West of England mayoral election, 2017

West of England mayoral election, 2017

4 May 2017 2021 →
Turnout	29.7%
Candidate Tim Bowles Lesley Mansell Stephen Williams Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat 1st Round vote 53,796 43,627 39,794 Percentage 27.3% 22.2% 20.2% 2nd Round vote 70,300 65,923 Eliminated Percentage 51.6% 48.4% Eliminated   Candidate John Savage Darren Hall Aaron Foot Party Independent Green UKIP 1st Round vote 29,500 22,054 8,182 Percentage 15% 11.2% 4.2% 2nd Round vote Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Percentage Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
Map of the results of the mayoral election by council

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 after. The election was won by Conservative Tim Bowles. The overall turnout for the election was low, with only 29.7% of the electorate voting.

Bristol City Council acted as the Combined Authority Returning Officer. Formal nominations to stand could be made from 28 March 2017 to 4 April 2017.

This election used the supplementary voting system, with electors having two votes. One vote for the first choice candidate, with an optional vote for a second choice candidate used if no candidate has more than 50% of the first choice votes.

Six candidates stood in the election.

Tim Bowles, events company manager, South Gloucestershire councillor.

Darren Hall, former RAF engineering officer, project manager, former Parliamentary candidate in Bristol West.

Lesley Mansell, NHS manager, Westfield parish councillor and former Peasedown St John parish councillor.

Stephen Williams, chartered tax consultant, former MP for Bristol West and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.