Ashley (Bristol ward)

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Ashley
ward
Bristol City Council.
Ward boundaries since 2016.
CountyBristol
Population20,003[1]
Electorate14,256[2]
Current ward
Created1980 (1980)
CouncillorAbdul Malik (Green)
CouncillorIzzy Russell (Green)
CouncillorTim Wye (Green)
UK Parliament constituencyBristol Central

Ashley is an electoral ward in the city of Bristol, England. It is represented by three members on Bristol City Council, which as of 2024 are Abdul Malik, Izzy Russell and Tim Wye, all members of the Green Party of England and Wales.

The ward covers inner suburb areas immediately north of Bristol city centre, containing the neighbourhoods of Montpelier, St Andrews, St Paul's and St Werburgh's.

Ashley was created as a 2-member ward in 1980.[3] The ward area was enlarged slightly in 2016, and it became a 3-member ward.[4]

Area profile

Ashley contains the neighbourhoods of Montpelier, St Andrews, St Paul's and St Werburgh's, along with parts of Baptist Mills and Stokes Croft. Its southern boundary is Bristol's inner ring road; the south-eastern boundary is the M32 motorway and its extension, Newfoundland Road; to the north-east it is Filton Bank railway; and to the west is the A38 road (Stokes Croft, Cheltenham Road and Gloucester Road); to the north, the boundary winds along residential streets including Sommerville Road, Sefton Park Road and Stoney Lane.[5]

The area is primarily older inner suburban residential neighbourhoods, with most households living in terraced housing (32.5%) or apartments (55%). Demographically, the ward is diverse. Residents are more likely to be BAME (30.2%) than the Bristol average (19.9%). The age profile of the ward has a larger proportion of young adults (20-39) than the Bristol age profile.[6]

On measures of relative deprivation, the is wide variation between areas in the ward, from St Pauls Grosvenor Road, which is in the most deprived decile of English areas, to Ashley Hill, which is in the least deprived quartile.[6][5] The area typically scores highly on indicators of quality of life, with 85.1% of residents saying that they are satisfied with their local area, compared to the Bristol average of 75.1%. The exceptions to this are crime, with 11.6% of residents satisfied with how crime is tackled locally, compared with a Bristol average of 22.3%; pollution, with 94.7% of residents feeling that air quality and traffic pollution is a problem in the ward, compared with a Bristol average of 70.1; and transport, with only 22.2% of residents satisfied with the bus service (37.5% Bristol average), and 84.7% feeling that traffic congestion is a problem (74.4% Bristol average).[6]

Election history

Main article: Bristol City Council elections

2024 election

Ashley (3 seats)[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Izzy Russell 3,763 60.36 +4.97
Green Abdul Malik 3,691 59.21 +26.48
Green Tim Wye* 3,506 56.24 +25.85
Labour Amira Cole* 2,446 39.24 −3.64
Labour Susannah Harlow 1,991 31.94 +1.62
Labour Issac Evans 1,762 28.26 +6.98
Liberal Democrats Ian Harris 212 3.40 −13.38
Independent Robbie Bentley 135 2.17 −0.68
Conservative Yasmin Sealy 135 2.17 −23.41
Liberal Democrats Beverley Knott 133 2.13 −11.98
Conservative Allison Judge 120 1.92 −11.42
Conservative Charles Stuart 112 1.80 −1.36
Liberal Democrats Philip Kemp 106 1.70 −1.61
Turnout 6,234 43.73 −4.64
Green gain from Labour
Green hold
Green hold

2021 election

Ashley (3 seats)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tim Wye 3,820 55.39 +17.16
Labour Amirah Cole 2,957 42.88 +3.58
Green Jude English 2,257 39.98 +4.08
Green Will Mountford 2,096 30.39 +0.48
Labour Sibusiso Tshabalala 2,091 30.32 −8.94
Conservative Marcus Bruton 1,764 25.58 +22.11
Labour Carole Johnson 1,468 21.29 −10.81
Liberal Democrats Ian Harris 1,157 16.78 −2.14
Liberal Democrats Tara Murray 973 14.11 +3.76
Conservative James Mills 920 13.34 +10.47
Liberal Democrats Robert Bristow 228 3.31 −5.38
Conservative Oscar Lucas 218 3.16 +0.41
TUSC Chris Farrell 204 2.96 −3.32
Independent Robbie Bentley 196 2.84 +2.84
Turnout 6,896 48.37 −3.01
Green gain from Labour
Labour hold
Green hold

2016 election

Ashley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Davies 2,574 39.30
Labour Carole Johnson 2,571 39.26
Green Jude English 2,504 38.23
Green Gus Hoyt 2,351 35.90
Labour John Halpin 2,102 32.10
Green Simon Ingham Stafford-Townsend 1,959 29.91
Liberal Democrats Jon Rogers 1,239 18.92
Liberal Democrats Maya Sturtridge 678 10.35
Liberal Democrats Adam Sturtridge 569 8.69
TUSC Chris Farrell 411 6.28
Conservative Marcus Bruton 227 3.47
Conservative George Pendrill Maggs 188 2.87
Conservative Fi Riches 180 2.75
Turnout 6,549 51.38
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)


2015 election

Ward boundaries until 2016.
Bristol City Council Elections: Ashley Ward 2015[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Gus Hoyt 4,470 51.48 +16.94
Labour Mary Southcott 2,480 28.56 −1.26
Liberal Democrats Nura Aabe 1,085 12.50 −15.97
Conservative Owen James Evans 514 5.92 +3.07
TUSC Ian Chard 134 1.54 +0.16
Majority 1990 22.92 +18.2
Green hold Swing +9.1

2013 election

Bristol City Council Elections: Ashley Ward 2013[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rob Telford 1,223 34.54 −8.11
Labour Mary Caroline Southcott 1,056 29.82 +4.65
Liberal Democrats Jon Charles Rogers 1,008 28.47 +0.78
Conservative Iain Jenkins Dennis 101 2.85 −1.64
Independents for Bristol Karl Belizaire 76 2.15 N/A
TUSC Tom Baldwin 49 1.38 N/A
Birthday Party Dave Dobbs 28 0.79 N/A
Majority 167 4.72 −10.24
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -6.38


References

  1. ^ "2021 Census Area Profile: St George West Ward". Office for National Statistics.
  2. ^ "St George West Ward 2024". Bristol City Council.
  3. ^ "The City of Bristol (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980".
  4. ^ "Bristol". Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
  5. ^ a b Pipe, Ellie (12 March 2021). "WARD PROFILES 2021: ASHLEY – 'WE NEED HOUSING FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE'". Bristol 24/7.
  6. ^ a b c "Ward profile: Ashley". Bristol City Council.
  7. ^ "Ashley Ward 2024". Bristol City Council.
  8. ^ "Ashley Ward". Bristol City Council.
  9. ^ "Ashley Ward". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Ashley Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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