Petitions

Do you want to support a petition online?

ePetitioner allows you to support a petition by adding your name and address online. Information about the subject is also provided, to put the petition in context and help you decide whether to sign.

You can also see who else has supported the petition.

Please Note:
When you sign a petition the system sends you a confirmation email which contains a link that you need to click to confirm your signature. This prevents duplicate signatures.
 
If your name does not appear after signing please check to see if this email has been intercepted by your SPAM filter.

Please Note:
If a petition has an e and a paper version then the total signatures is displayed. The number of e signatures and the number of paper signatures can be viewed by hovering your mouse over the signature count.

Do you want to use the Internet to petition the Council?

ePetitioner allows you to have your petition live on the Internet, rather than just on paper. This way, your petition and supporting information can be made available to a potentially much wider audience, giving you the opportunity to gather more names to support the petition.

A petition may gather names and addresses in both forms - you can have a paper version and an online version, although repeat names should be removed by the Principal Petitioner.

Bristol City Council Petitions Scheme

As recommended by the Local Democracy, Economic and Development and Construction Act 2009 the Council has recently adopted a new Petition Scheme. The act set out specific requirements but following a period of consultation, the scheme also includes some locally agreed aspects.

The scheme can be viewed here