May 2015 -3% 9% 4% 3% -6% -2% -7% -6% -4% 7% 1% 3% 3% 0% 1% -8% -3% -4% -2% 2% 2% 2% 9% -4% 5% -5% 3% -3% -5% 3% -6% 6% 3% 6% % Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements Variance

from average for City Council

Summary report

Read the full report and view detailed maps at: www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk Find out more at: www.lgbce.org.uk 4,880 Follow us on Twitter at: @LGBCE councillor Number of electors per

Who we are Our proposals 16,03110,15510,0179,176 5,344 9,563 5,078 9,058 5,009 4,588 9,354 4,782 10,442 4,529 9,82710,007 4,677 10,076 5,221 9,767 4,914 9,847 5,004 13,446 5,038 9,461 4,884 14,015 4,924 9,560 4,489 9,959 4,731 4,998 4,672 9,930 4,780 10,618 4,980 9,393 4,998 10,222 4,965 9,301 5,309 10,053 4,697 9,502 5,111 4,647 4,651 5,023 5,027 9,163 4,751 10,300 4,647 15,044 5,023 10,332 4,582 341,607 5,150 5,015 5,166 (2020)

Electorate The Local Government Boundary Commission for Bristol City Council currently has 70 councillors. is an independent body set up by Parliament. Based on the evidence we received during previous We are not part of government or any political party. phases of the review, the Commission recommends We are accountable to Parliament through a that 70 councillors should continue to serve the city in committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the future. % -10% 14,137 4,712 12% 3% -2% -4% -3% -7% -19%-6% 8% -4% 2% 9,1855% -1% 0% 4,593 -6% 0% 0% -4% 1% -6% 6% 1% -6% 9% -3% -2% 2% -1% 2% 1% 11% 9% 6% House of Commons. Variance

from average Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of local Electoral arrangements authorities throughout England. Our final recommendations propose that Bristol’s 70 councillors should represent five three-member Electoral review wards, 26 two-member wards and three single- member wards across the city. An electoral review examines and proposes new 4,607 electoral arrangements for a local authority. A local The Commission believes the final recommendations councillor Number of authority’s electoral arrangements are: meet our statutory criteria to: electors per

■ The total number of councillors representing the ■ Deliver electoral equality for voters. council’s voters (‘council size’). ■ Reflect local community interests and identities. ■ Promote effective and convenient local 12,376 4,125 15,5359,5069,0388,885 5,178 8,893 4,753 8,575 4,519 7,440 4,443 8,685 4,447 9,918 4,288 8,851 3,720 9,387 4,343 9,684 4,959 9,160 4,426 9,254 4,694 13,044 4,842 9,171 4,580 13,808 4,627 8,883 4,348 9,346 4,586 4,319 4,603 9,739 4,442 9,298 4,673 8,640 4,319 10,018 4,870 8,950 4,649 9,021 4,320 9,408 5,009 4,565 4,475 4,709 4,511 9,312 4,704 10,208 4,565 15,124 4,709 9,732 4,656 322,482 5,104 5,041 4,866 ■ The names, number and boundaries of wards or (2013) electoral divisions. government. Electorate ■ The number of councillors representing each ward or division. 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 70 Why Bristol?

