Editing Bradley Stoke (section)

==Governance==
Bradley Stoke has a local town council, is part of the [[South Gloucestershire]] unitary authority, and is in the [[West of England Combined Authority]] (WECA) region.

On South Gloucestershire Council, the town is represented by seven Councillors elected from three [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral wards]], namely Bradley Stoke North, Bradley Stoke South and Stoke Gifford (Stoke Brook).

Bradley Stoke is part of the [[Filton and Bradley Stoke (UK Parliament constituency)|Filton and Bradley Stoke]] parliamentary constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://democraticdashboard.com/constituency/filton-and-bradley-stoke|title=Election 2017 dashboard|website=Democratic Dashboard|language=en|access-date=2019-07-25|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725165436/http://democraticdashboard.com/constituency/filton-and-bradley-stoke|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

Historically, the area was part of Gloucestershire County. From 1974 until 1996, Bradley Stoke was part of the [[Northavon]] district of [[Avon (county)|Avon]] county.

===Town Council===
Bradley Stoke has a [[Parish council (England)|Town Council]] made up of 15 Councillors elected from five wards. The Town Council is chaired by the Town [[Mayor]] and assisted by a Deputy Mayor, with four standing committees for Finance, Planning and Environment, Leisure, Youth and Amenities, and Staffing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bradley Stoke Town Council |url=https://www.bradleystoke.gov.uk/ |publisher=Bradley Stoke Town Council |access-date=25 August 2020 |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819180857/https://www.bradleystoke.gov.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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|+ Membership of the town council after the May 2023 election:<ref>{{cite web |title=Council Members - May 2023 |url=https://www.bradleystoke.gov.uk/council/council-members.php |access-date=31 May 2023 |publisher=Bradley Stoke Town Council}}</ref>
!Name!!Ward!!Party
|-
|David Addison
|Woodlands
|Labour
|-
|Aleena Aditya
|Primrose Bridge
|Conservative
|-
|Tom Aditya 
|Willowbrook
|Conservative
|-
|Roger Avenin
|Webbs Wood
|Conservative
|-
|John Bradbury
|Webbs Wood
|Labour
|-
|Frederic Contenot
|Woodlands
|Conservative
|-
|Terri Cullen
|Woodlands
|Conservative
|-
|Natalie Field (Mayor / Chair)
|Woodlands
|Labour
|-
|Jenny James
|Stoke Brook
|Labour
|-
|Dayley Lawrence  (Deputy Mayor/ Vice Chair)
|Willowbrook
|Labour
|-
|Sue Bandcroft (Elected in By election on 18 July)
|Willowbrook
|Labour
|-
|James Nelson
|Primrose Bridge
|Green
|-
|Ben Randles
|Webbs Wood
|Conservative
|-
|Kulwinder Singh Sappal
|Primrose Bridge
|Labour
|-
|Jon Williams
|Stoke Brook
|Liberal Democrat
|}