West of Combined Authority Mayoral Election Thursday 4 May 2017

• Voting information • The candidates – who they are, what they say wevote.org.uk #WEvote West of England Combined Authority Mayoral Election The Mayoral Candidates

The West of England Combined Authority covers the There are six candidates standing as Mayor for the West of England area of Bath & North East , Bristol and South Combined Authority. Their statements appear in this booklet. Gloucestershire. On Thursday 4 May 2017 electors from Candidates are listed in alphabetical order below. This is the order in these areas will have the opportunity to vote for the person which they will appear on the ballot paper. they want to be Mayor for the West of England Combined Authority until 2021. ●● BOWLES, Tim The Conservative Party Candidate The West of England devolution deal brings powers and money from national Government and the ability to make more decisions locally. ●● FOOT, Aaron Warren The West of England Combined Authority Mayor will work alongside UK Independence Party (UKIP) the Bristol Mayor and Council Leaders of Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire to create a strategy for the combined area. ●● HALL, Darren Edward About this booklet Green Party

●● This booklet must be sent to you by law*. It includes: MANSELL, Lesley Ann Labour and Co-operative Party ●● information about the election ●● an election address (i.e. a statement) from each of the ●● SAVAGE, John Christopher Mayoral candidates Independent ●● information on how to fill in your ballot paper and how the ●● result will be calculated WILLIAMS, Stephen Liberal Democrats ●● frequently asked questions Your vote is important in deciding who the future West of England Combined Authority Mayor will be.

Stephen Hughes Combined Authority Returning Officer The order in which the statements of candidates appear in this booklet has been determined by the *One booklet must be distributed to each person entitled to vote at the election. This booklet has been drawing of lots by the Deputy Combined Authority Returning Officer, in accordance with The Combined produced in accordance with The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) order 2017. Authorities (Mayoral Elections) order 2017. wevote.org.uk Voting information

Election of the Mayor for W England Combined Authority Every registered 1. Vote by putting an 8 in est of Vote once Poll card ✘ in Column A for your first choice, and column A, next to the Vote once eligible elector will Election of the Mayor for W ✘ in Column B for your second choice Combined Authority est of England name of the candidate who be sent an official Your details: Date of election Thursday 4th May 2017 is your first choice. Column A first choice Column B CAND second choice poll card which will Voting infor IDATE SURNAME, F mation irst name Polling day Address Thursday 4th May 2017 You must vote in this Voting hours Party name/Independen explain when, where 7am to 10pm t Party log Your polling o column for your first CA station will be: NDIDATE SU RNAME, First Addr name and how to vote. Number on r ess egister: ABCD 1234 choice to be counted. Party name/Independen You do not need to take this car t Party logo you in or d with der to vote. CAND For details of your polling IDATE SURNAME, F irst name 2. Vote by putting an 8 in Address station you can also call Party name/Independen t column B, next to the Party logo Please tur CAND n over> IDATE SURNAME, F your local council: irst name name of the candidate Address Party name/Independen t Party logo who is your second CAND Bath & North East Somerset . . . 01225 477 333 IDATE SURNAME, F irst name choice. Address Party name/Independen t Bristol ...... 0117 922 3400 Party logo CAND If you do not vote in this IDATE SURNAME, F irst name Address South Gloucestershire . . . . . 01454 863 030 column, your first choice Party name/Independen t vote will still be counted. Party logo

3. If you vote twice for the How to cast your vote same candidate, your When you get to your polling station, you will receive a ballot second vote will not be counted. paper for the Mayoral election. Postal voters will have this ballot 4. You should not mark more than one 8 in the first paper in their pack. choice column A, and you should not mark more This election uses the supplementary voting system. than one 8 in the second choice column B. You will have two votes – one for your first choice candidate and one, If you have marked a first choice, you can choose if you wish, for your second choice candidate. whether or not to mark a second choice. The ballot paper will list all the candidates standing. Next to the list If you only mark a cross in the second choice of candidates there will be two columns. column, your vote will not be counted.

wevote.org.uk Who is elected? Frequently asked questions

All the first choices ●● What is devolution? are counted: West of England devolution is a deal with national Government If one candidate has received Mayor for to transfer some of its funding and decision making powers to more than 50% of the votes West of England the West of England region (Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, they will be elected Mayor. Combined Authority South Gloucestershire). As part of the deal we need to have a regional authority and an elected regional Mayor.

