Mayor of the West of England

The Mayor of the West of England is the directly elected mayor responsible for the strategic government 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 by the then Chancellor George Osborne and the leaders of the three councils.

Mayor of the West of England
Incumbent
Tim Bowles
since 8 May 2017
StyleMayor
AppointerElectorate of the West of England
Term length4 years
Formation2017
Salary£65,000 (2019)[1]

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.[2]

List of Mayors
Name Portrait Term of office Elected Political party Previous and concurrent occupations
Tim Bowles 8 May 2017 incumbent 2017 Conservative Former district councillor for Winterbourne

References
  1. Postans, Adam (28 September 2019). "West of England mayor Tim Bowles set for £3K pay hike for 65-hour working week". Bristol Post. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. "Mayor of the West of England". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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