Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council | |
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Coat of arms | |
Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Nick Hibberd since 6 January 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 councillors |
Political groups |
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Joint committees | West of England Combined Authority |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | 4 May 2028 |
| Motto | |
| Virtute et Industria (By Virtue and Industry) | |
| Meeting place | |
| City Hall, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Bristol City Council is the local authority for the city of Bristol, in South West England. Bristol has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. Bristol has also formed its own ceremonial county since 1996. Since 2017 the council has been a member of the West of England Combined Authority.
The council has been under no overall control since 2021. Following the 2024 election the Green Party was the largest party. Green councillor Tony Dyer was appointed leader of the council, and committee chair positions were shared amongst the Greens and Liberal Democrats. The council is based at City Hall on College Green.