Mayoral System

• Your say / local democracy

  ‘Bristolians should care about how decisions are made’

  Suzanne Audrey argues for the continuation of a citizens' assembly

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• Features / mayoral referendum

  Mayor vs committee: What do Bristolians think?

  Bristol talks visibility, democracy and stability ahead of the referendum in two weeks

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• News / mayoral referendum

  ‘Bristol is ours, it’s not for a mayor to do whatever they want’

  Mary Page is leading a campaign to scrap the role of mayor

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• Your say / mayoral referendum

  ‘The mayoral system is only a defence against the past behaviour of Labour in Bristol’

  Mark Wright explores the alleged "instability" Bristol suffered before the mayoral system

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• Your say / Politics

  ‘Bristol’s mayoral model has failed to deliver on its promises’

  Alex Hartley is calling for a referendum on the city's mayoral model

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• Your say / Politics

  ‘The feeling is growing that too much power has been put in the hands of one person’

  Matthew Montagu-Pollock critiques the mayoral system

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• News / Politics

  Motion to hold referendum on scrapping Bristol’s mayoral system defeated

  A 'demoralised' Labour councillor broke ranks to criticise the model

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• News / Bristol mayor

  Examining the success of Bristol’s mayoral system

  A new study looks at the impact of the model that came into play in 2012

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