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Bristol City Council

Local authority area: City of Bristol

City of Bristol is an unitary authority, in the South West England region of England. It covers 109.7 km² and had 479,024 residents in 2022 — about 4,367 people per km². The authority dates from 1835. The council is based in Bristol.

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Town hall in the administrative centreCity Hall, Bristol
City Hall, Bristol
Photo: Linda Bailey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People

Population

Estimates recorded for City of Bristol, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022479,024+10.8% since 2012
Land area109.7km²42.4 sq mi
Density4,367/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#36of 382 UK councils · #34 in England
Population estimates4 data points
432.5K449.3K463.4K479K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1835
    Created

    Formed from Avon.

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in South West

All councils in South West
Somerset576,852Cornwall575,413Wiltshire515,885Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole401,898Dorset383,274South Gloucestershire294,765City of Plymouth266,862Swindon235,657North Somerset219,145Bath and North East Somerset195,618Torbay139,479Isles of Scilly2,281
Elections

34 electoral wards

Census 2021: 472,464 residents in 191,641 households across the wards; 12.9% aged 65+, 54.0% of homes owned, 26.2% of households without a car.

1Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston9,012 households · 15.5% aged 65+22,1672Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze8,112 households · 23.5% aged 65+20,4203Ashley8,322 households · 6.6% aged 65+20,0034Lawrence Hill7,651 households · 5.5% aged 65+19,6045Hartcliffe and Withywood7,586 households · 13.4% aged 65+19,0566Hengrove and Whitchurch Park7,739 households · 20.3% aged 65+18,711

All wards of City of Bristol

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CCitizen Service PointCouncil office · Bristol BS1 6AG · hours listedTBristol City CouncilTown council · Bristol BS10 7EHTBristol City Council Markets OfficeTown council · Bristol BS1 1JQ · hours listedTBristol City Council, Homelessness And Housing AdviceTown council · Bristol BS1 6AG · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Bristol East · 9 wardsBristol Central · 7 wardsBristol North West · 7 wardsBristol South · 7 wardsBristol North East · 4 wards
Source: Wikidata Q21693433 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.