On Thursday 2nd May 2019, all of the seats on South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) will be up for election.
The total number of seats on the council is being reduced to 61 (from the current 70) at this election
Councillors will be elected to serve a four-year term of office.
The Bradley Stoke town elections are being held on the same day.
The Notice of Election will be published on Friday 22nd March 2019 and nominations will be accepted until the deadline on Wednesday 3rd April 2019.
The deadline for voter registration is Friday 12th April 2019. If you are unsure whether you are registered to vote, please contact the SGC helpline on 01454 863030.
Register to vote (GOV.UK)
Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm.
More information and useful links:
- Elections (SGC)
- Election Timetable (SGC)
- Notice of Election, 22nd March 2019 (SGC)
- Statement of Persons Nominated, 4th April 2019 (SGC)
- Where Do I Vote?
- Results (SGC)
Candidates and results
We have made efforts to obtain a short (200-word max) statement from each candidate. If you are a candidate and haven’t heard from us yet, please get in touch.
View all available candidate profiles (or click on a name below)
Bradley Stoke North ward (2 seats)
Results in detail (SGC)
- David Addison (Labour) 494 votes
- Daniel Elliott (Independent) 297 votes
- Fabrizio Fazzino (Labour) 485 votes
- Ian Joseph (Liberal Democrat) 343 votes
- Franklin Owusu-Antwi (Conservative) 866 votes ELECTED
- Sarah Pomfret (Conservative) ELECTED
- Andy Ward (Independent) 456 votes
- Jon Williams (Liberal Democrat) 503 votes
Bradley Stoke South ward (2 seats)
Results in detail (SGC)
- John Ashe (Conservative) 753 votes ELECTED
- Roger Avenin (Conservative) 744 votes ELECTED
- Omar Beg (Liberal Democrat) 213 votes
- Elaine Hardwick (Independent) 293 votes
- Sue Hope (Liberal Democrat) 260 votes
- Kulwinder Singh Sappal (Labour) 423 votes
- Ravi Kumar Vinjamuri (Labour) 364 votes
- Bex Ward (Independent) 93 votes
- Marion Ward (Independent) 258 votes
Stoke Gifford ward (3 seats)
Results in detail (SGC)
- Brian Allinson (Conservative) 1452 votes ELECTED
- Ernest Brown (Conservative) 1317 votes ELECTED
- Keith Cranney (Conservative) 1371 votes ELECTED
- John Ford (Liberal Democrat) 590 votes
- Bob Griffin (Liberal Democrat) 575 votes
- Fred Hillberg (UKIP Make Brexit Happen) 477 votes
- Jenny James (Labour) 926 votes
- Brian Mead (Labour) 752 votes
- Tom Mewies (Labour) 733 votes
- Pam Shipp (Liberal Democrat) 628 votes
Election leaflets
All leaflets are presented as PDF files on Dropbox.
- Conservatives, Bradley Stoke North ward
- Conservatives, Bradley Stoke South ward
- Conservatives, Stoke Gifford ward
- Independents, Bradley Stoke North & South wards combined
- Labour, Bradley Stoke North ward
- Labour, Bradley Stoke South ward
- Labour, Stoke Gifford ward
- Liberal Democrats, Bradley Stoke North ward
- Liberal Democrats, Bradley Stoke South *** awaited ***
District election news in the Journal
Candidates and parties online
- Bristol & South Glos Conservatives: Facebook; Twitter; website
- South Glos Labour: Facebook; Twitter; website
- South Glos Lib Dems: Facebook; Twitter; website
- UKIP Bristol & South Glos: Website
- Fabrizio Fazzino for FaBS on Twitter
- Franklin Owusu-Antwi on Twitter
- Filton and Bradley Stoke Constituency Labour Party on Facebook
- Labour Party Bradley Stoke & Stoke Gifford on Facebook
Party policies and manifestos
- South Gloucestershire Conservatives campaign document for 2019 local elections
- South Gloucestershire Labour pledges for 2019 local elections
- South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats 2019 local election manifesto
- Local Elections 2019: The South Gloucestershire parties’ manifestos (Bristol Post)
News from the candidates and parties
#LocalElections2019 campaigning in #bradleystoke with @JackLopresti and @simon_tweeting @sgconservatives @Conservatives @Cllr_Franklin pic.twitter.com/VRJm7CBzff
— Councillor Franklin O-Antwi (@Cllr_Franklin) April 26, 2019
Thanks a lot to Phil Walsh from Bristol West who helped deliver leaflets to Woodlands Park! pic.twitter.com/HKUwkZBzPT
— Fab for FaBS 🍉🌹🌳 #BLM #GND (@Fab4FaBS) April 14, 2019
Introducing our candidates: Cllrs John Ashe and Roger Avenin will be standing in #BradleyStoke South #SouthGlos pic.twitter.com/azkdH8n1Z7
— SG Conservatives (@sgconservatives) April 9, 2019
Kulwinder Sappal & Ravi Vinjamuri are Labour’s candidates in Bradley Stoke South ward #2May #LocalElections #SouthGlosCouncil pic.twitter.com/EraS6b0NPa
— South Glos Labour Councillors (@sglabour) April 8, 2019
David Addison & Fabrizio Fazzino are Labour’s candidates in Bradley Stoke North ward #2May #LocalElections #SouthGlosCouncil pic.twitter.com/ZwfQMNsT8I
— South Glos Labour Councillors (@sglabour) April 7, 2019
Introducing our candidates: Franklin Owusu-Antwi and Sarah Pomfret will be standing in Bradley Stoke North #SouthGlos https://t.co/Sm5v7Nm2cR pic.twitter.com/APYP8pRKgJ
— SG Conservatives (@sgconservatives) April 6, 2019
It's now official! I will be the @UKLabour and @CoopParty candidate for South Glos Council (Bradley Stoke North ward) together with Dave Addison.https://t.co/tVVJHQfV0W
— Fab for FaBS 🍉🌹🌳 #BLM #GND (@Fab4FaBS) April 5, 2019