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Patchway is run by South Gloucestershire Council, with Patchway parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on South Gloucestershire Council. Its MP is Claire Hazelgrove (Labour), member for Filton and Bradley Stoke.
£2,615
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Patchway’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on South Gloucestershire Council
The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 23 of its 61 seats as elected, 8 short of the 31 needed. The Liberal Democrats hold 20, Labour 17 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Patchway is £2,666 for 2026–27; South Gloucestershire Council keeps 76% 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 31 of South Gloucestershire’s 61 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative23
- Liberal Democrat20
- Labour17
- Independent1
Latest election: May 2023.
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 Patchway
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
51% of Patchway’s residents · Band D precept £235
The parish council for the part of Patchway inside Charlton Hayes parish.
Who runs Patchway: same source as Who runs Patchway, above.
The parish council for the part of Patchway inside Stoke Lodge and The Common parish.
Who runs Patchway: same source as Who runs Patchway, above.
The parish council for the part of Patchway inside Almondsbury parish.
Who runs Patchway: same source as Who runs Patchway, above.
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.
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 parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Patchway, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish4 parish councilsPatchway parish councilCharlton Hayes parish councilStoke Lodge and The Common parish councilAlmondsbury parish council
- 2South Gloucestershire Council3 wards · 6 councillorsSam William ScottSanjay ShambhuJo BuddharajuIsobel Miriam WalkerTerri CullenFranklin Owusu-Antwi
- 3Mayor of West of England Combined AuthorityWest of England Combined Authority · elected May 2025Helen Godwin
- 4Police and crime commissionerAvon and Somerset Constabulary · elected May 2024Clare Moody
- 5House of CommonsFilton and Bradley Stoke
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.
6 councillors for 3 wards
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.
- Sam William ScottLabour · May 2023
- Sanjay ShambhuConservative · May 2023
- Jo BuddharajuConservative · May 2023
- Isobel Miriam WalkerIndependent · May 2023
- Terri CullenConservative · May 2023
- Franklin Owusu-AntwiConservative · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton & Cribbsall in Patchway · 9,044 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Sam William ScottSanjay ShambhuJo Buddharaju | May 2023 |
| Patchway Conistonall in Patchway · 5,410 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Isobel Miriam Walker | May 2023 |
| Bradley Stoke North19% in Patchway · 2,063 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Terri CullenFranklin Owusu-Antwi | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. South Gloucestershire 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).
South Gloucestershire council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Patchway, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
3 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Patchway’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,569 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
929 votes for candidates
5,169 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Patchway is in Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Patchway).
50,367 votes for candidates · majority 10,000
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 50,367 votes from 77,582 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 10,000 of 50,367 votes (19.9%): wider than in 66% 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.
Patchway’s Band D council tax is £2,666 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
South Gloucestershire Council keeps £2,027.71 of a Band D bill (76%); the rest goes to the Patchway parish council, the Avon & Somerset police and crime commissioner and the Avon Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,615 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1996
South Gloucestershire’s Band D bill has risen 58% in ten years, from £1,611.50 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £652.52 in 1996–97.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Patchway, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Gloucestershire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
South Gloucestershire Council hasn’t filed its 2026–27 Revenue Account budget with MHCLG (the department lists it as missing), so its spending per resident isn’t shown.
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 Patchway 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.
southglos.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
southglos.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Patchway is run
Which council runs Patchway?
Patchway is run by South Gloucestershire Council.
Does Patchway have a town council?
Yes: Patchway has its own parish-tier council (Patchway parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £235 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Patchway?
Claire Hazelgrove (Labour) is the MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, which covers Patchway.
How many councillors does Patchway have?
6 ward councillors represent Patchway’s 3 wards.
When are the next elections in Patchway?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Patchway’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Patchway?
Band D council tax in Patchway is £2,615 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls South Gloucestershire Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 23 · Liberal Democrat 20 · Labour 17 · Independent 1 of 61 seats; a majority needs 31. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Patchway?
In Patchway’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 4 · Labour 1 · Independent 1 of the 6 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 38.2%.
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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