2019 South Gloucestershire Council election
# 2019 South Gloucestershire Council election

The 2019 South Gloucestershire Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Gloucestershire Council in England as part of nationwide local elections.

A 2018 boundary change meant that the total number of seats in the council was reduced from 70 to 61. The Conservatives retained their control of the council, sliding from 40 seats to 33. The Liberal Democrats increased from 16 to 17 seats, and Labour lost three, going to 11.

## Summary

### Election result

2019 South Gloucestershire Council election :

| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 61 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 54.1 | 42.4 | 58,969 | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 61 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27.9 | 33.2 | 46,202 | +11.3 |
| Labour | 54 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 26,572 | –4.9 |
| Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2,854 | +1.1 |
| UKIP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2,594 | –8.3 |
| Independent | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1,921 | +0.3 |

## Ward results

In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.

Bitton and Oldland Common (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Paul Robert Hughes | 979 | 47.0 |
| | Conservative | Erica Williams | 969 | 46.5 |
| | Labour | Neil Willmott | 530 | 25.4 |
| | Labour | Ben Gibbs | 516 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Aidan Hulbert | 347 | 16.7 |
| | Green | Matthew Furey-King | 328 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karl Dominic Tomasin | 288 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3957 | 29.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Boyd Valley (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Steve Reade | 1,305 | 52.6 |
| | Conservative | Ben Stokes | 1,300 | 52.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Emily Marsden | 982 | 39.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Andrew Valentine | 822 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | Nigel Goldsmith | 281 | 11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4690 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Bradley Stoke North (2 $seats)^†$ :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Sarah Lynn Pomfret | 925 | 40.8 |
| | Conservative | Franklin Owusu-Antwi | 866 | 38.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Williams | 503 | 22.2 |
| | Labour | David Michael Addison | 494 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | Fabrizio Fazzino | 485 | 21.4 |
| | Independent | Andy Ward | 456 | 20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Noel Joseph | 343 | 15.1 |
| | Independent | Daniel John Elliott | 297 | 13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4369 | 29.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

$^†Increased$ to 2 seats

Bradley Stoke South (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Ashe | 753 | 43.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Avenin | 744 | 42.6 |
| | Labour | Kulwinder Singh Sappal | 423 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | Ravi Kumar Vinjamuri | 364 | 20.8 |
| | Independent | Elaine Ann Hardwick | 293 | 16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Hope | 260 | 14.9 |
| | Independent | Marion Ward | 258 | 14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Omar Aziz Beg | 213 | 12.2 |
| | Independent | Bex Ward | 93 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3401 | 26.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Charfield (1 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | John O`Neill | 869 | 73.3 |
| | Conservative | John Dudley Buxton | 250 | 21.1 |
| | Labour | Gary Raymond Clarke | 66 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1185 | 36.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

Charlton and Cribbs (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Sanjay Kumar Shambhu | 520 | 39.5 |
| | Conservative | Jo Buddharaju | 511 | 38.8 |
| | Conservative | Brian Hopkinson | 497 | 37.8 |
| | Labour | Elaine Mary Martin | 403 | 30.6 |
| | Labour | Keith Walker | 388 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | Mubashar Hussain Chaudhry | 349 | 26.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Mary Osyth Allen | 191 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Penelope White | 190 | 14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Stringer | 184 | 14.0 |
| | UKIP | George Pykov | 168 | 12.8 |
| | UKIP | Jocelyn Briffett | 162 | 12.3 |
| | UKIP | Tom Crawley | 157 | 11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3720 | 26.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Chipping Sodbury and Cotswold Edge (2 $seats)^†$ :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Rush | 1,556 | 47.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Anne Trull | 1,539 | 46.9 |
| | Conservative | Rob Creer | 1527 | 46.5 |
| | Conservative | Becky Romaine | 1352 | 41.2 |
| | Labour | Ruth Mary Jahans-Price | 183 | 5.6 |
| | Labour | Roger Frederick Jahans-Price | 158 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6315 | 43.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

$^†Formerly$ 'Chipping Sodbury'

Dodington (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Davis | 1,522 | 68.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Anne Harris | 1,516 | 68.0 |
| | Conservative | Ian James Donovan Livermore | 649 | 29.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Peter Schofield | 614 | 27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4301 | 30.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

