{"id":40171,"date":"2024-05-03T09:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T08:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=40171"},"modified":"2024-05-10T14:29:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:29:17","slug":"bristol-waits-for-local-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2024\/05\/03\/bristol-waits-for-local-election-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol waits for local election results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Carla-Denyermp4.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bristol will discover who will lead the city for the next four years later today, as the Conservatives face a national wipe-out following yesterday&#8217;s local elections.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rishi Sunak&#8217;s Tories have already lost over 100 council seats &#8211; almost half of the seats they are defending &#8211; with 35 of 107 councils having declared.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Labour have been the big winners, taking control of three councils and winning the Blackpool South by-election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Labour GAIN from the Conservatives \ud83c\udf39 <br><br>Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisPWebb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChrisPWebb<\/a>, the new Labour MP for Blackpool South. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iXHxG7yEev\">pic.twitter.com\/iXHxG7yEev<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Labour Party (@UKLabour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKLabour\/status\/1786241085443899866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Bristol, it&#8217;s the Greens who are confident of taking power at City Hall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party and parliamentary candidate for Bristol Central, said:&nbsp;&#8220;We&#8217;re hoping to have a record-breaking number of councillors, and we are very much prepared to be part of the administration post-local election, which may include working with other parties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat willingness to work collaboratively cross-party and recognising that no one party has a monopoly on good ideas is really woven into the Green Party\u2019s DNA.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Results across Bristol are expected to filter in throughout the afternoon, with a full council declaration expected at around 18:30.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The council is in charge of social care, maintaining roads and pavements, and running the library service, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristol.gov.uk\/council-and-mayor\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bristol.gov.uk\/council-and-mayor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amongst other things<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls.jpg\" alt=\"Signs saying polling station\" class=\"wp-image-40172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls-640x366.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls-681x389.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">70 council seats are up for grabs: Hannah Stewart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some key issues for voters have been the Clean Air Zone (CAZ), SEND funding, and the national politics of the party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race for control of the council is between Labour, who have been in charge since Marvin Rees was elected mayor in 2016, and the Green Party. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-election, there were 24 Green councillors, with Labour having 23. With there being 70 seats in the council, unless one party wins an outright majority (36+), political groups will have to collaborate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"39f9a2cd-3949-46a5-acb3-f1f7903c8f2d\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Semi circle Chart\"><\/div><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script><div style=\"padding:8px 0;font-family:Arial!important;font-size:13px!important;line-height:15px!important;text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #dadada;margin:0 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infogram.com\/39f9a2cd-3949-46a5-acb3-f1f7903c8f2d\" style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semi circle Chart<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/infogram.com\" style=\"color:#989898!important;text-decoration:none!important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Infogram<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claire Moody has been elected as Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Avon and Somerset Police.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Labour candidate beat Conservative incumbent Mark Shelford by around 4,000 votes. The turnout was 23.09%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: We have a new Police &amp; Crime Commissioner for Avon &amp; Somerset Police..<br><br>Follow the local election &amp; PCC results here \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sh1VgZsMcL\">https:\/\/t.co\/sh1VgZsMcL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5jslWpal3p\">pic.twitter.com\/5jslWpal3p<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BBC Bristol (@BBCBristol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCBristol\/status\/1786271264128016681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PCC sets the police budget, appoints the chief constable, and decides how much of Bristolians\u2019 council tax goes towards policing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The election has been dominated by discussions around knife crime, with four people losing their lives so far this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In 2023, Avon &amp; Somerset saw almost 1,400 knife crimes: a 14% rise in one year.<br><br>We must invest in communities and restore neighbourhood policing, but instead the Tory police commissioner is cutting police numbers again.<br><br>This Thursday, 2nd May, is our chance to vote for change. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FNKgnCtbe2\">pic.twitter.com\/FNKgnCtbe2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Clare Moody (@ClareMoody4PCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClareMoody4PCC\/status\/1785340980293431366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new council will switch to a committee system of governance, with the mayoral system that has been in place since 2012 having been voted out in a referendum in 2022. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This committee model is about \u201cdispersing power, said Dr Thom Oliver, a senior lecturer in politics at the University of the West of England.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls-2.jpg\" alt=\"The entry to a polling station\" class=\"wp-image-40175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls-2-640x366.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/polls-2-681x389.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Councillors will be more involved in decision making in the committee system: Hannah Stewart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of decisions being made by the mayor and his cabinet, different committees will construct policies. Seats on the committees will be allocated on a proportional basis, reflecting the council\u2019s political makeup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Oliver explained that details about how the council will operate with a committee system will be revealed soon: \u201cWhen the dust settles tomorrow morning [and] as we go into next week, the actual real rules will have to emerge about how they&#8217;re going to make it work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think the political parties have been keeping their powder dry around what they would do until they know the results.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bristol will discover who will lead the city for the next four years later today, as the Conservatives face a national wipe-out following yesterday&#8217;s local elections.&nbsp;&nbsp; Rishi Sunak&#8217;s Tories have already lost over 100 council seats &#8211; almost half of the seats they are defending &#8211; with 35 of 107 councils having declared.&nbsp; Labour have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":288,"featured_media":40172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1620],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/288"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40171"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40190,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40171\/revisions\/40190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}