May, 2015

Bristol

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Helen Holland

Local Elections - THREE new councillors Three new Labour councillors were sworn in on

Monday at Bristol City Council.

Celia Phipps for Bedminster (maj. 263)
Craig Cheney for Hillfields (maj.1155) and
Eileen Means for Brislington West (maj.216).
We are delighted to have their talents and energies
on board especially as we face two elections for
Mayor in May 2016 and all 70 councillors on new
Eileen ward boundaries on the same date.

Celia Craig

Local Elections - TWO new MPs and Kerry re-elected

Success for Labour in three Bristol seats, Kerry McCarthy returned
for Bristol East, Karin Smyth for Bristol South and a remarkable
Labour gain for Thangam Debbonaire in Bristol West.
Great challenges from Labour in Kingswood from Jo McCarron, in
North West from Darren Jones and in Filton and Bradley Stoke
from Ian Boulton did not meet with the success we had hoped,
though polls suggested these seats were close. Some excellent and
energetic campaigns deserved better. Activists and party members
at all levels are assessing what went well what went wrong.
One word of caution no-one predicted this election result.
Even the exit poll did not predict a Tory majority. There are multiple
reasons and multiple variations and regional variations. Assessment
and future plans deserve a calm and fully-considered examination.

Kerry

Thangam

Contact: Cllr Helen Holland - helen.holland@bristol.gov.uk

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Karin