●● What powers does the West of England Combined Authority have? It will have the ability to make local decisions about spatial planning for the region (including where new homes are planned and where investment in new services is needed to support The ballot papers for the eliminated their development), adult education and skills, employment and candidates are then checked. Any regional transport. second choice votes for the two If no candidate has more remaining candidates are added ●● than 50% of the vote: to their first round totals. The What is the difference between the West of The two candidates with the most candidate with the most votes wins. England Combined Authority Mayor, Council first choice votes will remain in the Leaders and the Bristol Mayor? election and all other candidates are eliminated. The West of England Combined Authority Mayor will be responsible for the additional powers and money devolved to the West of England Combined Authority. The Bristol Mayor and Council Leaders of Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire will continue to be responsible for all of their current council services, except where they choose (or have chosen) to transfer some of their powers to the Combined Authority.

wevote.org.uk ●● What happens to the existing local councils? The candidates Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils will still exist. The West of England Combined Authority powers are in addition to and complement the existing powers The following pages within the local councils. contain statements from the candidates. ●● Why two votes for one Mayor? The law states the voting process for the Mayoral elections must The content of these statements be done this way. It also allows you to say who would be your is the responsibility of the second choice for Mayor if your first choice is not in the top two candidates themselves. The views after the first round of counting, and if there is not an outright expressed are theirs, and cannot majority winner at that stage. be attributed to the Combined Authority Returning Officer, Bath ●● I have lost my poll card, can I get another one? & North East Somerset Council, If you are on the electoral register, you don’t need a poll card to Bristol City Council, South vote. You can attend the polling station and staff there will help Gloucestershire Council you. The poll card is just to inform you that there is an election and or the West of England explain where your polling station is. Combined Authority.

●● Why has every voter in my household been sent The order in which the statements a booklet? appear in this booklet has been determined by the drawing of The law says that every registered voter must be sent their own lots by the Deputy Combined copy, so they get a chance to see who the candidates are. Authority Returning Officer. Election helplines: Bath & North East Somerset 01225 477 333 Bristol 0117 922 3400 South Gloucestershire 01454 863 030 For more information visit wevote.org.uk wevote.org.uk Election helpline 0117 922 3400 Vote Darren hall, the positive choice jobs for life Leadership for the long term I will work with businesses to set up a Regional Business Investment Fund to focus and strengthen our local economy so more money stays here. I’ll This is the best opportunity in a set up training for skills we’ll need in the future and promote the value of generation to tackle some of our biggest diversity. I want the West of England to lead the way in creating well paid challenges: jobs that can support you and jobs for local people. your family, decent homes that will reduce your bills, and efficient, clean transport to get us all moving again. transport for life

With my background in the forces, Imagine being able to get where you need to go, easily, cheaply and government and the private sector, I have reliably. I will put in place a joined up public transport strategy, with not the leadership skills, management for profit community bus companies, promote rail electrification, and experience and creative thinking needed support Clean Air Zones for Bristol & Bath. I will invest more in walking & to make the West of England a global cycling, especially on school routes. leader of the future. housing for life Thank you for your support [email protected] We have to tackle the housing crisis in a generation, building homes www.metromayor.org.uk people can afford to live in. Let’s show the UK how to use local talent to design, build and rent good value, sustainable, cheap to run homes. I’ll support shared ownership and self-build, improve energy efficiency in Darren’s Career to date: existing homes and roll out a Renter’s Charter across the region.

RAF Engineering Officer and Aerospace systems safety project future for life manager Our children are depending on us. It’s within our power to make the West Regional & local government inc Home Office Regional of England a world leading economy, where prosperity is renewably Crime & Drugs Manager, Bristol City Council Partnerships powered, healthy for all and truly sustainable. I’ll take every opportunity Manager and Gloucestershire Locality Manager to protect and revive our natural world for future generations. We already Environmental Project Manager & Communications Consultant have the right skills and expertise to make this vision real if we have the collective will to make it happen.

