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Mayor of West of England Combined Authority

This election will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025.

  • The Mayor of the West of England helps direct the overall strategy of the three councils which make up the West of England Combined Authority. Working with the leaders of the three councils, the Mayor has responsibilities in areas such as transport, housing, adult education, and skills.

    A combined authority is a group of councils which come together to make decisions on policy areas that affect them all, such as transport between local authorities or regional business policies. Not all areas have a combined authority, and not all combined authorities have the same powers.

    The West of England Combined Authority consists of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire.

    Learn more on Wikipedia.

We are currently aware of two candidates for this position. The official candidate list will be published after 31 March 2025, when this page will be updated. You can help improve this page: add information about candidates to our database.

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  • You should get a "poll card" through the post telling you where to vote.

    If you haven't got one, or aren't sure where to vote, you should call Bristol City Council on 0117 9223400.

    Bristol City Council
    http://www.bristol.gov.uk/
    electoral.services@bristol.gov.uk

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  • ️ You will need to take photo ID to vote at a polling station in this election

    You do not need your poll card to vote. You must vote at your assigned polling station.

  • Register to vote

    You need to be registered in order to vote. If you aren't registered to vote visit https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

    Register before midnight on 09 April 2025 to vote on 1 May 2025.

    Send your postal and proxy vote applications to your local electoral registration team. You can also contact them to find out if you’re on the electoral register, and if you already have a postal or proxy vote.

    Bristol City Council Electoral Services
    Bristol City Council
    5th Floor, BBond Warehouse
    Bristol
    Smeaton Road
    BS1 6XN
    http://www.bristol.gov.uk/
    electoral.services@bristol.gov.uk

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