Bristol City Council elections


is a unitary authority and ceremonial county in England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Avon. Since 2012 it has also had a directly elected mayor.
Because of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, elections for the Mayor of Bristol, Bristol City Council councillors, and the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner have been delayed from 2020 to May 2021, with current post holders terms extended by a year and the following terms shortened by a year.

Political control

Directly elected mayor

City council

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Non-metropolitan district
Unitary authority

Current councillors

City result maps

By-election results