Bishopston and Ashley Down is one of the thirty-four council wards in the city of Bristol in the Southwest of England, United Kingdom.

Bishopston and Ashley Down

The ward covers all of

Ashley Down Ashley Down is an area in the north of Bristol. It lies on high ground east of Bishopston, north of St Andrews and St Werburghs, west of Muller Road and south of Horfield. The main artery is Ashley Down Road. Since May 2016 it is part of the ...

as well as parts of Bishopston and

Horfield Horfield is a suburb of the city of Bristol, in southwest England. It lies on Bristol's northern edge, its border with Filton marking part of the boundary between Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Bishopston lies directly to the south. Monk ...

. Bishopston and Ashley Down has a greater than average amount of young people living in the ward. Over 18% of the population is aged 16–24, compared to the Bristol average of 16%. Furthermore, nearly 30% of the population is aged 25–39, higher than the Bristol average of 27%. Notable places in Bishopston and Ashley Down ward include Gloucester Road,

Bristol County Ground The Bristol County Ground (also known as Nevil Road and currently known as the Seat Unique Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a senior cricket venue in Bristol, England. It is in the district of Ashley Down. The ground is home to Gloucestershir ...

, HMP Bristol,

City of Bristol College City of Bristol College is a further education and higher education college in Bristol, England. It provides courses for young people and adults aged 16 and above in areas such as: A Levels, Animal Care, Floristry, Horticulture, Applied Forensic ...

(Ashley Down Centre) and Memorial Stadium.

Politics

Bishopston and Ashley Down ward was created in May 2016 following a boundary review. It incorporates much of the areas formerly part of the Bishopston ward. It is represented by two councillors on

Bristol City Council Bristol City Council is the local authority of Bristol, England. The council is a unitary authority, and is unusual in the United Kingdom in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Bristol. Bristol has 34 wards ...

. Currently, these are Lily Fitzgibbon and Emma Edwards, both members of the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...

. Bishopston and Ashley Down is part of the parliamentary constituency of

Bristol West Bristol West is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 by Thangam Debbonaire of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. It mostly covers ...

. Since 2015 the Member of Parliament is

Thangam Debbonaire Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaire (' Singh; born 3 August 1966) is a British Labour Party politician, serving as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons since May 2021. She was previously the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing from 2020 t ...

Bishopston and Ashley Down

Politics

2021 election

2016 election

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