Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills,part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire,South West England. Towns in the area include Yate,Chipping Sodbury,Thornbury,Filton,Patchway and Bradley Stoke,the latter three forming part of the northern Bristol suburbs. The unitary authority also covers many outlying villages and hamlets. The southern part of its area falls within the Greater Bristol urban area surrounding the city of Bristol.
Winterbourne is a large village in South Gloucestershire,England,situated just beyond the north fringe of Bristol. The village had a population of 8,965 according to the 2011 census. This has risen to 10,250 at the 2021 Census. The Civil Parish of Winterbourne is centred on the village and includes the neighbouring communities of Winterbourne Down,Hambrook and Frenchay. To the north-east is the village of Frampton Cotterell and to the west lies the new town of Bradley Stoke.
Dan Norris is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Mayor of the West of England since May 2021. He previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansdyke from 1997 to 2010.
Stephen Roy Williams is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West from the 2005 general election until his defeat by Labour Party candidate Thangam Debbonaire in 2015. As an MP,he served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Communities and Local Government from 2013 to 2015.
Bristol City Council is the local authority of Bristol,England. The council is a unitary authority,and is unusual in the United Kingdom in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Bristol. Bristol has 34 wards,electing a total of 70 councillors.
Filton and Bradley Stoke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jack Lopresti,a Conservative.
West of England is a combined authority area in South West England. It is made up of the Bristol,South Gloucestershire,and Bath and North East Somerset unitary authorities. The combined authority is led by the Mayor of the West of England Dan Norris.
The city of Bristol,England,is a unitary authority,represented by four MPs representing seats wholly within the city boundaries. As well as these,Filton and Bradley Stoke covers the northern urban fringe in South Gloucestershire and the north eastern urban fringe is in the Kingswood constituency. The overall trend of both local and national representation became left of centre during the latter 20th century,but there was a shift to the right in the 2010 general election. The city has a tradition of local activism,with environmental issues and sustainable transport being prominent issues in the city.
Bristol City Council,formerly known as The Bristol Corporation,is the local government authority governing the city of Bristol,England. Following the Norman conquest of England in 1066,successive royal charters granted increasing rights of local governance to Bristol. County status was attained in 1373 and city status in the early sixteenth century. Bristol Corporation was established in the nineteenth century and the office of Lord Mayor was created in 1888. Following a brief period as part of the county of Avon in the late twentieth century,Bristol regained its status as a city and county in 1996.
This article lists proposed developments to transport in Bristol,England.
Marvin Rees is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Mayor of Bristol since 2016.
The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) is a combined authority within the West of England area,consisting of the local authorities of Bristol,South Gloucestershire,and Bath and North East Somerset. The combined authority is led by the Mayor of the West of England. The most recent election for this post took place on 6 May 2021,when the Labour candidate Dan Norris was elected on a turnout of 36%.
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.
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.
The 2021 West Midlands Mayoral Election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of the West Midlands,on the same day as other local elections across England and Wales,including councillors in six of its seven boroughs and the police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands city region. This was the second election for the post,which had its first election in 2017 due to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016. The mayor was elected using the supplementary vote system. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 2021 West of England mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of the West of England,on the same day as other local elections across the country. It was the second election for the role. The mayor was elected by the supplementary vote system.
The city of Bristol in the United Kingdom has included a light rail transport system in its plans from the 1980s onwards. There has been no light rail in the city since the closure of Bristol Tramways in 1941.
The 2021 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. It coincided with nationwide local elections. Voters in the city also voted for the mayor of Bristol,the mayor of West of England and for Avon and Somerset's police and crime commissioner. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The inaugural West Yorkshire mayoral election was held on Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect the Mayor of West Yorkshire. It took place simultaneously on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom,including council elections in each of the five metropolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire.
