Bristol's New Mayor
George Ferguson beat 14 rivals to win the contest to become Bristol's first ever elected mayor. The vote took place on November 15th.
Full report: Bristol Mayor sworn in
George Ferguson was today officially sworn in as the first elected Mayor of Bristol and soon after he was making policy changes. One of his first decisions was to scrap on-street parking charges on Sundays - introduced only three weeks ago.
He's also renamed the council headquarters City Hall - but with a growing budget deficit, there'll be much tougher decisions ahead. Watch our political correspondent Bob Constantine's report here.
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First day for Bristol's new mayor
Bristol's first directly elected Mayor has spent his first day viewing work by local artists in Totterdown.
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Bristol mayoral hopefuls on why they should be elected
Ian Axton interviews candidates hoping to become Bristol's first elected mayor, and asks what they would do for the city.
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Bristol's mayoral candidates unveiled
15 people have come forward as candidates for Bristol's first elected mayor. 13 of them came before the cameras at the Council House today