mayor

This Week in Bristol

This week in Bristol: Mayor’s first State of the City Address since Bristol voted to scrap his role

Marvin Rees says the city still faces huge challenges, from the climate to inflation, but that significant action has been delivered over the past 12 months.

Eliz Mizon
Eliz Mizon

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Paul Hassan, the community sector leader who says a mayor is best for the city and the vote is ‘self-indulgent’

Neil Maggs Adam Cantwell-Corn Aphra Evans
Neil Maggs, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Nicola Bowden-Jones, the ex-Labour councillor who says the mayoral system is ‘sexist and anti-democratic’

Neil Maggs Adam Cantwell-Corn Aphra Evans
Neil Maggs, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Bristol Unpacked Ellie King, the Labour councillor coming out to bat for the mayoral system and take on critics

Part two of four episodes in a mini-series dedicated to understanding what’s at stake in Bristol’s upcoming mayoral referendum on 5 May.

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Neil Maggs, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Alex Hartley, the Lib Dem councillor that forced the vote on the future of Bristol’s political set-up

Neil Maggs Adam Cantwell-Corn Aphra Evans
Neil Maggs, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Aphra Evans

Bristol Mayoral Referendum

Pressure, visibility, corruption: Mayoral power across the UK

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

Edition 28

Power, personalities and PR: why this year could see the end of a mayor for Bristol

The role of the mayor has come up yet again as councillors clashed recently on the budget. Ahead of the mayoral referendum in May, it’s crucial we cut through the rhetoric to have a real choice.

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Local Elections 2021

Analysis: How Mayoral candidates will need to battle for votes and look both ways as they race for City Hall

Hopefuls have the tricky task of appealing to a diverse electorate.

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Opinion

Opinion: Mayors need to listen to communities

The arena decision - opposed by a majority of councillors - once more raises the question of how much power an elected mayor should have.

Tessa Coombes

Opinion

OPINION: the voting system is broken, it’s time for change

Have you ever felt your vote didn’t count? The turnout in both national and local elections suggests that a lot of people share that view....

Mike Jempson
Mike Jempson

Features

WATCH: One city. One mayor. Our future

They want to be the most powerful person in Bristol and they need you. But do you know who’s who in the mayoral elections? Confused about the whole thing or just straight up bored? Don’t worry, you’re not alone.

The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable

Voices

Votes at 16: Should young people have a voice at the ballot box?

Youth worker Jack Clements makes the case for lowering the voting age.

Jack Clements