Emersons Green (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Judy Adams | 1,379 | 45.5 |
| | Conservative | Rachael Anne Hunt | 1,336 | 44.1 |
| | Conservative | Colin Hunt | 1,305 | 43.0 |
| | Labour | Sadik Adam Al-Hassan | 1037 | 34.2 |
| | Labour | Matthew Palmer | 978 | 32.3 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Maytham | 874 | 28.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Paul Riches | 610 | 20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Claire Hathaway | 569 | 18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin William Monk | 447 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8535 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Filton (2 $seats)^†$ :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Adam Paul Monk | 769 | 33.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Wood | 739 | 32.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Keith Mark Scott | 738 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative | John Tucker | 587 | 25.6 |
| | UKIP | Keith Briffett | 345 | 15.0 |
| | Green | Diana Warner | 319 | 13.9 |
| | UKIP | Philip Winter | 280 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsay Jane Gough | 242 | 10.6 |
| | Green | Murali Thoppil | 238 | 10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ayrden James Pocock | 163 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4420 | 30.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

$^†Reduced$ from 3 seats

Frampton Cotterell (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Louise Young | 2,174 | 53.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tristan Adam Sutton Clark | 1,979 | 48.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jon Lean | 1,855 | 45.5 |
| | Conservative | Tom Howell | 1590 | 39.0 |
| | Conservative | Marian Joy Gilpin | 1481 | 36.3 |
| | Conservative | Jenna Marie Hale | 1458 | 35.7 |
| | Independent | Linda Williams | 340 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | Roger Edward Millard | 268 | 6.6 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Terence Trollope | 226 | 5.5 |
| | Labour | Terry Trollope | 215 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11586 | 40.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

Frenchay and Downend (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Paul Burton | 1,818 | 48.4 |
| | Conservative | Jon Hunt | 1,755 | 46.7 |
| | Conservative | David James Griffiths | 1,637 | 43.6 |
| | Labour | AJ Coakham | 1017 | 27.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Harris | 886 | 23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Daer | 829 | 22.1 |
| | Labour | Theodore Jonathan Kent | 828 | 22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Andrew Sayers | 608 | 16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim White | 569 | 15.1 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Crotch-Harvey | 444 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10391 | 37.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Hanham (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | June Patricia Bamford | 1,618 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Barbara Langley | 1,527 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative | Jason Pearce | 1,403 | 43.0 |
| | Labour | Caroline Louise White | 777 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Andy Chubb | 773 | 23.7 |
| | Labour | Wayne Prewett | 712 | 21.8 |
| | Green | Jack Benjamin Cox | 644 | 19.8 |
| | Green | Jenny Vernon | 638 | 19.6 |
| | Green | Joseph Alexander Evans | 569 | 17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Christine Gawn | 246 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Edmund Coley | 240 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Toby Andrew Jefferies | 214 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9361 | 33.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Kingswood (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | April Janet Lilian Clare Begley | 687 | 48.4 |
| | Labour | Andrea Jane Reid | 594 | 41.8 |
| | Conservative | Tony Griffiths | 500 | 35.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Mills | 494 | 34.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Walker | 228 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hossein Pirooz | 211 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2714 | 23.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

Longwell Green (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Christine Price | 1,545 | 61.6 |
| | Conservative | Toby William Savage | 1,369 | 54.6 |
| | Labour | Ron Hardie | 677 | 27.0 |
| | Labour | Pat Penny | 605 | 24.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Anne Kirby | 330 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Parkinson | 293 | 11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4819 | 33.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

New Cheltenham (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sandie Davis | 785 | 43.6 |
| | Labour | Kim Scudamore | 756 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Stewart Hadley-Clarke | 740 | 41.1 |
| | Conservative | Gagan Deep Singh | 679 | 37.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Willmore | 225 | 12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Braid Joinson | 217 | 12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3402 | 27.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

Parkwall and Warmley (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bromiley | 923 | 46.9 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Karl Bromiley | 850 | 43.2 |
| | Labour | Pippa Gibbs | 670 | 34.0 |
| | Labour | Barry Malcolm West | 598 | 30.4 |
| | Independent | Nick Barrett | 210 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenton James Boon | 186 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benj Emmerson | 151 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3588 | 27.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Patchway Coniston (1 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sam William Scott | 328 | 36.4 |
| | UKIP | Ben Walker | 230 | 25.5 |
| | Conservative | Ken Dando | 228 | 25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Hockey | 115 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 24.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

