{"election_id":"mayor.west-of-england.2025-05-01","tmp_election_id":null,"election_title":"Mayor of West of England Combined Authority","poll_open_date":"2025-05-01","election_type":{"name":"Mayoral elections","election_type":"mayor"},"election_subtype":null,"organisation":{"url":"http://elections.democracyclub.org.uk/api/organisations/combined-authority/WECA/2017-02-09/","official_identifier":"WECA","organisation_type":"combined-authority","organisation_subtype":"","official_name":"West of England Combined Authority","common_name":"West of England Combined Authority","slug":"west-of-england","territory_code":"ENG","election_name":"West of England Combined Authority","start_date":"2017-02-09","end_date":null,"created":"2017-02-09T00:00:00Z","modified":"2021-10-11T14:59:26.370579Z"},"group":"mayor.2025-05-01","group_type":null,"identifier_type":"ballot","children":[],"elected_role":"Mayor","seats_contested":1,"division":null,"voting_system":{"name":"First-past-the-post","wikipedia_url":"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting","description":"A first-past-the-post (abbreviated FPTP, 1stP, 1PTP or FPP) or winner-takes-all election is one that is won by the candidate receiving more votes than any others.","uses_party_lists":false,"slug":"FPTP"},"requires_voter_id":"EA-2022","current":false,"explanation":"The Mayor of the West of England leads the [West of England Combined Authority](https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/). The Mayor has responsibilities in areas such as transport, housing, adult education, and skills.\r\n\r\nA [combined authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_authorities_and_combined_county_authorities) is a group of councils which come together to make decisions on policy areas that affect them all, such as transport between local authorities or regional business policies. Not all areas have a combined authority, and not all combined authorities have the same powers.\r\n\r\nThe West of England Combined Authority consists of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire.\r\n\r\n[Learn more from the Institute for Government.](https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/mayor-west-england)","metadata":null,"deleted":false,"cancelled":false,"cancellation_reason":null,"replaces":null,"replaced_by":null,"by_election_reason":"","tags":{"NUTS1":{"key":"UKK","value":"South West (England)"}},"created":"2024-11-28T11:05:53.623338Z","modified":"2025-07-22T13:56:58.024978Z"}