Published and promoted by Robert Triggs on behalf of Darren Hall, For more information, please go to: metromayor.org.uk both at 91 North Road, Bristol, BS6 5AQ The experienced choice Stephen Williams has the experience to lead and the vision to deliver Stephen for the people of the West of England. As a former MP and minister in government he knows how to deliver the best deal for everyone. 1 - Transport 2 - Homes W ILLIAM S Bristol and Bath have dreadfully I will work with local councils to bad public transport. As Metro build 100,000 energy efficient Mayor I would use my new and affordable homes over the powers aggressively on behalf of next 20 years. passengers. New development will go ahead Buses will have cashless only with good public transport payment, capped prices and links. Priority will be given to land new late night services to North in existing urban areas. I will East Somerset and South safeguard the special character Gloucestershire. I will open four of the countryside, important to new rail stations at Ashley Hill, city and village dwellers alike. Charfield, Portway and Saltford. • New railway stations and 3 - 4 - Skills night bus services I believe that our prosperity The region’s strong and vibrant depends on keeping links with economy needs to attract and • Build new energy efficient, our closest trading partners. develop a talented workforce. affordable homes I oppose a job-destroying Hard I will increase the number of • Resisting a job-destroying Brexit. We should stay in the options for local young people to Single Market, vital for all of our choose an apprenticeship and Hard Brexit local businesses. I will press the get them into work. government to allow EU workers • Increase apprenticeship to be allowed to stay, supporting Training will support our strong options for young people the NHS and key local and growing industries such as industries. engineering, digital & media and tourism. w w w.stephenw illiam s.org.uk Published and promoted by Daniel Kelly on behalf of Stephen Williams (Liberal Democrats), both at 31 James Street West, Bath, BA1 2BT. JOHN SAVAGE WILL DELIVER ON FIVE GREAT TASKS ‘We can’t afford to waste this opportunity by electing just a politician or a bureaucrat to be mayor of the region. We need someone who will get on with the job. With my experience, I will provide leadership to get great things done that will last for decades and not just a few years.’

As Mayor, I pledge to work with everyone in our region to deliver Five Great Tasks:

1. Sort out our transport nightmare; fixing our roads, trains and buses THE ONLY SERIOUS CHOICE to create decent and sustainable public transport. FOR MAYOR OF THE WEST 2. Build more homes and ensure that new plans are laid to build complete OF ENGLAND REGION new communities for current and future generations.

You need to know what I’ve done 3. Secure a great new deal from London so that government gives Appointed in 1989 to run the us yet more money and the powers we need to build our own future. VOTE Bristol Initiative & Chamber of JOHN SAVAGE ON Commerce. THURSDAY 4TH MAY! Delivered Cabot Circus and 4. Keep our region open to the world - despite Brexit - and leave Harbourside Regeneration. no one behind. I have lived in this region for nearly forty Chairman of the Bristol Royal years and have experience of running an Infirmary. award winning NHS Trust, an educational Supported education for young 5. Develop skilled people for skilled jobs across the region funding body, a cross party leadership group, a people through leading the South and make sure that all of our young people have the chance to regional transport body and many businesses. West Learning and Skills Council. acquire the skills they need to thrive themselves. I will bring a new approach to how local government is run in the West of England. Working together with everyone in over 30 different partnership Please make your vote count - for the region and for all the people that live here I am standing as the independent organisations in our region. - and support me on 4th May. candidate for Metro Mayor. This devolution Published my vision for the West deal represents a shift in power from John Savage Westminster to us. We now decide how our of England - 2050: High In Hope - region is managed. setting out a ambitious plan for the region over the next 40 years. If you would like to hear more about my plans, then visit www.johnsavage4metromayor.co.uk Read his vision for the region at www.johnsavage4metromayor.co.uk and read my vision for 2050.

Promoted by Will Thomson on behalf of John Savage both at 28 Broad St, Bristol, BS1 2HG. Prime Minister Theresa May supports Tim Bowles for West of England Mayor TIM BOWLES – A STRONG VOICE, AND A MAYOR FOR THE WHOLE OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

Our area faces big challenges, but And Tim Bowles is the only candidate to back the Prime for too many years there has been Minister’s plan to make a success of Brexit for every community tinkering and indecision around the edges. Tim Bowles is determined to Tim Bowles is an experienced local Councillor and local change all this as our first ever West THORNBURY & YATE businessman, with the plan and determination to ensure this of England Mayor. FILTON & BRADLEY STOKE important new role benefits the whole of our region and every The West of England Mayor is BRISTOL NW local community.

a big new job to meet these BRISTOL EAST challenges and get things done for BRISTOL TIM’S WEST OF ENGLAND PLAN INCLUDES: WEST the whole region, not just Central KINGSWOOD BRISTOL Working with the Backing major transport Bristol. SOUTH Conservative Government infrastructure, particularly Q Responsible for nearly £1 billion BATH to make a success of the Ring Road/M4 of investment. Brexit for our economy, J18a and the A36/46 Link Q Control over major transport NE SOMERSET and be a strong voice Road. schemes. nationally. Q Power over housing and Protecting more of our development. Transforming our local green fields by promoting rail network by re-opening urban regeneration sites Q To promote the local economy Only the Conservatives and to create jobs. stations and increasing instead to build more represent each part of the West local services. affordable homes. That’s why it matters who we of England, so only Tim Bowles choose to do the job. can work for every community.