Pilning & Severn Beach (1 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Robert Charles Griffin | 483 | 41.7 |
| | Independent | Olga Taylor | 271 | 23.4 |
| | Labour | Alexander Francis Akerman | 206 | 17.8 |
| | Green | Tom Meadowcroft | 118 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabrielle Marie Davis | 79 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1157 | 31.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Severn Vale (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Matthew Riddle | 1,740 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | Keith John Burchell | 1,506 | 47.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Williams | 1004 | 31.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Christine Reeve | 1000 | 31.4 |
| | UKIP | Louis Crawley | 330 | 10.4 |
| | Labour | David Ward | 200 | 6.3 |
| | Labour | Gillian Foxton | 187 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5967 | 41.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Staple Hill and Mangotsfield (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ian Michael Boulton | 1,936 | 58.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Bell | 1,742 | 52.6 |
| | Labour | Katie Morrison Cooper | 1,612 | 48.7 |
| | Conservative | Matt Pitts | 1062 | 32.1 |
| | Conservative | James Lee Hunt | 955 | 28.8 |
| | Conservative | Samson Akinbo | 820 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy William Rawlinson | 334 | 10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wully Perks | 330 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Crispin Toby John Allard | 328 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9119 | 31.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

Stoke Gifford (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brian John Allinson | 1,452 | 44.8 |
| | Conservative | Keith Edward Cranney | 1,371 | 42.3 |
| | Conservative | Ernest Derek Brown | 1,317 | 40.6 |
| | Labour | Jenny James | 926 | 28.6 |
| | Labour | Brian Peter Mead | 752 | 23.2 |
| | Labour | Tom Mewies | 733 | 22.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Shipp | 628 | 19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Ford | 590 | 18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Griffin | 575 | 17.7 |
| | UKIP | Fred Hillberg | 477 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8821 | 30.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Stoke Park and Cheswick (1 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Edward Arrowsmith | 364 | 50.7 |
| | Conservative | George William Pendrill Maggs | 227 | 31.6 |
| | Labour | Dayley Patrick Gerald Lawrence | 127 | 17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 718 | 28.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

Thornbury (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Anne Holloway | 2,771 | 70.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Tyrrell | 2,766 | 70.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Stansfield | 2,652 | 67.9 |
| | Conservative | Sue Gillett | 1098 | 28.1 |
| | Conservative | Steve Chubb | 982 | 25.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Martyn Begbey | 900 | 23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11169 | 39.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

Winterbourne (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Peter Labuschagne | 1,022 | 54.9 |
| | Conservative | Trevor John Jones | 935 | 50.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Anthony Bruce | 529 | 28.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kimberley Lauren Stansfield | 487 | 26.2 |
| | Labour | Anya Louise Hickman | 326 | 17.5 |
| | Labour | Rowan Francis | 316 | 17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3615 | 32.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Woodstock (2 $seats)^†$ :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Pat Rooney | 787 | 44.9 |
| | Labour | Alison Evans | 781 | 44.6 |
| | Conservative | StJohn Timothy Cross | 648 | 37.0 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Hartill | 585 | 33.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Pringle Corrigan | 294 | 17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Ann Boon | 240 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3335 | 23.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

$^†Reduced$ from 3 seats

Yate Central (2 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Brenda Davis | 1,398 | 66.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Henry Gawn | 1,345 | 63.6 |
| | Conservative | Jo Lewis | 546 | 25.8 |
| | Conservative | Amy Michelle McNeill | 544 | 25.7 |
| | Labour | Kathleen Langley | 157 | 7.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Paul McGrath | 155 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4145 | 32.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

Yate North (3 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Drew | 1,898 | 61.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Anthony Davis | 1,788 | 58.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Nutland | 1,768 | 57.3 |
| | Conservative | Liz Brennan | 994 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative | Sonia Williams | 960 | 31.1 |
| | Conservative | Matt Lewis | 937 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | Clare Fiona Beasley | 241 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | Robert John Lomas | 240 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8826 | 35.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
