The city of Bristol, England, is divided into many areas, which often overlap or have non-fixed borders. These include Parliamentary constituencies, council wards and unofficial neighbourhoods. There are no civil parishes in Bristol.
Bristol is divided into four constituencies for the purpose of Parliamentary representation. These are:
See also: List of wards in Bristol by population. The city is split into 34 wards for local government. Like the parliamentary constituencies, their borders are rigidly defined.[1]
The neighbourhoods of Bristol do not have fixed boundaries as they are mainly informal areas. Some of these areas overlap, or are contained within others, while others have more than one name.
The following areas and towns make up the city of Bristol and its outskirts. It includes some adjoining areas of South Gloucestershire, marked SG, North Somerset, marked NS, Bath and North East Somerset, marked BANES.