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The year the metro mayors took centre stage (From left:) Andy Street, Ben Houchen, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram. Composite: Guardian design team Some local leaders have built national profiles in the recent turbulence, but now it’s time to face the regional vote again byHelen Pidd North of England editor Thu 22 Apr 2021 11.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 22 Apr 2021 11.57 EDT There was a telling moment on the local election campaign trail in Gloucester this week when Boris Johnson was asked i...

The current metro mayor is Conservative Tim Bowles, who is standing down at the end of his first term. The candidates vying for his position are Samuel Williams (Conservative), Dan Norris (Labour), Jerome Thomas (Green) and Stephen Williams (Lib Dem). They will be answering questions posed by the public at an event hosted by Watershed and Bristol24/7 at 7pm on April 22 via YouTube. The Conservative Samuel Williams was initially standing for Bristol mayor before eyeing the bigger prize of region...

Hengrove Park: More details of new £290m south Bristol neighbourhood and when it could be built "The vision is to create an award-winning new neighbourhood and destination public park" 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 more ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to name the Conservative mayor for the West of England during a campaign trip to Gloucestershire. Johnson was in the county at a campaign event this morning ahead of elections on May 6, which will see voters choose candidates for 5,000 council seats, 39 police and crime commissioners and 13 directly-elected mayors. This includes the mayor for the West of England, a post filled by Tim Bowles since May 2017, who chairs the West of England Combined Author...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to name the Conservative mayor for the West of England during a campaign trip to Gloucestershire.

BBC News Do you know who the West of England mayor is? Close Prime Minister Boris Johnson seemed to come up a little short when a reporter asked who the current Conservative West of England mayor is. (Its Tim Bowles by the way). "Im very much in favour of powerful mayors in the west of England and elsewhere," Mr Johnson replied. You can read about all the regions mayoral candidates here. Published

Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to name the Conservative mayor for the West of England during a campaign trip to Gloucestershire. Johnson was in the county at a campaign event this morning ahead of elections on May 6, which will see voters choose candidates for 5,000 council seats, 39 police and crime commissioners and 13 directly-elected mayors. This includes the mayor for the West of England, a post filled by Tim Bowles since May 2017, who chairs the West of England Combined Author...

Boris Johnson faced humiliation today after he was unable to name the current mayor of the West of England - despite the regional leader being a Conservative.  The Prime Minister was asked during a campaign visit to Gloucestershire ahead of local elections next month if he was able to name Tim Bowles, the incumbent mayor who was elected in 2017. But Mr Johnson failed to name Mr Bowles after repeated questions, with the PM resorting to saying he was campaigning for the West of England mayor, a...

Business manifesto calls for stronger leadership from next regional mayor By Ellie Pipe, Wednesday Apr 7, 2021 Bristol’s business community is calling for strong regional leadership to stimulate growth and investment amid fears the West is being outshone by more ‘high profile’ areas. With one month to go before people head to the polls to vote for the next metro mayor, a survey has revealed 70 per cent of companies feel the region is losing out to places such as London and Greater Manches...

Bristol24/7 to host WECA mayoral hustings in partnership with Watershed By Lowie Trevena, Wednesday Apr 7, 2021 With less than 30 days before Bristol votes for a regional mayor, Bristol24/7 is pleased to announce more details for the first of two hustings that will be taking place in partnership with Watershed. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) mayoral hustings will be livestreamed via YouTube from 7pm on Thursday, April 22. Four candidates are standing for the position of WECA mayo...