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CITY COUNCIL Composition and Control Bristol City Council, which meets at the Council House is elected by thirds and there are two Councillors per ward, each serving a 4 year term. Wards never have both Councillors up at the same time, so effectively 2/3 of the wards are up each election. The Council has long been dominated by the Labour Party , but recently the Liberal Democrat party has grown strong in the city and took minority control of the Council between the 2005 and 2007 elections. They are still the largest party, but are no longer in control following Labour and the Conservatives vetoing the Liberal Democrats' preferred candidate, Steve Comer. As a result, Labour rule the council under a minority administration with Conservative support, and the council leader is Helen Holland. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6682343.stm The current Lord Mayor is Labour Councillor Royston Griffey. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144936&command=displayContent&sourceNode=144919&contentPK=17333042&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearc ;Partisan Composition Source {Link without Title}
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Individual Results See Also: Bristol local elections WESTMINSTER REPRESENTATION Bristol has 4 Westminster constituencies ( West , East , South and North-west ), and parts of the built-up area outside the administrative city are also covered by Kingswood and Northavon . The current boundaries, based on the former County Of Avon , have been reviewed, and from the next election the four Bristol constituencies will be entirely within the city boundaries, and a new Filton And Bradley Stoke constituency will cover the built-up area of South Gloucestershire. ;Partisan Composition SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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