Promoted by Kris Murphy on behalf of Tim Bowles both of 5 Westfield Park, Redland, Bristol BS6 6LT.

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@MansellForMayor @MansellForMayor www.facebook.com/MansellForMayor www.facebook.com/MansellForMayor www.mansell4mayor.orgwww.mansell4mayor.org WEST OF ENGLAND #LOCALPEOPLEFIRST It is time we put the people who built the community AARON FOOT rst. Local people have suered at the hands of bad decision making.

For too long local families have been left at the back of the queue when looking for a place to call home. It will be my aim to build social housing on disused #DIRECTDEMOCRACY sites. These social houses will be prioritised for local people, including our forgotten military veterans. After our success helping the UK leave the EU, we now feel that we must continue to bring politics It is a tragedy that we have so many homeless, we back to the people. For too long, decisions made by must do better at nding a home for them. Not our elected politicians have felt out of reach from making them feel like criminals. Public Service the voters. THE UKIP CANDIDATE Protection Orders (PSPOs) should not be used to attack the homeless. With my plan to bring an online direct democracy platform to the public, we will give the people a real place to bring their policies forward, and give #PROTECTGREENBELT meaningful comments on our future decisions. Did you know that our current politicans are trying The platform will be built as part of my rst 100 AARON FOOT to build a city the size of Bath on our greenbelt days in the role as metro mayor, utilising open between Bristol and Bath? source software.

FOR WEST OF ENGLAND MAYOR I will ght this outrageous policy decision, and make Transparency has to be the new normal in our UK sure we are looking to disused (brown eld) sites politics, and I will lead by example. Every registered rst. voter will get the ability to be part of the decision making. As a local farmer, I have a passion for protecting the local countryside which is renowned for Our green-land is vital for farming, wildlife, cultural its natural beauty, being rich in wildlife and studies show beneficial to peoples’ mental health. heritage and helping people improve their mental Let’s bring politics back to where it belongs, with well-being. I will always oppose any development on you, the people! I am putting protecting our green spaces at the heart of my policy making. We need more our precious greenbelt, including the Bathampton meadows park and ride idea. houses, however we must look to brownfield sites first. Being a lifelong resident of the area, #ENDWARONCARS makes me only want to do what is right. For too long we have had people talking the talk, but not #STOPTHEWASTE walking the walk. I work hard every day as a farmer, and I want to put this dedication into bringing We need a coherent and ingregrated transport Our elected representatives consistently waste your network, not one that just attacks the motorist. Yes, a voice back to the people, which would be achieved with an online direct democracy platform. tax money. I would rather reduce your council tax air pollution is getting worse, however this has “ Aaron Foot than spend on vanity projects. only been made worse by favouring anti-car policies. Our focus should be on making your lives easier and Let’s end the 20MPH zones, open blocked roads, bringing you more services. Imagine a politician that reduce trac lights to increase trac ow and look gave you a reduction in taxes, not an increase. This at opening satellite rail stations (For example: In is possible if we stop the waste. For example: Saltford). PROTECT GREENBELT | DIRECT DEMOCRACY | END ANTI-CAR POLICIES | LOCAL PEOPLE FIRST Bathampton Meadows park and ride would cost MENTAL HEALTH FIRST | SOCIAL HOUSING ON BROWNFIELD | STOP WASTEFUL SPENDING | HELP BUSINESS £12,000,000 with little bene t to people, it is likely to only reduce trac on London Rd by 5%. facebook.com/aaronfootukip @aaronfoot119 Published & Promoted by Dan Evans of 54 Mountain Wood, , Bath, BA1 7SA on behalf of Aaron Foot of 33 Mendip view, Wick, Bristol, BS30 5PX of The” UK Independence” Party (UKIP) Published & Promoted by Dan Evans of 54 Mountain Wood, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7SA on behalf of Aaron Foot of 33 Mendip view, Wick, Bristol, BS30 5PX of The UK Independence Party (UKIP) West of England Key dates Combined Authority area

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