Bishopston and Ashley Down

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Bishopston and Ashley Down
ward Bristol City Council.
Ward boundaries since 2016.
County	Bristol
Population	13,304^[1]
Electorate	8,954^[2]
Current ward
Created	2016 (2016)
Councillor	Emma Edwards (Greens)
Councillor	James Crawford (Greens)
Created from	Bishopston
UK Parliament constituency	Bristol North West

Bishopston and Ashley Down is one of the thirty-four electoral wards in the city of Bristol in the Southwest of England, United Kingdom. It is represented by two councillors on Bristol City Council, which as of 2024^[update] are Emma Edwards and James Crawford, both members of the Green Party.^[3]

Bishopston and Ashley Down ward was created in May 2016 following a boundary review. It incorporates much of the area of the former Bishopston ward.

Area profile

The ward covers all of Ashley Down as well as parts of Bishopston and Horfield. Notable places in the ward include Gloucester Road, Bristol County Ground, HMP Bristol, City of Bristol College (Ashley Down Centre) and Memorial Stadium.^[4]

Bishopston and Ashley Down has a greater than average number of young people living in the ward. As of 2020^[update], over 18% of the population is aged 16–24, compared to the Bristol average of 16%. Nearly 30% of the population is aged 25–39, higher than the Bristol average of 27%.^[5]

For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Bishopston and Ashley Down is part of the Bristol North West constituency.^[6] Before the 2024 boundary changes, it was in Bristol West constituency.^[7]

Council elections

2024 election

Bishopston & Ashley Down (2 seats)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Emma Edwards	2,615	59.87	+7.19
	Green	James Crawford	2,405	55.06	+9.45
	Labour	Andrew Milton	1,432	32.78	+5.68
	Labour	Eileen Means	1,316	30.13	+3.81
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Barry	190	4.35	−8.10
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Cash	190	4.35	−7.13
	Conservative	Samuel Williams	159	3.64	−2.76
	Conservative	Edward Yates	139	3.18	−3.08
Turnout			4,368	49.00	−6.88
	Green hold
	Green hold

2023 by-election

A by-election was held on 24 August 2024 following the resignation of Cllr Lily Fitzgibbon.^[9]

Bishopston & Ashley Down (1 seat)^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	James Crawford	1,294
	Labour	Andrew Milton	981
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Cash	184
	Conservative	Roddy Jaques	91
	TUSC	Amy Sage	26
Turnout			2,576	29.2%
	Green hold

2021 election

Bishopston & Ashley Down (2 seats)^[3]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Emma Edwards	2,766
	Green	Lily Fitzgibbon	2,395
	Labour	Eileen Means	1,423
	Labour	Joe Rayment	1,382
	Liberal Democrats	Becky Lockyer	654
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Kemp	603
	Conservative	Tony Holdsworth	336
	Conservative	Adam Brown	329
Turnout			5,251	55.68
	Green gain from Labour		Swing
	Green hold		Swing

2016 election

Bishopston & Ashley Down (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tom Brook	1,833	36.57
	Green	Eleanor Jane Combley	1,755	35.02
	Green	Daniella Elsa Radice	1,745	34.82
	Labour	David John McLeod	1,278	25.50
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Anne Lockyer	937	18.70
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Alexandra Bowman	905	18.06
	Conservative	David Thomas Harrison Lewis	423	8.44
	Conservative	Pat Wyatt	343	6.84
Turnout			5,012	56.95
	Labour win (new seat)
	Green win (new seat)

References

^ "2021 Census Area Profile: Bishopston and Ashley Down Ward". Office for National Statistics.
^ "Bishopston and Ashley Down Ward 2024". Bristol City Council.
^ ^a ^b "Bishopston and Ashley Down Ward". Bristol City Council.
^ "Bishopston and Ashley Down Ward - Current Arrangements" (PDF).
^ "Bishopston and Ashley Down".
^ "South West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND: Fifth Periodical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Bishopston and Ashley Down Ward". Bristol City Council.
^ Seabrook, Alex (23 August 2023). "CRUNCH COUNCIL BY-ELECTION TO TAKE PLACE IN BISHOPSTON & ASHLEY DOWN". Bristol 24/7. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Bishopston and Ashley Down by-election 2023". Bristol City Council. Bristol City Council. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "Bristol City Council elections 2021: candidate list in full released". Bristol Live.