Mayor of the West of England explained

Post:Mayor
Body:the West of England
Insignia:Logo of the West of England Combined Authority.svg
Incumbent:Dan Norris
Incumbentsince:10 May 2021
Style:Mayor[1]
Termlength:4 years
Formation:2017
Appointer:Electorate of the West of England
Salary:£67,000£87,000 (four step increase 20222025)[2]

The Mayor of the West of England is the directly elected mayor who leads the West of England Combined Authority. The body, a combined authority, is responsible for the strategic administration of the West of England, including planning, transport and skills. For this purpose the West of England is defined as the local authority areas of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset. The creation of the role was agreed in 2016 as part of a devolution deal, by the then Chancellor George Osborne and the leaders of the three councils.

Elections use the supplementary vote system, where electors can vote for "first preference" and "second preference" candidates. If no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, all but the two leading candidates are eliminated and the votes of those eliminated are redistributed according to their second-choice votes to determine the winner.

The first election took place on 4 May 2017, and was won by Tim Bowles with a total of 70,300 votes, including second preferences. The turnout was 29.7%, with 199,519 voting out of the possible 671,280.[3]

List of mayors

NamePortraitTerm of officeElectedPolitical partyPrevious and concurrent occupations
Tim Bowles8 May 20179 May 20212017ConservativeFormer district councillor for Winterbourne
Dan Norris10 May 2021incumbent2021LabourMP for North East Somerset and Hanham as of the 2024 general election and former MP for Wansdyke from 1997 until 2010
Timeline

Elections

2017

Turnout in the election was: 29.3%

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Notes and References

  1. [Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009]
  2. News: West of England's Metro Mayor Dan Norris set for £20,000 pay hike . Postans . Adam . Bath Echo . 4 February 2022 . 7 February 2022.
  3. News: Mayor of the West of England. 5 May 2017. BBC News. 5 May 2017.