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Election results 2021: Labour win West of England Metro Mayor from Conservatives It is a rare gain nationally for Keir Starmers Labour Party Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you fo...

Former Labour MP Dan Norris becomes new West of England metro mayor By Martin Booth, Saturday May 8, 2021 Dan Norris is the West of England’s new metro mayor, with the Bristol City fan beating Tory Samuel Williams into second place. The former Labour MP, who lives in Pensford, will now preside over the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), which has secured more than £1.15bn of new funding for the region since its formation in 2017. Norris was effusive in his praise for Labour leader Ke...

Labour’s candidates in the West of England and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral races have unseated the Conservative incumbents in surprise victories for the party. The metro mayor roles in the two regions are the only ones to switch parties during the elections across England, with Labour and Conservative mayors being re-elected in Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, Liverpool City Region and Tees Valley. In Cambridgeshire and...

Mr Norris received the most first and second preference votes, with a total of 125,482. He beat Conservative candidate Samuel Williams, who received 85,389 votes, by 40,093 votes. The seat, created in 2017, was previously held by Conservative Tim Bowles, who did not seek a second term. Mr Norris praised Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer after the results were declared at the SS Great Britain in Bristol on Saturday. “I’m very proud of our region, it’s a great region but it could be even bette...

West of England mayor Dan Norris praises Sir Keir Starmer for ‘unlocking this election for Labour’

Conservative Samuel Williams forecast to win West of England metro mayor election Expert statistician predicts other parties could end up with "mutually assured destruction" after tactical blunder 07:00, 7 MAY 2021 SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The Conservatives are forecast to win th...

Updated 06/05/2021 05:00 BST Local Elections: Here’s What’s At Stake On ‘Super Thursday’ Local elections are boring, right? Wrong. Today’s so-called “super Thursday” local elections will set the tone for politics over the coming months, and could have a dramatic impact on the fortunes of Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer, and the rest. With around 5,000 seats up for grabs in 145 English councils, thirteen elected mayor races, battles for the Scottish and Welsh parlia...

Metro mayor candidates make bold pledges on transport and housing Other promises by West of England regional mayor candidates include forcing land sales for new homes 05:00, 27 APR 2021 SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Scrapping new roads and forcing land sales to tackle the housing cris...

Love them or hate them - e-scooters are changing Bristol What next as million-kilometre experiment throws up big questions for city? The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice They appeared in small numbers at first, in a wet autumn and winter and duri...

Local elections: West of England metro mayoral candidates trade insults at hustings Hopefuls debated how to boost region after Boris Johnson failed to name Tory incumbent 16:14, 23 APR 2021 THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS BRISTOL IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have mor...