Frome Vale
Electoral ward in Bristol, England
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| Frome Vale | |
|---|---|
| ward Bristol City Council | |
Ward boundaries since 2016. | |
| County | Bristol |
| Population | 14,057[1] |
| Electorate | 9,958[2] |
| Current ward | |
| Councillor | Louis Martin (Labour) |
| Councillor | Al Al-Maghrabi (Green) |
| UK Parliament constituency | Bristol North East |
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, following the 2024 local elections, are Louis Martin of the Labour Party and Al Al-Maghrabi of the Green Party, following the latter's defection from the Labour Party to the Green Party in October 2025[3].
Area profile
Frome Vale includes the suburbs of Broomhill,[4] Begbrook and Fishponds, and also the Glenside campus of the University of the West of England.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
Election results
2024 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Louis Martin | 1,402 | 45.15 | +6.11 | |
| Labour | Al Al-Maghrabi | 1,339 | 43.12 | +14.84 | |
| Green | Jen Law | 899 | 28.95 | +10.45 | |
| Green | Gabrielle Lobb | 724 | 23.32 | +3.18 | |
| Conservative | Pooja Poddar | 447 | 14.40 | −18.10 | |
| Conservative | Tulsidas Poddar | 377 | 12.14 | −6.57 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rochelle Amos | 214 | 6.89 | +1.37 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Fenner | 214 | 6.89 | +1.73 | |
| SDP | Tommy Trueman | 188 | 6.05 | +3.18 | |
| TUSC | John Healy | 86 | 2.77 | +2.77 | |
| Turnout | 3,105 | 31.18 | −8.07 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
2021 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Amal Ali | 1,521 | 39.04 | +1.57 | |
| Conservative | Lesley Alexander | 1,266 | 32.49 | −10.03 | |
| Labour | Mike Wollacott | 1,102 | 28.29 | −2.33 | |
| Conservative | Pooja Poddar | 729 | 18.71 | −13.47 | |
| Green | Jesse Meadows | 721 | 18.51 | +3.44 | |
| Green | Ed Fraser | 716 | 18.38 | +8.95 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bev Knott | 215 | 5.52 | −0.33 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Fenner | 201 | 5.16 | +1.36 | |
| SDP | Tommy Trueman | 112 | 2.87 | +2.87 | |
| Turnout | 3,896 | 39.25 | −5.89 | ||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
2016 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lesley Ann Alexander | 1,744 | 42.52 | ||
| Labour | Nicola Jane Bowden-Jones | 1,537 | 37.47 | ||
| Conservative | James Charles Hinchcliffe | 1,320 | 32.18 | ||
| Labour | Bill Payne | 1,256 | 30.62 | ||
| Green | Cath Thomas | 618 | 15.07 | ||
| Green | Paul Masri | 387 | 9.43 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Patrick Hassell | 240 | 5.85 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Goldstrom | 156 | 3.80 | ||
| Turnout | 4,102 | 45.14 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||