St George West (ward) explained

St George West
Population:6,891[1]
Electorate:5,265[2]
Region:England
County:Bristol
Westminster1:Bristol East
Councillor1:Rob Bryher

St George West is an electoral ward in the St George neighbourhood of Bristol, England. It is located in the outer east of the city of Bristol, covering St George Park, the upper end of Church Road (from the junction at Avonvale Road to just beyond the Fountain), Plummers Hill and parts of Crofts End to the north, down to the River Avon to the south, and includes part of Redfield in the south-west.[3] [4]

Boundaries for Bristol electoral wards were redrawn ahead of the 2016 United Kingdom local elections, following years of population growth. St George West reduced in area and became a single-councillor ward, with parts of the electorate transferring to St George Central and St George Troopers Hill to the east.

For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, St George is in Bristol East constituency. the constituency is represented by Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour).[5]

Councillors

Councillors representing St George West ward
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2024Rob Bryher5,26542%
2021Asher Craig[6] 5,20444.66%
2016Asher Craig[7] 4,75745.97%
2015Sue Milestone[8] 9,35561.58%.
2014Sue Milestone
2013Ron Stone
2011Peter Warren Hammond
2009Ron Stone
2008 by electionTony Potter
2007John Edward Deasy

Local elections

See main article: Bristol City Council elections.

The 1995 local election in St. George West was won by Ronald Edward Stone and John Edward Deasy, who were the Labour party candidates.[9] In 1997, there was a 68.21% turnout for an election which was won by the Labour party. The Labour party has continued to win the local election in the ward, although in 2007 they achieved only 38.24% of the vote. This was less than 2% more than the Conservative Party candidate, who was in second place.[10] In the 2008 by-election, after the death of the Labourcandidate the Conservative party attracted some controversy after replacing their previous candidate, Angelo Agathangelou, with Colin Bretherton.[11]

Schools

There are five schools in the ward. This includes Air Balloon Hill Infant and Junior Schools, Air Balloon Hill Junior School, Speedwell Nursery School, St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School and Summerhill School.[12]

Air Balloon Hill School can be found on Hillside Road.[13] Speedwell Nursery School can be found on Speedwell Road[14] and St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School is located on Blackswarth Road.[15]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Census Area Profile: St George West Ward . Office for National Statistics.
  2. Web site: St George West Ward 2024 . Bristol City Council . en-gb.
  3. Web site: St George West. 2021-03-03. Bristol Liberal Democrats.
  4. Web site: Development Control Areas and Ward Boundaries.
  5. Web site: Constituency Details for St. George West Ward . 10 May 2008.
  6. Web site: Local councillor elections 2021 . Bristol City Council . en-gb.
  7. Web site: Local election May 2016 turnout and results . Bristol City Council . en-gb.
  8. Web site: St George West Ward. Bristol City Council. 10 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150511161550/http://www.bristol.gov.uk/LocalElectionViewer?XSL=main&ShowElectionWard=true&ElectionId=69&WardId=17. 11 May 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: Bristol City Council Election Results for 4 May 1995. 10 May 2008 .
  10. Web site: Bristol City Council Election Results for 3 May 2007. 11 May 2008 .
  11. Web site: Bristol Tory leaders branded lunatics by rejected candidate. 12 October 2008 .
  12. Web site: List of St. George West ward schools . 10 May 2008 .
  13. Web site: Air Balloon Hill Infants School . 10 May 2008 .
  14. Web site: Speedwell Nursery School . 10 May 2008 .
  15. Web site: St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School. 10 May 2008 .