Frome Vale
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Bristol, England}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
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{{Infobox England and Wales ward
|name = Frome Vale
|council = Bristol City Council
|image = 240px
|caption = Ward boundaries since 2016.
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|year =
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|region = England
|county = Bristol
|westminster1 = Bristol North East
|councillor1 = Louis Martin
|party1 = Labour Party (UK)
|councillor2 = Yassin Al Maghrabi
|party2 = Labour Party (UK)
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Frome Vale is an electoral ward in Bristol, England, lying northeast of the city centre. It is represented by two members on Bristol City Council, which {{as of|2024|lc=y}} are Louis Martin and Yassin Al Maghrabi of the Labour Party.
Area profile
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Frome Vale includes the suburbs of Broomhill,{{Cite web|title=Broomhill, City of Bristol (BS16)|url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/broomhill-city-of-bristol|access-date=2020-07-07|website=OS GetOutside|language=en-gb}} Begbrook and Fishponds, and also the Glenside campus of the University of the West of England.{{cite web |url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/WardFinder/pdfs/frome-valemap-high.pdf |title=Frome Vale Polling Districts (map) |author=Bristol City Council |access-date=26 November 2015 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126182407/https://www2.bristol.gov.uk/WardFinder/pdfs/frome-valemap-high.pdf |url-status=dead }} The ward is named after the River Frome, which runs through the area in a wooded valley through the parks of Oldbury Court and Snuff Mills.{{cite news |last1=Booth |first1=Martin |title=WARD PROFILES 2021: FROME VALE – ‘A FANTASTIC PART OF THE CITY’ |url=https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/features/ward-profiles-2021-frome-vale-a-fantastic-part-of-the-city/ |work=Bristol 24/7 |date=6 April 2021}}
Frome Vale is a very mixed area, with a split of housing types, sizes and tenures that is roughly representative of the wider city. The ward generally sits mid-table in rankings of measures of deprivation, except for the Gill Avenue housing estate, which ranks in the top 3% most deprived areas in England, and Blackberry Hill, which ranks in the top quartile.{{cite web |title=Frome Vale ward profile report |url=https://www.bristol.gov.uk/files/documents/1973-frome-vale-ward-profile-report/file |publisher=Bristol City Council}}
Election results
=2024 election=
{{Election box begin |
|title=Frome Vale (2 seats){{cite web |url=https://www.bristol.gov.uk/council-and-mayor/voting-and-elections/local-councillor-election-2024/frome-vale-ward-2024 |title=Frome Vale Ward |publisher=Bristol City Council |date=2021-05-09 |access-date=2021-05-09}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Louis Martin
|votes = 1,402
|percentage = 45.15
|change = +6.11
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Al Al-Maghrabi
|votes = 1,339
|percentage = 43.12
|change = +14.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jen Law
|votes = 899
|percentage = 28.95
|change = +10.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Gabrielle Lobb
|votes = 724
|percentage = 23.32
|change = +3.18
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pooja Poddar
|votes = 447
|percentage = 14.40
|change = -18.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tulsidas Poddar
|votes = 377
|percentage = 12.14
|change = -6.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rochelle Amos
|votes = 214
|percentage = 6.89
|change = +1.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Keith Fenner
|votes = 214
|percentage = 6.89
|change = +1.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990-present)
|candidate = Tommy Trueman
|votes = 188
|percentage = 6.05
|change = +3.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = John Healy
|votes = 86
|percentage = 2.77
|change = +2.77
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,105
|percentage = 31.18
|change = -8.07
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2021 election=
{{Election box begin |
|title=Frome Vale (2 seats){{cite web |url=https://www.bristol.gov.uk/voting-elections/local-elections-thursday-6-may-2021/local-councillors-elections/frome-vale-ward |title=Frome Vale Ward |publisher=Bristol City Council |date=2021-05-09 |access-date=2021-05-09}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Amal Ali
|votes = 1,521
|percentage = 39.04
|change = +1.57
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lesley Alexander
|votes = 1,266
|percentage = 32.49
|change = -10.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Wollacott
|votes = 1,102
|percentage = 28.29
|change = -2.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pooja Poddar
|votes = 729
|percentage = 18.71
|change = -13.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jesse Meadows
|votes = 721
|percentage = 18.51
|change = +3.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ed Fraser
|votes = 716
|percentage = 18.38
|change = +8.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bev Knott
|votes = 215
|percentage = 5.52
|change = -0.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Keith Fenner
|votes = 201
|percentage = 5.16
|change = +1.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990-present)
|candidate = Tommy Trueman
|votes = 112
|percentage = 2.87
|change = +2.87
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,896
|percentage = 39.25
|change = -5.89
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016 election=
{{Election box begin |
|title=Frome Vale (2 seats){{cite web |title=Local election May 2016 turnout and results |url=https://www.bristol.gov.uk/council/voting-and-elections/election-results-2012-to-2023/local-election-2016-results |publisher=Bristol City Council |language=en-gb}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lesley Ann Alexander
|votes = 1,744
|percentage = 42.52
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicola Jane Bowden-Jones
|votes = 1,537
|percentage = 37.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Charles Hinchcliffe
|votes = 1,320
|percentage = 32.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Payne
|votes = 1,256
|percentage = 30.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Cath Thomas
|votes = 618
|percentage = 15.07
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Paul Masri
|votes = 387
|percentage = 9.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Patrick Hassell
|votes = 240
|percentage = 5.85
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Benjamin Goldstrom
|votes = 156
|percentage = 3.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,102
|percentage = 45.14
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}