title: 2005 Bristol City Council election
text: # 2005 Bristol City Council election
  
  The 2005 Bristol City Council election took place on 5 May 2005, on the same day as other local elections. The Liberal Democrats made a number of gains and became the largest party on the Council, but failed to gain enough seats to form an overall majority.
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Ashley
  
  Ashley 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jon Charles Rogers | 2,203 | 40.41 |
  | | Labour | Simon Mark Geoffrey Crew | 1,728 | 31.69 |
  | | Green | David Mark Simpson | 1,233 | 22.62 |
  | | Conservative | Adam Beda Tayler | 288 | 5.28 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
  
  ### Avonmouth
  
  Avonmouth 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Terence Robert Cook | 2,522 | 47.14 |
  | | Conservative | Christopher John Windows | 1,406 | 26.28 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Anthony Wheeler | 1,111 | 20.77 |
  | | Independent | Stephen Kenneth James Norman | 311 | 5.81 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Bishopston
  
  Bishopston 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Arthur Knott | 2,743 | 45.75 |
  | | Labour | Gerald Rosenberg | 1,662 | 27.72 |
  | | Green | Martin Harry Harvey | 806 | 13.44 |
  | | Conservative | Jonathan Arthur Thorne | 784 | 13.08 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  ### Cabot
  
  Cabot 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mark Michael Wright | 1,893 | 43.12 |
  | | Labour | Lucy Emma Jenkins | 857 | 19.52 |
  | | Conservative | Iain Jenkins Dennis | 758 | 17.27 |
  | | Green | Christopher John Gittins | 511 | 11.64 |
  | | Independent | Victor Roy Tallis | 371 | 8.45 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  ### Clifton
  
  Clifton 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hugh Price | 2,397 | 45.80 |
  | | Conservative | Kevin David Allen | 1,217 | 23.25 |
  | | Labour | Faruk Ahmed Choudhury | 1,017 | 19.43 |
  | | Green | Tony John Gosling | 536 | 10.24 |
  | | Independent | Christopher William Alexander Morrall | 67 | 1.28 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  ### Clifton East
  
  Clifton East 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Simon Timothy Cook | 2,037 | 45.31 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Henry Popham | 1,173 | 26.09 |
  | | Labour | Carolyn Manuel | 727 | 16.17 |
  | | Green | Alan Clarke | 559 | 12.43 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  ### Cotham
  
  Cotham 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Barrington Dodd | 2,406 | 45.76 |
  | | Labour | Karin Marguerite Smyth | 1,091 | 20.75 |
  | | Conservative | Nicholas Shatti | 912 | 17.34 |
  | | Green | Geoff Collard | 849 | 16.15 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  ### Easton
  
  Easton 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Raoof Malik | 2,169 | 43.62 |
  | | Labour | Robin Moss | 1,707 | 34.33 |
  | | Green | Jon Lucas | 796 | 16.01 |
  | | Conservative | Seva Singh | 301 | 6.05 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
  
  ### Eastville
  
  Eastville 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Steven Robert Comer | 2,249 | 44.32 |
  | | Labour | Brian Peter Mead | 1,557 | 30.68 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Robert Bretherton | 772 | 15.21 |
  | | Green | Martin Cottingham | 387 | 7.63 |
  | | Independent | Anthony James Locke | 110 | 2.17 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
  
  ### Frome Vale
  
  Frome Vale 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | William Charles Payne | 1,881 | 37.20 |
  | | Conservative | Margaret Gillian Coombe | 1,820 | 36.00 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Cynthia Carpenter | 1,042 | 20.61 |
  | | Green | Peter Antony Goodwin | 313 | 6.19 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Henbury
  
  Henbury 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Derek Stephen Pickup | 2,017 | 45.40 |
  | | Conservative | Roy David Pepworth | 1,397 | 31.44 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elmer Townsend | 1,029 | 23.16 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Henleaze
  
  Henleaze 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Hunter Brown | 3,445 | 53.86 |
  | | Conservative | Derek Albert Edward Fey | 1,795 | 28.06 |
  | | Labour | Judith Mary Sluglett | 823 | 12.87 |
  | | Green | John Mark Hills | 333 | 5.21 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  ### Hillfields
  
  Hillfields 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Noreen Patricia Daniels | 2,475 | 46.49 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Patrick Hassell | 1,504 | 28.25 |
  | | Conservative | Malcolm David Lake | 1,073 | 20.15 |
  | | Green | Graham Hugh Davey | 272 | 5.11 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Horfield
  
  Horfield 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Rosalie Walker | 1,887 | 37.79 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony James Smith | 1,543 | 30.90 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Neil Robert Harrison | 1,230 | 24.63 |
  | | Green | Daniella Elsa Radice | 334 | 6.69 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Kingsweston
  
  Kingsweston 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Judith Margaret Price | 1,556 | 34.90 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Lesley Prescott | 1,532 | 34.37 |
  | | Conservative | Michael John Cobb | 941 | 21.11 |
  | | Independent | Terence Richard Daniel Thomas | 429 | 9.62 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Lawrence Hill
  
  Lawrence Hill 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Brenda Patricia Hugill | 1,935 | 46.60 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Fi Hance | 1,492 | 35.93 |
  | | Conservative | Richard James Manns | 384 | 9.25 |
  | | Green | Michael Crawford | 341 | 8.21 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Lockleaze
  
  Lockleaze 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Emma Jayne Bagley | 1,880 | 45.28 |
  | | Labour | Kerry Barker | 1,542 | 37.14 |
  | | Conservative | Kevin Michael Quartley | 488 | 11.75 |
  | | Green | Christina Mary Quinnell | 183 | 4.41 |
  | | Socialist Alternative | Roger Stephen Thomas | 59 | 1.42 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
  
  ### Redland
  
  Redland 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Charles White | 2,493 | 42.95 |
  | | Conservative | Douglas John Newton | 1,292 | 22.26 |
  | | Labour | Malcolm Patterson | 1,191 | 20.52 |
  | | Green | Lela Helen McTernan | 828 | 14.27 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
  
  ### Southmead
  
  Southmead 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Peter Warren Hammond | 2,106 | 51.80 |
  | | Conservative | Joe Long | 946 | 23.27 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gerard Christopher Mark Smith | 771 | 18.96 |
  | | Independent | Andrew Stephen Richardson | 243 | 5.98 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### St George East
  
  St George East 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Charles Stanley Price | 2,401 | 44.72 |
  | | Conservative | Matthew James Denyer | 1,439 | 26.80 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elvin | 1,223 | 22.78 |
  | | Green | Christine Mary Prior | 306 | 5.70 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### St George West
  
  St George West 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ronald Edward Stone | 2,218 | 46.90 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Ronald Potter | 1,311 | 27.72 |
  | | Conservative | Alexander Conrad Culley | 871 | 18.42 |
  | | Green | Samantha Elizabeth Pullinger | 329 | 6.96 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ### Stoke Bishop
  
  Stoke Bishop 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter John Abraham | 2,903 | 48.53 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Saleh Ahmed | 1,912 | 31.96 |
  | | Labour | Dianne Elizabeth Manning | 758 | 12.67 |
  | | Green | Keith Vivian Wiltshire | 409 | 6.84 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Westbury-on-Trym
  
  Westbury-on-Trym 2005 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Richard Gollop | 2,927 | 46.26 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Trevor John Blythe | 1,991 | 31.47 |
  | | Labour | Gillian Margaret Kirk | 1,082 | 17.10 |
  | | Green | Donald Brown | 327 | 5.17 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  