Bristol Direct Local 22nd - 29th April 2021

Mayoral election booklets are delivered Mayoral election booklets are delivered As well as the election of the Bristol Mayor, Information about next month's poll heads out 293 candidates will stand in the local council to city voters election in only the second time all 70 councillors will be elected on the same day. The A printed booklet with information about next names of those standing to become councilmonth’s Mayoral election for Bristol will start lors and represent the city’s 34 wards will be to be delivered to households in Bristol this available on the council website. week.

The deadline to register to vote in these elections is midnight on Monday 19 April.

The booklet, required by law to be sent to each registered voter, contains information There are three ways to vote in the elections about the candidates, the Mayor’s role, the on 6 May, all will be COVID-safe: election, and how to vote and will land on doormats from this week. There are nine can- In Person at a Polling station – citizens will didates for Bristol Mayor and seven of them be able to vote in person at the polling station have chosen to be included in the booklet. on their poll card from 7am to 10pm. Elections staff will put it place measures to ensure The nine Bristol Mayor candidates are as polling stations are COVID-secure, including follows: one-way systems, social distancing, face coverings and sanitising. Voters will also be • Tom Baldwin - Trade Unionist and Social- invited to bring their own pencil if they prefer. ist Coalition • Robert Clarke - Reform UK *

By Post – voters can apply for a postal vote • Sean Donnelly - Independent by completing an application. The deadline • Dr Caroline Gooch – Liberal Democrats for applications to be returned is 5pm on • Sandy Hore-Ruthven – Green Party Tuesday, 20 April • John Langley – Independent * • Marvin Rees – Labour Party Proxy – where you can ask someone to vote • Oska Shaw on your behalf. Voters can apply for a proxy • Alastair Watson – The Conservative vote by completing an application. The deadParty line for applications to be returned is 5pm on * Not included in booklet Tuesday, 27 April.

Anyone who is self-isolating and can’t attend a polling station themselves can apply for an emergency proxy vote after 5pm on Tuesday 27 April.

Visit the Bristol City Council website to learn more about registering for a postal or a proxy vote.

Residents across the region will also cast their votes for who they want as the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner and West of England Combined Authority Mayor.

The list of candidates standing in those elections can be found on the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner and the West of England Combined Authority websites respectively.

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