Bristol, City of.
Green Party of England and Wales-controlled unitary. £556m net revenue. 34 wards across 5 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Green Party of England and Wales chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Bristol, City of is a unitary controlled by Green Party of England and Wales (34 of 70 seats). Net revenue is £556m for 2025-26. It covers 34 wards spanning 5 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Green Party of England and Wales 49% · last contested 2 May 2024
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Malik | Grn | Ashley | 2024 |
| Izzy Russell | Grn | Ashley | 2024 |
| Tim Wye | Grn | Ashley | 2024 |
| Don Alexander | Lab | Avonmouth Lawrence Weston | 2024 |
| Thomas Blenkinsop | Lab | Avonmouth Lawrence Weston | 2024 |
| Zoe Peat | Lab | Avonmouth Lawrence Weston | 2024 |
| Ellie Freeman | Grn | Bedminster | 2024 |
| Emily Jade Clarke | Lab | Bedminster | 2024 |
| Emma Edwards | Grn | Bishopston Ashley Down | 2024 |
| James Daniel Crawford | Grn | Bishopston Ashley Down | 2024 |
| Richard Stephen Eddy | Con | Bishopsworth | 2024 |
| Susan Kollar | Lab | Bishopsworth | 2024 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 54% from council tax vs the cohort median of 59%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £2,200 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £293 |
| Fire & rescue | £90 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Total Band-D | £2,584 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Bristol, City of split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPNELL LTD | £7.22m | 3.5% | 34 |
| BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE ICB | £7.07m | 3.5% | 8 |
| BRISTOL PFI LTD (UNITARY CHARGES ONLY) | £5.58m | 2.7% | 30 |
| TURNING POINT (SERVICES) LIMITED | £5.02m | 2.5% | 9 |
| CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LIMITED | £4.86m | 2.4% | 347 |
| SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL (MAIN ORDER ACCOUNT) | £4.34m | 2.1% | 18 |
| ETM CONTRACTORS LTD | £4.14m | 2.0% | 173 |
| COMENSURA LTD | £3.68m | 1.8% | 28 |
| ALUN GRIFFITHS (CONTRACTORS) LTD | £2.92m | 1.4% | 26 |
| INVESIS UK LIMITED T/A BRISTOL SCHOOLS LIMITED | £2.84m | 1.4% | 116 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate And Central | STEPNELL LTD | £4.57m |
| Housing And Homelessness | ALEX FRY RENTAL PROPERTIES LTD | £0.74m |
| Adult Social Care | BRIGHTER FUTURES CYMRU LTD | £0.66m |
Bristol, City of’s territory crosses 5 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol East | 9 | 26% | Kerry McCarthy | Lab |
| Bristol Central | 7 | 21% | Carla Denyer | Grn |
| Bristol North West | 7 | 21% | Darren Jones | Lab |
| Bristol South | 7 | 21% | Karin Smyth | Lab |
| Bristol North East | 4 | 12% | Damien Egan | Lab |
This council holds 4 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Green Party of England and Wales-controlled unitary — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
18,343 payments · 15 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level