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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|population = 14,057{{cite web |title=2021 Census Area Profile: Bristol |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021/report?compare=E06000023,E92000001 |publisher=Office for National Statistics}}

|electorate = 9,958{{cite web |title=Local councillors election 2024 |url=https://www.bristol.gov.uk/council/voting-and-elections/election-results-2012-to-2023/local-councillor-election-2024/ |publisher=Bristol City Council |language=en-gb}}

|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)

}}

{{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)

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{{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 =

}}

{{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 =

}}

{{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 =

}}

{{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 =

}}

{{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}}

References

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