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Avonmouth is run by Bristol City Council. No party holds a majority on Bristol City Council. Its MP is Darren Jones (Labour), member for Bristol North West.
£2,714
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Avonmouth’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Bristol City Council
The Greens, the largest group, hold 34 of its 70 seats as elected, 2 short of the 36 needed (it held 25 before the May 2024 election). Labour holds 21, the Liberal Democrats 8 and the Conservatives 7. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2024 vote
Across Avonmouth’s wards, Labour took 41.5%, the Greens took 28.6% and the Conservatives took 24.2% of votes in May 2024. In 2021, Labour had 34.5%. How Avonmouth has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Avonmouth is £2,714 for 2026–27; Bristol City Council keeps 85% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 58% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 36 of Bristol, City of’s 70 seats to run the council alone.
- Green34+9
- Labour21−3
- Liberal Democrat8+1
- Conservative7−7
Change against the council before the 2 May 2024 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Avonmouth
One council runs every main service here.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Helen Godwin (Labour), elected May 2025
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
All of Avonmouth is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Avonmouth, from the most recent elections.
- 1Bristol City Council1 ward · 3 councillorsDon AlexanderZoe PeatThomas Blenkinsop
- 2Mayor of West of England Combined AuthorityWest of England Combined Authority · elected May 2025Helen Godwin
- 3Police and crime commissionerAvon and Somerset Constabulary · elected May 2024Clare Moody
- 4House of CommonsBristol North West
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
3 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Don AlexanderLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
- Zoe PeatLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
- Thomas BlenkinsopLabour and Co-operative · May 2024
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston12% in Avonmouth · 2,643 residents3 seats · May 2024 | 3 | Don AlexanderZoe PeatThomas Blenkinsop | May 2024 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Bristol City Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Labour has led every council vote since 2021
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Avonmouth’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 24.3% | 28.6% |
| Labour | 34.5% | 41.5% |
| Liberal Democrat | 6.9% | 5.7% |
| Conservative | 34.4% | 24.2% |
In 2024, Labour won 3 of the 3 seats up in Avonmouth’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Bristol City Council council election, May 2024
Results in the wards that make up Avonmouth, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Avonmouth’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗11,556 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Avonmouth is in Bristol North West constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Avonmouth).
48,464 votes for candidates · majority 15,669
Labour, MP since 8 June 2017.
turnout in July 2024: 48,464 votes from 74,869 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 15,669 of 48,464 votes (32.3%): wider than in 88% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Avonmouth’s Band D council tax is £2,714 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Bristol City Council keeps £2,310.05 of a Band D bill (85%); the rest goes to the Avon & Somerset police and crime commissioner and the Avon Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Bristol, City of’s Band D bill has risen 58% in ten years, from £1,721.25 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £698.63 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Bristol, City of, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Bristol
| Bristol, City of | Avonmouth’s councils | Bristol | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £569 | £569 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £309 | £309 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £-10 | £-10 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £74 | £74 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £128 | £128 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £50 | £50 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £28 | £28 | £26 |
| Public health | £101 | £101 | £78 |
| Running the council | £45 | £45 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £0 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,295 | £1,295 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Bristol and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Avonmouth is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
bristol.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
bristol.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Avonmouth is run
Does Avonmouth have a town council?
No. Avonmouth is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Avonmouth?
Darren Jones (Labour) is the MP for Bristol North West, which covers Avonmouth.
How many councillors does Avonmouth have?
3 ward councillors represent Avonmouth’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Avonmouth?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Avonmouth’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Avonmouth?
Band D council tax in Avonmouth is £2,714 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Bristol City Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Green 34 · Labour 21 · Liberal Democrat 8 · Conservative 7 of 70 seats; a majority needs 36. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2024 council election in Avonmouth?
In Avonmouth’s wards on 2 May 2024, Labour 3 of the 3 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 41.5%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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