2024 Bristol City Council electionLocal election in Bristol, EnglandWinner of each seat at the 2024 Bristol City Council electionThe 2024 Bristol City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected all 70 councillors to the Bristol City Council for a four-year term.
West of England Combined AuthorityThe West of England Combined Authority (WECA), branded as the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, is a combined authority within the West of England area, consisting of the local authority areas of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset. The combined authority has its headquarters in the Redcliffe area of Bristol, and is led by the mayor of the West of England.
Non-metropolitan countyA non-metropolitan county, or colloquially, shire county, is a subdivision of England used for local government. The non-metropolitan counties were originally created in 1974 as part of a reform of local government in England and Wales, and were the top tier of a two-tier system of counties and districts.
Executive arrangementsIn England, local authorities are required to adopt one of three types of executive arrangements, having an "elected mayor and cabinet", a "leader and cabinet", or a "committee system". The type of arrangement used determines how decisions will be made within the council. In councils which use the elected mayor system, the mayor is directly elected by the electorate to provide political leadership for the council and has power to make executive decisions.Green Party of England and WalesThe Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; Welsh: Plaid Werdd Lloegr a Chymru), often known simply as the Greens, is a green and left-wing political party in England and Wales. Led by Zack Polanski since 2025, the party has five MPs in the House of Commons, two members of the House of Lords, over 1,300 councillors at the local government level and three members of the London Assembly.
South West EnglandRegion of EnglandRegion in EnglandSouth West England, or the South West of England, is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom. Additionally, it is one of four regions that altogether make up Southern England. South West England consists of the counties of Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly), Dorset, Devon, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
Non-metropolitan districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they were all sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties) in a two-tier arrangement. Some non-metropolitan districts have had their functions merged with a non-metropolitan county to form a single tier of local government, in which case they are generally referred to as unitary authorities.
Unitary authorities of EnglandIn England, a unitary authority or unitary council is a type of local authority that performs all local government functions, which is used in 132 of the districts of England. The unitary authority system replaces the previous two-tier system of local government which was used near-universally across England from 1974 to 1986, in which local government responsibilities are shared between county councils and district councils.
BristolCity and county in EnglandPlace in EnglandBristol ( ) is a city and ceremonial county in South West England. It is on the River Avon, and bordered by Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south, with a short coastline on the Bristol Channel to the west. The county includes most of the Bristol conurbation, but the urban area extends into South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, and North Somerset.
Ceremonial counties of EnglandCeremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed. A lord-lieutenant is the monarch's representative in an area. Shrieval counties have the same boundaries and serve a similar purpose, being the areas to which high sheriffs are appointed. High sheriffs are the monarch's judicial representative in an area.No overall controlIn the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, no overall control (NOC; Welsh: dim rheolaeth gyffredinol) is a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats, comparable to a hung parliament. Of the 248 councils who had members up for election in the 2019 local elections, 73 (over a quarter) resulted in a NOC administration. In the 2021 local elections, 14 resulted in no overall control.
City status in the United KingdomCity status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which meet the generally accepted definition of cities. As of 22 November 2022, there are 76 cities in the United Kingdom—55 in England, eight in Scotland, seven in Wales and six in Northern Ireland. Although it carries no special rights, the status of city can be a marker of prestige and confer local pride.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.