Councillors not seeking re-election:
- Conservative – Judy Adams (Emersons Green), Brian Allinson (Stoke Gifford), John Ashe (Bradley Stoke South), Ernie Brown (Stoke Gifford), Robert Griffin (Pilning and Severn Beach), Jason Pearce (Hanham), Toby Savage (Longwell Green, Leader of the Council), Christopher Wood (Filton)
- Liberal Democrat – James Arrowsmith (Stoke Park and Cheswick), Shirley Holloway (Thornbury)
- Labour – Andrea Reid (Kingswood), Pat Rooney (Woodstock, Labour Group Leader), Kim Scudamore (New Cheltenham)
Councillors transferring divisions:
- April Begley (Labour) – standing in Hanham, was councillor for Kingswood
- John Davis (Liberal Democrat) – standing in Yate Central, was councillor for Yate North
- Ruth Davis (Liberal Democrat) – standing in New Cheltenham, was councillor for Yate Central
- Tony Davis (Liberal Democrat) – standing in Woodstock, was councillor for Dodington
- John Gawn (Liberal Democrat) – standing in Hanham, was councillor for Yate Central
- Sam Scott (Labour) – standing in Charlton and Cribbs, was councillor for Patchway Coniston
Councillors standing in the same division:
- Conservative – Roger Avenin (Bradley Stoke South), June Bamford (Hanham), Liz Brennan (Frenchay and Downend), Elizabeth Bromiley (Parkwall and Warmley), Sam Bromiley (Parkwall and Warmley), Jo Buddharaju (Charlton and Cribbs), Keith Burchell (Severn Vale), Ben Burton (Frenchay and Downend), Keith Cranney (Stoke Gifford), James Griffiths (Frenchay and Downend), Brian Hopkinson (Charlton and Cribbs), Paul Hughes (Bitton and Oldland Common), Colin Hunt (Emersons Green), Rachael Hunt (Emersons Green), Trevor Jones (Winterbourne), Nic Labuschagne (Winterbourne), Brenda Langley (Hanham), Franklin Owusu-Antwi (Bradley Stoke North), Steve Reade (Boyd Valley), Matthew Riddle (Severn Vale), Sanjay Shambhu (Charlton and Cribbs), Ben Stokes (Boyd Valley), Erica Williams (Bitton and Oldland Common)
- Liberal Democrat – Tristan Clark (Frampton Cotterell), Mike Drew (Yate North), Louise Harris (Dodington), Jon Lean (Frampton Cotterell), Ben Nutland (Yate North), John O’Neill (Charfield), Adrian Rush (Chipping Sodbury and Cotswold Edge), Jayne Stansfield (Thornbury), Patricia Trull (Chipping Sodbury and Cotswold Edge), Maggie Tyrrell (Thornbury), Claire Young (Frampton Cotterell)
- Labour – Michael Bell (Staple Hill and Mangotsfield), Ian Boulton (Staple Hill and Mangotsfield), Katie Cooper (Staple Hill and Mangotsfield), Sandie Davis (New Cheltenham), Alison Evans (Woodstock), Adam Monk (Filton)
- Independent (de-selected by party) – Sarah Pomfret (Bradley Stoke North, was elected as a Conservative), Christine Price (Longwell Green, was elected as a Conservative)
Former councillors seeking re-election:
- Ian Adams (Conservative) – standing in New Cheltenham, was councillor for Siston 2011-2019
- Ken Dando (Conservative) – standing in Kingswood, was councillor for Patchway 2015-2019
- Martin Farmer (Labour) – standing in Parkwall and Warmley, was councillor for Kings Chase 2015-2019
- Marian Gilpin (Conservative) – standing in Yate Central, was councillor for Ladden Brook 2015-2019
- Dave Hockey (Liberal Democrat) – standing in Charlton and Cribbs, was councillor for Frampton Cotterell 1999-2019
- Sue Hope (Liberal Democrat) – standing in Kingswood, was councillor for Cotswold Edge 1995-2019
- Sue Walker (Liberal Democrat) – standing in Emersons Green, was councillor for Yate Central 1999-2019