page_title: 2017 West of England mayoral election
section_title: Candidates
hierarchical_section_title: 2017 West of England mayoral election / Candidates
caption_attribution_description: English: 2017 West of England mayoral election Transport Infrastructure Debate, at the Bristol and Bath Science Park. Left to right on panel: Professor Robin Hambleton (chair), Darren Hall (Green). Tim Bowles (Conservative), Lesley Mansell (Labour), Stephen Williams (Liberal Democrat), John Savage (Independent). The UKIP candidate, Aaron Foot, did not attend the debate.
context_page_description: 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. The election was won by Conservative Tim Bowles. The overall turnout for the election was low, with only 29.7% of the electorate voting.
context_section_description: Six candidates stood in the election.
caption: Candidates' Transport Infrastructure Debate at the Bristol and Bath Science Park
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