Election Name: | 2014 Bristol City Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2013 Bristol City Council elections |
Previous Year: | 2013 |
Next Election: | 2015 Bristol City Council election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Seats For Election: | 24 of 70 seats (One Third) to Bristol City Council |
Majority Seats: | 36 |
Election Date: | 22 May 2014 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 31 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 22,785 |
Percentage1: | 28.91% |
Swing1: | 1.43% |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats2: | 16 |
Seat Change2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 13,235 |
Percentage2: | 16.79% |
Swing2: | 4.06% |
Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats3: | 15 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 18,367 |
Percentage3: | 23.31% |
Swing3: | 0.12% |
Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Seats4: | 6 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 12,375 |
Percentage4: | 15.70% |
Swing4: | 1.94% |
Party5: | United Kingdom Independence Party |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 8,874 |
Percentage5: | 11.26% |
Swing5: | 7.1% |
Party6: | Independent (politician) |
Seats6: | 1 |
Popular Vote6: | 1,385 |
Percentage6: | 1.76% |
Swing6: | 4.12% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No Overall Control |
After Election: | No Overall Control |
The 2014 Bristol City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England, as part of the United Kingdom 2014 Local Elections.[1]
214,544 people were eligible to vote in the elections, of which 58,907 turned out to do so. Consequently, overall turnout was 27.5%.[2]