Cabot, Bristol#Kingsdown

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Cabot ward contained much of Bristol city centre, including Broadmead, Brandon Hill, Canon's Marsh, College Green, Park Street, Queen Square and Spike Island. It also contained parts of Kingsdown, Redcliffe, Stokes Croft and Tyndall's Park. The whole of the medieval city and many of Bristol's oldest surviving buildings were in the ward. It included much of Bristol Harbour, the main campus of the University of Bristol, 17 churches, a cathedral, a synagogue, four museums, three hospitals, two theatres, two concert halls, and art galleries and cinemas.{{cite web|title=Cabot Polling Districts|url=https://www2.bristol.gov.uk/WardFinder/pdfs/cabotmap-high.pdf|publisher=Bristol City Council|accessdate=15 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222163409/https://www2.bristol.gov.uk/WardFinder/pdfs/cabotmap-high.pdf|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}}

In the 2001 census Cabot ward[http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/ccm/content/Council-Democracy/Statistics-Census-Information/ward-finder.en?XSL=warddetail&WardId=2 Bristol City Council: Statistics and census information: Ward Finder and information about your ward including councillors, ward profiles and ward maps]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} had a resident population of 9,604. The population is generally young, student/professional and in rented accommodation. The ward was in the Parliamentary constituency of Bristol West and had two councillors.[http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Council-Democracy/Elected-Representatives/councillor-finder.en?Task=ward&WardId=2 Bristol City Council: Councillors – surgeries: Councillor Finder – contact details, committee membership, surgeries, list of councillors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015604/http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Council-Democracy/Elected-Representatives/councillor-finder.en?Task=ward&WardId=2 |date=30 September 2007 }} As of 2009-10, Cabot had the highest crime rate per resident of any ward in the city, with more than double the offences per head of any other ward.{{cite web|title=Crime: Total Offences|url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/sites/default/files/assets/documents/NP02%20-%20Henbury%20%26%20Southmead.pdf|work=Neighbourhood Partnership Statistical Profile 2011|publisher=Bristol City Council|accessdate=27 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222724/http://www.bristol.gov.uk/sites/default/files/assets/documents/NP02%20-%20Henbury%20%26%20Southmead.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}

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|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Ani Stafford-Townsend

|votes = 2916

|percentage = 38.47

|change = +18.21

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|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Kye Dudd

|votes = 1692

|percentage = 22.32

|change = -3.47

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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Alexander William Woodman

|votes = 1527

|percentage = 20.15

|change = -20.46

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|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Will Luangrath

|votes = 1352

|percentage = 17.84

|change = +4.49

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|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

|candidate = Chris Farrell

|votes = 93

|percentage = 1.23

|change = N/A

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1224

|percentage = 16.15

|change = +1.33

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Green Party of England and Wales

|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing = +10.84

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Mark Michael Wright

|votes = 852

|percentage = 40.61

|change = +3.16

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|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Simon Firth

|votes = 541

|percentage = 25.79

|change = +1.47

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|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Charlie Bolton

|votes = 425

|percentage = 20.26

|change = +1.06

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|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Chris Didcote

|votes = 280

|percentage = 13.35

|change = -3.46

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 311

|percentage = 14.82

|change = +1.69

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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|swing = +0.85

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120722180554/https://www.bristol.gov.uk/WardFinder/pdfs/cabot-wis.pdf Census data]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222163409/https://www2.bristol.gov.uk/WardFinder/pdfs/cabotmap-high.pdf Ward map]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090103043958/http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Maps/OS62htm/1205.htm Map of the area circa 1900]

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