Local council election results 2016
Local council elections have taken place across the region.
Council results will be coming in between Friday (6 May) and Sunday (8 May). We'll bring you the latest as and when it happens.
Bristol Mayor looks to concede to challenger
Results have been coming in throughout the day for a number of elections in the West. The biggest news may well be in the race to become Bristol Mayor. The votes will be counted tomorrow but the current mayor George Ferguson appears to be conceding defeat to Labour's Marvin Rees.
Earlier today he tweeted his thanks to his campaign team and said without big party resources they had done their best for Bristol.
He also tweeted that he may get his life back and thanked everyone who voted.
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Bristol's new mayor has been sworn in
The new mayor of Bristol has been sworn in. Labour's Marvin Rees beat George Ferguson by nearly 30,000 votes.
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Jeremy Corbyn celebrates with new Bristol Mayor
Jeremy Corbyn joined in the celebrations as Labour's Marvin Rees was elected Bristol Mayor.