We are conducting an electoral review of Bristol City Stage of review Description Number of councillors Council following a request from the Mayor of Bristol 22 Jul - Public consultation on new for the Commission to improve levels of electoral 29 Sep 2014 warding patterns equality prior to the council’s first whole-council elections in 2016. 9 Dec 2014 - Public consultation on draft 16 Feb 2015 recommendations Bristol currently has relatively high levels of electoral Publication of final 12 May 2015 inequality where some councillors represent many recommendations more - or many fewer - voters than others. This means that the value of your vote - in local elections - Subject to parliamentary Ward name Ward Lawrence Weston Totals Averages approval - implementation of varies depending on where you live in the city. May 2016 new arrangements at local elections for 2020 so you can see the impact of recommendations future. electoral variances for each of the proposed wards which tells you how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections Finally, electoral variances for each of the proposed wards which tells you how we have delivered equality. d. The table also shows the The table lists all the wards we are proposing as part of our final recommendations along with number voters in each war d. 1 23 & 45 Bedminster 6Ashley Down Bishopston & 7 8 2 East 9 10 Central 11 12 Clifton 13 Cotham 14 Easton 15 Eastville 16 17 18 & Withywood 20 & 21 & Whitchurch Park22 Hillfields 3 3 23 Horfield 24 & Harbourside25 Knowle 26 Lawrence Hill 27 1 28 Redland 29 30 Southville 31 St George Central 32 HillTroopers St George 33 34 35 1 & Westbury-on-Trym 3 Windmill Hill Summary of our recommendations Overview of final recommendations for Bristol City Council Find out more: www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk We have considered all the submissions we received during consultation on our draft recommendations. View this map online and explore it in more detail at: ■ view the map of our recommendations down to www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk street level. In response to representations made to it on the draft ■ zoom into the areas that interest you most. recommendations, the Commission has made changes Follow the Commission on Twitter: @LGBCE ■ read the full report of our recommendations. to the draft proposals it originally put forward for ■ compare the final recommendations with the draft consultation in December 2014. For example, in the If you are viewing this page online, click on the map to go proposals and existing arrangements. North of the city, the Commission has altered its straight to our interactive mapping area ■ find out more about the electoral review process proposal to divide the Westbury-on-Trym area between wards. Instead, the final recommendations propose that the area should be part of a three-member Map key: Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze ward. 1 Ashley 2 Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston Elsewhere in the city, the Commission has made other 3 Bedminster changes to its boundary proposals to reflect local 4 Bishopston & views. As such, the boundary between Bishopston ward and Redland ward has been changed so that 5 Bishopsworth areas including Road and Road 6 are included in Redland ward. Similarly, the boundary 7 Brislington West between Easton and Lawrence Hill wards has been 8 Central amended so that it avoids dividing the Barton Hill 9 Clifton Down community. 10 Clifton 11 Cotham In the western part of Bristol, the boundary between the 12 Easton proposed Easton and Lockleaze wards has been 13 Eastville amended so that Napier Road is included in the Easton 14 Filwood ward where it shares stronger community ties. The 15 Frome Vale Commission has also listened to the responses submitted during consultation and its final 16 Hartcliffe & Withywood recommendations ensure that the 5102 Apartments 17 Henbury & Brentry building is wholly contained in the Central ward. The 18 Hengrove & Commission’s final recommendations also ensure that 19 Hillfields all properties along Malrborough Hill Place are included 20 Horfield in the Cotham ward rather than divided between contains Ordnance 21 Hotwells & Harbourside Cotham and Central wards. Survey data (c) Crown 22 Knowle copyright and database rights 2015 23 Lawrence Hill In the eastern part of Bristol, the Commission has 24 Lockleaze responded positively to local feedback on its 25 Redland recommendations for a Brislington East and Brislington 26 Southmead West ward. As a result, the Commission now proposes that the boundary between the two wards should run 27 Southville along Brislington Brook which means that St Anne’s 28 St George Central Terrace will now be included in the Brislington West 29 St George Troopers Hill ward. 30 St George West 31 Stockwood Elsewhere in the city, the Commission has made 32 Stoke Bishop changes to the names of wards it put forward in its draft 33 Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze recommendations as a result of responses to 34 Windmill Hill submissions made by local people and organisations. As such, Hartcliffe ward is re-named Hartcliffe & What happens next? Withywood ward and Ashley & ward becomes Ashely ward. In addition, Bishopston ward is We have now completed our review of Bristol City re-named Bishopston & Ashley Down ward and Clifton Council. West ward becomes Clifton ward. The recommendations must now be approved by Parliament. A draft order - the legal document which These changes and detailed recommendations are set brings into force our recommendations - will be laid in out in the full report which is available on our website at Parliament. Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, the new www.lgbce.org.uk. electoral arrangements will come into force at the local elections in 2016.