Voters in Bristol, Bath & Northeast Somerset and South Gloucestershire council areas go to the polls on 4 May to elect a new ‘metro mayor’, see our blog for more information.

BGCP hustings

BGCP CIC and partners are holding an environmental sustainability-focused hustings event with the metro mayor candidates on 25 April at the University of Bristol’s Priory Road Lecture Theatre.

Other hustings events

Here are the other hustings that we are aware of. If we get details of any more events, we will add them here.

Wed 22 Mar       Economy hustings             Business West & Centre for Cities: catch up here

Mon 3 Apr          Transport infrastructure      Bosch, UWE Bristol & Business West, Bristol & Bath Science Park

Thur 6 Apr          Bristol 24/7 hustings          Broadcast via Facebook live 2 – 3pm, see here

Wed 19 Apr        BBC Points West debate   Catch up here

Thu 20 Apr         Digital economy hustings   CreaTech, Engine Shed: book here

Mon 24 Apr        Women’s hustings              Bristol Women’s Voice, Unitarian Chapel, Brunswick Square: book here

Wed 26 Apr       Sustainability hustings        Transition Bath, BRLSI, Bath, book here

Resources

• New policy report from University of Bristol – What can we expect from a metro mayor?
• WECA mayor election information
• Business West comment piece, metro mayor guide & business manifesto
• Centre for Cities metro mayor FAQ, West of England hustings recording, 3 priorities for the West of England metro mayor, & 7 lessons for new metro mayors
• City Metric summary of devolution in England
• Economist, “All politics is loco”, 4 Mar 2017
• House of Commons Library briefing on combined authorities
• Resolution Foundation, A western union: living standards and devolution in the West of England (Jan 2017) & Bristol event slides
• West of England devolution infographic (via Bristol Business News)
• West of England LEP (4 councils, including North Somerset
• BBC Points West debate

Manifestos

• Bristol Cycling 
• Business West 
• Friends of the Earth