St George Central Explained

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St George Central
Year:2016
Population:12,984[1]
Electorate:9,913[2]
Region:England
County:Bristol
Westminster1:Bristol East
Councillor1:Abi Finch
Councillor2:Cara Lavan
Party1:Green
Party2:Green

St George Central is an electoral ward in Bristol, England, covering parts of the St George neighbourhood in the east of the city. It is represented by two members on Bristol City Council, which are Abi Finch and Cara Lavan of the Green Party of England and Wales.

St George Central ward was created ahead of the 2016 United Kingdom local elections, following a boundary review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. It was created from the northern half of the former St George East ward, and a small eastern part of St George West[3]

Area profile

The ward includes central and eastern parts of St George, centred on the A420 road (Bell Hill Road and Two Mile Hill Road). The north of the ward includes parts of Speedwell neighbourhood. The ward is on the eastern boundary of Bristol unitary authority, adjacent to Kingswood, which is part of the contiguous Bristol Built-up Area but outside of the unitary authority. Eastern parts of the ward are close to Kingswood High Street, and are therefore often considered to be part of an informally-defined Kingswood neighbourhood that straddles official boundaries.[4]

For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, St George Central is in Bristol East constituency.[5]

Local elections

See main article: Bristol City Council elections.

2016 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Census Area Profile: Bristol . Office for National Statistics.
  2. Web site: Local councillors election 2024 . Bristol City Council . en-gb.
  3. Web site: Bristol . Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
  4. Web site: Bristol Development Framework Core Strategy . Bristol City Council . 10 August 2024 . Kingswood town centre is located adjacent to the city’s eastern boundary in South Gloucestershire. Two Mile Hill Road in Bristol forms part of that centre..
  5. Web site: South West Boundary Commission for England . 2023-06-20 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.