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Bishopston and Ashley Down is one of the thirty-four council wards in the city of Bristol in the Southwest of England, United Kingdom.

Bishopston and Ashley Down
Bishopston and Ashley Down Location within Bristol
Population	13,300 [1]
Unitary authority	Bristol
Ceremonial county	Bristol
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRISTOL
Postcode district	BS7
Dialling code	0117
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Bristol West
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Bishopston and Ashley Down

The ward covers all of Ashley Down as well as parts of Bishopston and Horfield.

Bishopston and Ashley Down has a greater than average amount of young people living in the ward. Over 18% of the population is aged 16–24, compared to the Bristol average of 16%. Furthermore, nearly 30% of the population is aged 25–39, higher than the Bristol average of 27%.[2]

Notable places in Bishopston and Ashley Down ward include Gloucester Road, Bristol County Ground, HMP Bristol, City of Bristol College (Ashley Down Centre) and Memorial Stadium.[3]

Politics

Bishopston and Ashley Down ward was created in May 2016 following a boundary review. It incorporates much of the areas formerly part of the Bishopston ward. It is represented by two councillors on Bristol City Council. Currently, these are Lily Fitzgibbon and Emma Edwards, both members of the Green Party.[4]

Bishopston and Ashley Down is part of the parliamentary constituency of Bristol West.[5] Since 2015 the Member of Parliament is Thangam Debbonaire, a Labour Party member.[6]

2021 election

Bishopston & Ashley Down (2 seats)[4][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Emma Edwards	2,766
	Green	Lily Fitzgibbon	2,395
	Labour	Eileen Means	1,423
	Labour	Joe Rayment	1,382
	Liberal Democrats	Becky Lockyer	654
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Kemp	603
	Conservative	Tony Holdsworth	336
	Conservative	Adam Brown	329
Turnout			5,251	55.68
	Green gain from Labour		Swing
	Green hold		Swing

2016 election

Bishopston & Ashley Down (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Brook	1,833	36.57
	Green	Eleanor Jane Combley	1,755	35.02
	Green	Daniella Elsa Radice	1,745	34.82
	Labour	David John McLeod	1,278	25.50
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Anne Lockyer	937	18.70
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Alexandra Bowman	905	18.06
	Conservative	David Thomas Harrison Lewis	423	8.44
	Conservative	Pat Wyatt	343	6.84
Turnout			5,012	56.95
	Labour win (new seat)
	Green win (new seat)

References

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