2017 West of England mayoral election

2017 West of England mayoral election
4 May 2017
Turnout29.7%
 
Candidate Tim Bowles Lesley Mansell Stephen Williams
Party Conservative Labour Co-op Liberal Democrats
First round vote 53,796 43,627 39,794
Percentage 27.3% 22.2% 20.2%
Second round vote 70,300 65,923 Eliminated
Percentage 51.6% 48.4% Eliminated
 
Candidate John Savage Darren Hall Aaron Foot
Party Independent Green UKIP
First round vote 29,500 22,054 8,182
Percentage 15.0% 11.2% 4.2%
Second round vote Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
Percentage Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
Map of the results of the mayoral election by council
Mayor before election

Position established

 Elected Mayor

Tim Bowles
Conservative

The inaugural West of England mayoral election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect the Mayor of the West of England metropolitan area. The area is made up of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Subsequent elections will be held every four years. The election was won by Conservative Tim Bowles. The overall turnout for the election was low, with only 29.7% of the electorate voting.

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