Bristol election results 2024: Alarm for Labour as Greens become largest group

Bristol council stays in no overall control, as the Greens surged to become the largest group and Labour lost three seats in an alarming sign for the party.

The Greens won 10 seats for a total of 34, though falling short of the 36 needed for a majority. Labour is the next biggest grouping with 21 seats.

The Conservatives lost half their seats, plummeting from 14 to 7, while the Liberal Democrats were unchanged with 8.

Labour were victorious in the Avon and Somerset police and crime commissioner race, which covers Bristol and Bath, which was won by former South West MEP Clare Moody.

This is the first election since Bristol moved from a mayoral to a committee model. The outgoing mayor Marvin Rees, whose position is being abolished, was Labour. The council was held by Labour between 2016 and 2021, when it fell into no overall control.

Bristol Central, a new constituency which will be contested for Labour by current Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire, is a key target for the Greens at the next election. The Greens now hold all of the council seats in the new constituency.

Despite Labour’s good polling nationally, Debbonaire, who has served as Shadow Culture Secretary since 2023, looks set to face a tough re-election campaign as the Greens look to take their 2nd parliamentary seat.

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