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1992 Bristol City Council election

← 1991 7 May 1992 1994 →
24 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 40 23 5 Seat change 5 5
Council control before election Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK)

The 1992 Bristol City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats were up for election. Two seats were contested in Hartcliffe due to an extra vacancy occurring. The elections were held just weeks after John Major's unexpected 1992 General election victory, and mirroring that result there was a strong swing from Labour to Conservative.

The change is calculated using the results when these actual seats were last contested, i.e. the 1988 election.

Avonmouth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Gregory	1,665	46.1	−4.2
	Conservative	N. Tolchard	1,639	45.4	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lloyd	246	6.8	+2.3
	Green	L. Hersey	64	1.8	+0.6
Majority			26	0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.8

Bishopston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. McLaren	1,648	37.9	−0.1
	Conservative	W. Brown	1,580	36.3	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	C. Primett	949	21.8	−2.9
	Green	J. Quinnell	175	4.0	+1.3
Majority			68	1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.9

Bishopsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Eddy	1,420	49.4	+8.7
	Labour	J. McLaren	1,188	41.4	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Masters	172	6.0	+2.3
	Green	B. Lewis	92	3.2	+3.2
Majority			232	8.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.1

Brislington East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Carey	1,739	47.7	+9.1
	Labour	G. Townsend	1,565	42.9	−7.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Windmill	258	7.0	−1.8
	Green	G. Davey	86	2.4	+0.5
Majority			174	4.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.5

Brislington West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Dodd	1,409	38.3	+3.5
	Labour	D. Herod	1,081	29.4	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Webb	1,048	28.5	−5.7
	Green	M. Turnbull	141	3.8	+1.0
Majority			328	8.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.1

Clifton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Tasker	1,687	47.5	0.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Spilsbury	1,132	31.9	+8.8
	Labour	N. Steven	511	14.4	−5.9
	Green	N. Campion	218	6.1	+0.7
Majority			555	15.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.4

Cotham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Orr	1,523	44.3	−0.4
	Labour	L. Broomhead	1,019	29.6	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Bosel	685	19.9	+5.3
	Green	G. Collard	211	6.1	−0.8
Majority			504	14.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.1

Hartcliffe - 2 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Cleverley	1,191	45.6	−17.1
	Labour	M. Hulin	907
	Conservative	P. Eddy	864	33.1	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	V. Bartlett	403	15.4	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Kirkham	206
	Green	C. Bolton	152	5.8	+4.0
Majority			43	1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.0

Henbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Miller	1,904	49.2	+10.0
	Labour	J. Patterson	1,581	40.8	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. Colclough	312	8.1	+4.7
	Green	F. Lilley	74	1.9	+1.9
Majority			323	8.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+10.2

Hengrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Loader	1,753	43.1	+9.5
	Conservative	S. Willis	1,419	34.9	−5.7
	Labour	R. Jones	859	21.1	−3.3
	Green	C. Presley	37	0.9	−0.5
Majority			334	8.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+7.6

Henleaze

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fey	2,701	66.4	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	H. Myers	713	17.5	−0.1
	Labour	B. Veal	522	12.8	−1.3
	Green	R. Morrish	133	3.3	−0.3
Majority			1,988	48.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.9

Horfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Topham	2,137	54.9	+2.8
	Labour	R. Pyle	1,321	34.0	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Grace	383	9.8	+0.6
	Green	J. Duggan	49	1.3	+1.3
Majority			816	21.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.7

Kingsweston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bees	1,649	46.9	−5.4
	Conservative	J. Veale	1,505	42.8	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. Parsons	311	8.8	+1.7
	Green	T. Coates	53	1.5	+1.5
Majority			144	4.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.8

Knowle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roberts	1,104	43.5	−12.1
	Conservative	T. Skipp	1,048	41.3	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gammon	325	12.8	+5.8
	Green	R. Martin	60	2.4	+0.5
Majority			56	2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.0

Redland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Casewell	1,815	41.4	−5.5
	Labour	J. Ashton	1,333	30.4	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Williams	1,111	25.4	+7.8
	Green	D. Simpson	121	2.8	−3.5
Majority			482	11.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.4

Southmead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Kerry	1,181	44.0	+12.1
	Labour	A. Walder	1,106	41.2	−19.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Natt	348	13.0	+5.4
	Green	P. Scott	48	1.8	+1.8
Majority			75	2.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+15.7

St. George East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fey	1,276	43.3	+5.4
	Labour	P. Hammond	1,273	43.2	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	N. Drew	343	11.6	+4.3
	Green	E. MacLachlan	55	1.9	+0.2
Majority			3	0.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.2

St. George West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Preston	1,640	50.5	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Main	854	26.3	−13.8
	Conservative	M. Stump	684	21.1	+7.6
	Green	M. Rice	69	2.1	+0.4
Majority			786	24.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.9

Stockwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Williams	2,941	60.1	+12.3
	Labour	P. Garland	1,545	31.6	−9.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Collins	357	7.3	−0.7
	Green	S. Ball	52	1.1	−0.1
Majority			1,396	28.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+11.1

Stoke Bishop

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Alderson	2,783	71.0	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	E. Carpenter	648	16.5	+2.6
	Labour	S. Maidment	389	9.9	−5.2
	Green	J. Thorp	98	2.5	−1.0
Majority			2,135	54.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

Westbury-on-Trym

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Wall	3,378	72.2	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Redway	647	13.8	+4.9
	Labour	J. Leighton	546	11.7	−1.7
	Green	N. Whittingham	108	2.3	−0.7
Majority			2,731	58.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.8

Whitchurch Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Smith	1,499	62.0	−10.2
	Conservative	J. LoPresti	615	25.4	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Charlton	259	10.7	+4.9
	Green	N. Duxfield	44	1.8	+0.3
Majority			884	36.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.5

Windmill Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ahmed	1,401	45.3	−21.4
	Conservative	W. Biggs	956	30.9	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. Ackland	407	13.1	+6.0
	Green	J. Barraclough	332	10.7	+7.5
Majority			445	14.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-14.6

• Bristol Evening Post 8 May 1992