2017 West of England mayoral election
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The inaugural West of England mayoral election will be held on 4 May 2017 to elect the mayor of the West of England. Subsequent elections will be held May 2020 and every four years after.[1]
Candidates
Conservative Party
Potential
- Tim Warren, Leader of Bath and North East Somerset Council.[2][3]
- Mark Weston, Conservative Group Leader on Bristol City Council.[3]
- Chris Skidmore, MP for Kingswood.[2]
Labour Party
Declared
- Karl Brown, President of Bristol Junior Chamber. [4]
- Lesley Mansell, Westfield & Peasdown parish councillor. [5]
- Robin Moss, Labour group leader on Bath and North East Somerset Council.[6]
Liberal Democrats
Potential
- Paul Crossley, Bath and North East Somerset councillor.[3]
- Stephen Williams, former MP for Bristol West.[3]
Green Party
Potential
- Guy Poultney, Green Party regional campaigns organiser.[3]
- Darren Hall, former Parliamentary candidate in Bristol West.[3]
References
- ^ "'Metro mayor' to run new West of England authority". 15 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b James Lancaster (11 October 2016). "Who will become the 2017 West of England Metro Mayor?". tfa-ltd.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f James Crawley (17 November 2016). "Who will stand as the West of England's first elected metro mayor?". bathchronicle.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "CLP Nominations on Twitter". 17 November 2016.
- ^ "CLP Nominations on Twitter". 17 November 2016.
- ^ "CLP Nominations on Twitter". 17 November 2016.
