Citizen Party (Bristol)
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The Citizen Party was a municipal political party in Bristol
which existed from 1925 to 1974. In the 1920s the Labour Party made extensive gains in local government elections and in many cities the Conservative and Liberal parties united at local level to oppose Labour. In Bristol these parties joined together and adopted the name Citizen Party. By 1936, some Liberals in Bristol had begun contesting local elections again under their own name. Towards the end of its existence the Citizen Party was largely a Conservative dominated organisation. At the local government reorganisation of 1974, the Citizen Party was disbanded and Conservatives began contesting elections again under their own name. As of 2011, only one sitting Bristol City Councillor was originally elected under the Citizen label, Cllr. Peter Abraham of Stoke Bishop ward.
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
which existed from 1925 to 1974. In the 1920s the Labour Party made extensive gains in local government elections and in many cities the Conservative and Liberal parties united at local level to oppose Labour. In Bristol these parties joined together and adopted the name Citizen Party. By 1936, some Liberals in Bristol had begun contesting local elections again under their own name. Towards the end of its existence the Citizen Party was largely a Conservative dominated organisation. At the local government reorganisation of 1974, the Citizen Party was disbanded and Conservatives began contesting elections again under their own name. As of 2011, only one sitting Bristol City Councillor was originally elected under the Citizen label, Cllr. Peter Abraham of Stoke Bishop ward.