Southville

Christine Townsend and Tony Dyer were re-elected as councillors for Southville in May 2024.

Christine said, “Tony and I were delighted to be re-elected to represent Southville ward as part of Bristol City Council last May. I am now the political lead for the largely statutory area of Education and Children’s Social care whilst Tony has been confirmed as the Leader of the Council”

“We inherit a challenging position both locally and nationally and recognise that it will take some time to move the operations of the city council to align with the Green Party priorities whilst also ensuring statutory services are delivered at the best level possible across Southville and the rest of the city.”

Christine and Tony’s ward priorities for the ward include:

• Maximising resident engagement in the South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood consultation. The proposed changes will see an extension of parking restrictions across the BS3 postcodes. We know the area south of North Street have ongoing issues so will welcome this.
• Supporting the introduction of a School Street to Ashton Gate Primary.
• Increasing the numbers of secure, on-street cycle storage and finding plots for street tree planting across the ward.
• Working with and supporting the East Street traders and community whilst these pieces of ongoing regeneration continues.
• Focusing on ensuring that council house tenants have safe and secure homes following years of neglect from the previous Labour administration and a damning report from the Regulator of Social Housing in 2024.