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Election results 2021: Labour win West of England Metro Mayor from Conservatives It is a rare gain nationally for Keir Starmer's 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 for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Labour have gained the regional '...

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 Keir Starmer in his victory speech at the SS Great Britain. Get the top Bristol stories emailed direct...

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 better,” Mr Norris said. It's a huge honour to be elected. Thank you. I will show the difference an act...

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