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51°25′34″N 2°35′03″W / 51.4260°N 2.5843°W / 51.4260; -2.5843

Filwood
ward
Bristol City Council.
Ward boundaries since 2016.
CountyBristol
Population14,299[1]
Electorate10,084[2]
Current ward
Created1980 (1980)
CouncillorLisa Durston (Labour)
CouncillorRob Logan (Labour)
UK Parliament constituencyBristol South

Filwood is an electoral ward of the city of Bristol, England. It lies in the south of the city and covers the suburbs of Filwood Park and Inns Court, and a large part of Knowle West.[3][4]

Filwood is represented by two members on Bristol City Council, which as of 2024 are Lisa Durston and Rob Logan of the Labour Party.

Filwood ward was first created in 1980,[5] with small changes made to the ward boundaries ahead the 1999 local election,[6] and again ahead of the 2016 local election.[7]

Area profile

The ward contains primarily residential neighbourhoods. Filwood Park and Knowle West originated as council estates in Britain's interwar housing boom, while Inns Court (sometimes written Inn's Court) was built in the 1960s. There are also small areas of 21st century housing in the ward.[4] The housing is typically semi-detached (57%) or terraced (27.2%) family homes, with 72.4% having 3 or more bedrooms; 48% is owner-occupied and 38.2 social rented.[8]

Areas in the ward score highly on measures of deprivation, with all areas in the top quartile of England's most deprived. The Inns Court, Filwood Broadway and Throgmorton Road areas rank in England's top 2% most deprived. Educational attainment is relatively low, with 23.5% of people holding a degree, significantly lower than the Bristol average of 42.1%; and children in the ward achieving an average Attainment 8 Score of 35.1, compared to 44.9 average in Bristol. Residents of Filwood are more likely to claim unemployment related benefits, at 5.36%, than the Bristol average of 3.41%, and are more likely to claim pension credit, at 25.89% of the population aged 65 and over, than the Bristol average of 13.04%. Residents are more likely to report a long-term health condition or disability (22.3%) than the Bristol average (17.2%), and the premature mortality rate is higher in Filwood, at 554.5 per 100,000, than the Bristol average of 398.1 per 100,000.[8]

The reported crime rate in the ward is very close to the Bristol average, but residents are significantly more likely to report that they feel anti-social behaviour is a problem in their local area, at 68.8% of Filwood residents compared to 35.6% of Bristol residents.[8]

The ward has a number of primary schools.

Inns Court contains a bus depot belonging to FirstGroup.

For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom it is in the Bristol South constituency.

Election history

2024 election

Filwood (2 seats)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Durston 1,088 51.08 +11.13
Labour Rob Logan 1,004 47.14 +10.16
Green Danica Priest 640 30.05 +8.73
Green Jai Breitnauer 637 29.91 +11.91
Conservative Paul Harding 223 10.47 −6.96
Conservative Paul Keith-Hill 196 9.20 −2.90
Liberal Democrats Gregory Chadwick 98 4.60 −3.09
TUSC Robin Victor Clapp 77 3.62 −0.91
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Goldstrom 49 2.30 −3.09
Turnout 2,130 21.49 −3.96
Labour hold
Labour hold

2021 election

Filwood (2 seats)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zoe Goodman 1,023 39.95 −20.35
Labour Chris Jackson 947 36.98 −10.63
Green Harriet Hansen 546 21.32 +5.98
Green Barney Smith 461 18.00 +18.00
Conservative Sylvia Christine Windows 446 17.42 +7.23
Conservative Jojimon Kuriakose 310 12.10 +3.48
Liberal Democrats Jackie Norman 197 7.69 −0.93
Liberal Democrats Crispin Allard 138 5.39 +0.39
TUSC Robin Victor Clapp 116 4.53 −3.72
Turnout 2,561 25.45 −3.97
Labour hold
Labour hold

2016 election

Filwood (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher David Jackson 1,616 60.30
Labour Jeff Lovell 1,276 47.61
Green Makala Claire Cheung 411 15.34
Conservative Sylvia Christine Windows 273 10.19
Conservative Anthony Kwan 237 8.84
Liberal Democrats Paula Frances Nixon 231 8.62
TUSC Robin Victor Clapp 221 8.25
Liberal Democrats Jackie Norman 134 5.00
TUSC Anthony Brian Rowe 124 4.63
Turnout 2,680 29.42
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2015 election

Filwood ward boundaries before 2016.

The 2015 Bristol City Council election was the last election to take place under the system of thirds, in which elections took place in three out of every four years, with (approximately) one third of seats contested at each election. Under this system, Filwood was represented by two members, and therefore elected one member in two of the three election years.

Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2015[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Lovell 1980 47.30 −12.09
UKIP Terence Richard Daniel Thomas 1031 24.63 N/A
Conservative Sylvia Christine Windows 588 14.05 +0.65
Green Stephen Petter 353 8.43 −6.49
Liberal Democrats Crispin Toby John Allard 200 4.78 +0.24
TUSC Tony Rowe 34 0.81 −6.94
Majority 949 22.67 −21.8
Labour hold Swing -18.36

2014 election

Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2014[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher David Jackson 1,334 59.39 −4.45
Green Ryan Brinkley 335 14.92 +10.00
Conservative Sylvia Christine Windows 301 13.40 −0.45
TUSC Marion Jackson 174 7.75 +6.15
Liberal Democrats Crispin Allard 102 4.54 −1.62
Majority 999 44.47 −5.19
Labour hold Swing -7.23

2011 election

Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2011[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeff Lovell 1,400 63.84 +11.14
Conservative Paul Francis Smith 311 14.18 −2.47
Liberal Democrats Roger Graham Norman 135 6.16 −10.13
BNP Michael John Hamblin 112 5.11 −3.31
Green Stephen Petter 108 4.92 +1.74
English Democrat Barbara Ann Wright 92 4.20 +1.44
TUSC Wayne Jefferson Coombes 35 1.60 N/A
Majority 1089 49.66 +13.61
Labour hold Swing +6.81

2010 election

Bristol City Council Elections: Filwood Ward 2010[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher David Jackson 2,003 52.70 −14.53
Conservative Sylvia Christine Windows 633 16.65 +2.09
Liberal Democrats Joel Sudworth 619 16.29 +5.78
BNP Michael John Hamblin 320 8.42 N/A
Green Graham Hugh Davey 121 3.18 −4.51
English Democrat Toby Daniel Hector 105 2.76 N/A
Majority 1370 36.05 −16.62
Labour hold Swing -8.31


References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Filwood (ward).
  1. ^ "2021 Census Area Profile: Bristol". Office for National Statistics.
  2. ^ "Local councillors election 2024". Bristol City Council.
  3. ^ Bristol City Council. "Filwood map" (PDF). Ward Finder. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
  4. ^ a b Pipe, Ellie (31 March 2021). "WARD PROFILES 2021: FILWOOD – 'WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT WHAT WE ALWAYS KNEW IT COULD BE'". Bristol 24/7.
  5. ^ "The City of Bristol (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980".
  6. ^ "The City of Bristol (Electoral Changes) Order 1998".
  7. ^ "Bristol". Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
  8. ^ a b c "Filwood Ward Profile". Bristol City Council.
  9. ^ "Local councillor elections 2024". Bristol City Council.
  10. ^ "Local councillor elections 2021: turnout and results". Bristol City Council.
  11. ^ "Local election May 2016 turnout and results". Bristol City Council.
  12. ^ "Filwood Ward". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Filwood Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Filwood Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Filwood Ward". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 21 March 2016.


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