Bristol
A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Bristol City Council
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Completed
18 Nov 2025
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Completed
25 Nov 2025 - 16 Feb 2026
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
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We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
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Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
News release
Non-interactive map suitable for publication
Promotional poster (portrait)
Promotional poster (landscape)
Electorate figures
Bristol City Council's interactive mapping tool
Recording of Bristol community briefing on 4 December 2025 (begins at 3m40s)
Previous stages
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Bristol City Council should have 76 councillors.
Bristol City Council submission on the number of councillors
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.
Most recent and previous reviews of Bristol