West of England

West of England
Combined authority region
Top left to bottom right: Bristol, Bath, Clifton, Kingswood and Filton
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionSouth West England
CountiesBristol
Gloucestershire
Somerset
Administrative HQBristol
(3 Rivergate, Temple Quay)
Boroughs
Government
 • TypeCombined authority
Local enterprise partnership
 • BodyWest of England Combined Authority
 • MayorDan Norris (Labour)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Websitewww.westofengland-ca.gov.uk

The West of England is an area of South West England around the River Avon. The area has a local government combined authority that consists of the unitary authorities of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset. The combined authority is led by the Mayor of the West of England Helen Godwin. The city of Bristol is the region's largest population centre. Before the region, from 1974 until 1996, the area was under the County of Avon with North Somerset.

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