Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Andrew Varney, Liberal Democrat since 21 May 2024
Leader	Tony Dyer, Green since 21 May 2024[2]
Chief Executive	Stephen Peacock[1] since October 2022[3]
Structure
Seats	70 councillors[5]
Political groups	Green (34)   Labour (20)   Liberal Democrats (8)   Conservative (7)   Vacant (1)
Joint committees	West of England Combined Authority
Length of term	4 years[4]
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	4 May 2028
Motto
Virtute et Industria (By Virtue and Industry)
Meeting place
City Hall, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR
Website
www.bristol.gov.uk

Bristol City Council is the local authority for the city of Bristol, in South West England. Bristol has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1996 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. Bristol has also formed its own ceremonial county since 1996. Since 2017 the council has been a member of the West of England Combined Authority.

The council has been under no overall control since 2021. Following the 2024 election the Green Party was the largest party. Green councillor Tony Dyer was appointed leader of the council, and committee chair positions were shared amongst the Greens and Liberal Democrats. The council is based at City Hall on College Green.