Is the West about to get one more elected Mayor like Boris or George?

Would you like a Boris? Or a George? That's the question voters in the Bath and North East Somerset area are being asked. Credit: ITV West Country

Would you like a Boris? Or a George? That's the question voters in the Bath and North East Somerset area are being asked this week.

The authority is holding a referendum over whether to have an elected mayor. Some people are finding it confusing, wrongly believing the vote is for a mayor of Bath.

But while the city is the biggest area, any mayor would control the whole council area - including Chew Magna, Radsock and Keynsham.

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Since the Royal Crescent was built in the 1700s there have been more than 200 mayors of Bath. But none of them - not one - was directly elected by voters. Is that about to change?>Yes, if campaigner Philip Raby gets his way.

Canvassing taking place across the Bath and North East Somerset area. Credit: ITV West Country

Some people in the area have been out campaigning against directly elected mayors.>But there are just a few more days left of canvassing - the vote is on Thursday. If it is a yes, the vote for who will be the directly elected mayor will be held in October this year.