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Committee details
Full Council
Purpose of committee
Full Council comprises of 70 Councillors, each of whom is elected for a 4 year term and who represent the 34 wards of the City. The overriding duty of Councillors is to the whole community but they have a special responsibility to the constituents of their ward.
All Councillors meet together as the Full Council. These meetings are open to the public and the press and are also broadcast live on the Council’s YouTube page.
The Full Council sets the broad Policy and Budget Framework within which the Council operates. The Full Council is chaired by the Lord Mayor of Bristol. This role is a ceremonial and civic one. The Lord Mayor is a councillor and is chosen and appointed for a one year term by the Full Council at its annual Council meeting in May.
Apart from the Annual and Budget Council meetings, there is a one hour ‘Member Forum’ before each Council meeting for Councillors to ask questions of the Leader of the Council, Chairs of Policy Committees & Chairs of Regulatory Committees. This session is also open for the public to observe and is webcast.
How to have your say
Check meeting agendas for updated 2024 public forum guidance to submit statements, questions, and petitions.
Membership
- Rose Cross (Secretary)
- Councillor Al Al-Maghrabi
- Councillor Donald Alexander
- Councillor Kerry Bailes
- Councillor Jenny Bartle
- Councillor Kelvin Blake
- Councillor Tom Blenkinsop
- Councillor Fabian Breckels
- Councillor Andrew Brown
- Councillor Rob Bryher
- Councillor George Calascione
- Councillor Jos Clark
- Councillor Emily Clarke
- Councillor Sarah Classick
- Councillor Nicholas Coombes
- Councillor James Crawford
- Councillor Kye Dudd
- Councillor Lisa Durston
- Councillor Tony Dyer
- Councillor Richard Eddy
- Councillor Emma Edwards
- Councillor Abi Finch
- Councillor Martin Fodor
- Councillor Lorraine Francis
- Councillor Ed Fraser
- Councillor Ellie Freeman
- Councillor Paul Goggin
- Councillor Caroline Gooch
- Councillor John Goulandris
- Councillor Fi Hance
- Councillor Cam Hayward
- Councillor Katja Hornchen
- Councillor Jonathan Hucker
- Councillor Shona Jemphrey
- Councillor Tim Kent
- Councillor Ellie King
- Councillor Susan Kollar
- Councillor Cara Lavan
- Councillor Rob Logan
- Councillor Heather Mack
- Councillor Mohamed Makawi
- Councillor Abdul Malik
- Councillor Louis Martin
- Councillor Henry Michallat
- Councillor Patrick McAllister
- Councillor Yassin Mohamud
- Councillor Graham Morris
- Councillor Paula O'Rourke
- Councillor Barry Parsons
- Councillor Zoë Peat
- Councillor Ed Plowden
- Councillor Guy Poultney
- Councillor Serena Ralston
- Councillor Tom Renhard
- Councillor Tim Rippington
- Councillor Izzy Russell
- Councillor Kaz Self
- Councillor Ani Stafford-Townsend
- Councillor Lisa Stone
- Councillor Kirsty Tait
- Councillor Jerome Thomas
- Councillor Christine Townsend
- Councillor Sibusiso Tshabalala
- Councillor Bador Uddin
- Councillor Andrew Varney
- Councillor Toby Wells
- Councillor Mark Weston
- Councillor David Wilcox
- Councillor Stephen Williams
- Councillor Tim Wye
- Tim O'Gara (Secretary)
- Sam Wilcock (Secretary)
- Taylor Meagher (Secretary)
Contact information
Support officer: Oliver Harrison.