Tim Bowles (politician) explained
Timothy Charles Bowles[1] is a British Conservative politician who was the inaugural Mayor of the West of England serving from 2017 to 2021.[2] [3]
He was previously elected as a local councillor in 2010 and 2015 for Winterbourne in South Gloucestershire, where he lives.[4] He was an events company manager for rth plc.[5] [6] [7]
On 24 November 2020 Bowles announced his decision not to run for re-election in the 2021 West of England mayoral election, as he was retiring to "pursue some other interests and do those things which have had to take a back seat for so many years".[8] [9]
At Bowles' final West of England Combined Authority meeting, Bristol mayor Marvin Rees said that Bowles had shown honourable leadership without “nonsense party wrangling”.[10]
Bowles lives in Winterbourne, and previously in Somerset.[11]
External links
- Web site: Tim's Blog . West of England Combined Authority . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422162528/https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/mayorblog/ . 22 April 2021.
Notes and References
- Web site: Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices . West of England Combined Authority . 4 April 2017 . 25 November 2020.
- News: Mayor of the West of England. BBC News. 5 May 2017.
- News: Tory Tim Bowles elected West of England mayor. BBC News. 5 May 2017.
- Web site: Cllr Tim Bowles. Bristol and South Gloucestershire Conservatives. 6 May 2017.
- News: Tim Bowles named Conservative Party candidate for West of England Metro Mayor elections . Alex Brown . Bath Chronicle . 23 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170126120452/https://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/tim-bowles-named-conservative-party-candidate-for-west-of-england-metro-mayor-elections/story-30078993-detail/story.html . 26 January 2017.
- Web site: Staff. rth plc. 6 May 2017.
- Web site: Ryan. Sid. Metro mayor: Is Bristol ready for devolution?. The Bristol Cable. 6 May 2017.
- News: West of England Mayor Tim Bowles announces retirement . BBC News . 24 November 2020 . 25 November 2020.
- News: West of England mayor Tim Bowles to step down before election . Postans . Adam . BristolLive . Reach . 24 November 2020 . 25 November 2020.
- News: Bristol mayor Marvin Rees and West of England mayor Tim Bowles call truce . Postans . Adam . Bristol Post . 3 February 2021 . 31 May 2022.
- News: Metro Mayor candidate profile: Tim Bowles for Conservatives . Ashcroft . Esme . Bristol Post . 5 April 2017 . 25 November 2020.
