four years
Full council election every 4 years. Formerly a third elected three years out of four until 2016.
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Supplementary vote
Last Council election
6 May 2021 (all councillors)
Last Mayor election
6 May 2021
Next Council election
2 May 2024 (all councillors)
Motto
Virtute et Industria (By Virtue and Industry)
Meeting place
City Hall, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR
Website
www.bristol.gov.uk
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