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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. (It's Tim Bowles by the way). "I'm very much in favour of powerful mayors in the west of England and elsewhere," Mr Johnson replied. You can read about all the region's 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 Authority which is made up of three councils in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucester...
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, and all Conservative candidates'. Mr Bowles is the first metro mayor for the West of England Combi...
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 Manchester, which each have prominent elected figureheads. Publishing its findings on Tuesday, Business Wes...
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 mayor, replacing current Tory mayor Tim Bowles who is retiring at the end of his first term. Get the top...