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The city of Bristol, England, is a unitary authority, represented by six Members of Parliament. The overall trend of both local and national representation is left of centre, historically favouring the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats. The city also has a tradition of local activism, with environmental issues and sustainable transport[1] being prominent issues in the city. City council elections last occurred in June 2009.
[edit] City CouncilThe City of Bristol is a ceremonial county governed by a unitary authority: Bristol City Council. The city is divided into 35 wards, which each elect two councillors for a four-year term. One third of the councillors are elected three years in four, but as only one councillor from any ward stands at a time, two-thirds of wards are competed each election. The full council of 70 councillors has ultimate responsibility for establishing the decision making process and approving the Council’s budget and policy framework.[2] The council meets at the Council House. Full meetings are chaired by the Lord Mayor, a largely ceremonial role that does not hold direct power. The Lord Mayor is a councillor, elected annually in May by the council members.[3] The full council also elects a leader and seven executive councillors. Together these executives form the cabinet, which is responsible for most day-to-day decisions.[2] [edit] Composition and ControlThe Council has long been dominated by the Labour Party, but recently the Liberal Democrat party has grown strong in the city and took minority control of the Council between the 2005 and 2007 elections. After the 2007 elections, the Labour, Conservative and Green parties then joined forces to oust them and install a minority Labour administration.[4] The current Lord Mayor is Lib Dem councillor Christopher Davis. In October 2008 the Liberal Democrats won a seat from Labour in a by-election caused by the death of the sitting councillor. On 24 February 2009 the minority Labour administration resigned following a defeat over plans to build an incinerator in Avonmouth,[5] and the Liberal Democrats resumed control. In 2009, the election resulted in the Liberal Democrats taking overall majority control of Bristol City Council for the first time. For details on the history of Bristol local politics, see History of Bristol City Council.
[edit] Westminster representationBristol has 4 Westminster constituencies (West, East, South and North-west), and parts of the built-up area outside the administrative city are also covered by Kingswood and Northavon. The current boundaries, based on the former county of Avon, have been reviewed, and from the next election the four Bristol constituencies will be entirely within the city boundaries, and a new Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency will cover the built-up area of South Gloucestershire.
[edit] European representationBeing in the South West England region for the European Parliament, Bristol currently elects six Members of the European Parliament. Currently, three MEPs come from the Conservative Party, two from the UK Independence Party, and one comes from the Liberal Democrats. The last election to the European Parliament from the South West was held on Thursday, 4th June 2009. [edit] See also[edit] References
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