St George West (ward) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St George West |
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 Boundaries of the city council ward. |
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| Population | 6,600 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BS5 |
| Dialling code | 0117 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | Great Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
St George West is a district (Ward) of Bristol. It became a single-councillor ward for the May 2016 council election following a review of boundaries in the city after years of population growth. It comprises western parts of the old ward that shares its name. It covers St George Park, the upper end of Church Road (from the junction at Avonvale Road to just beyond the Fountain), Plummers Hill and parts of Crofts End to the north, down to the River Avon to the south, and includes part of Redfield in the south-west.
It’s councillor is Asher Craig (Labour) who is also Bristol’s Deputy Mayor with responsibility for Communities, Equalities and Public Health.
St George West is located in the outer east of the city of Bristol,. in the parliamentary ward that is served by Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour).
Local elections
The 1995 local election in St. George West was won by Ronald Edward Stone and John Edward Deasy, who were the Labour party candidates. In 1997, there was a 68.21% turnout for an election which was won by the Labour party. The Labour party has continued to win the local election in the ward, although in 2007 they achieved only 38.24% of the vote. This was less than 2% more than the Conservative Party candidate, who was in second place. More recently, in the 2008 by-election, after the death of the Labour candidate the Conservative party has attracted some controversy after replacing their previous candidate, Angelo Agathangelou, with Colin Bretherton.
Age
Of the 10,928 people in the ward, approximately 146 are under the age of one. The majority of the resident are of working age, although 401 are aged between 75 and 79. No people in the ward are aged over 100.
