Jezza's Guide to Election 2001 in Bristol West

Bristol West - Election 2001

Last modified: June 8th, 2001

The result: 3.04am, 8/6/01 - Labour hold

Valerie Davey LAB 20,512

Stephen Williams LIB DEM 16,079

Pamela Chesters CON 16,040

John Devaney GREEN 1,961

Bernard Kennedy SOC LAB 590

Simon Muir UKID 490

Majority 4,433

Swing CON to LAB 2.8%

Turnout 65.6%

Well, Valerie Davey increased her majority and there was a swing from Conservative to Labour, bucking the national trend. Stephen Williams drove Pam Chesters into third place.
It seems that the electors of Bristol West are content with Valerie Davey's role as a loyal and faithful "Blair Babe".

Bristol West consists of the following wards:

Ashley
Bishopston
Cabot
Clifton
Clifton East
Cotham
Kingsweston (part)
Lockleaze (part)
Horfield (part)
Henleaze
Redland
Stoke Bishop
Westbury-on-Trym

Total electorate: 86,482
Labour Majority: 1,493 (1997)
(from the Grauniad)

Bristol City Council elections were also held on June 7th. Surprisingly, Labour gained four seats, three from the Lib-Dems and one from the Tories.
Read all about the most mismanaged city council in Southern England here.