Bristol's New Mayor

12:40 pm, Fri 16 Nov 2012

Official figures for Bristol Mayoral count

George Ferguson (Independent) 31,321

Marvin Rees(Labour) 25,896

Geoff Gollop (Con) 8,136

John Rogers (Lib Dem) 6,202

Daniella Radice (Green) 5,246

The second preference votes for George Ferguson and Marvin Rees will now be counted.

12:37 pm, Fri 16 Nov 2012

Bristol Mayoral count goes to second round

The Independent candidate George Ferguson topped the first round of the count for the Bristol Mayoral election, ahead of Labour's Marvin Rees and Geoff Gollop (Conservative). John Rogers for the Liberal Democrats was fourth with Daniella Radice (Green) in fifth place

Just under 30% turnout for Bristol Mayoral Election

Mayoral election turnout 27.92% See turnout by Ward at http://t.co/Vb8jygfE

From @BristolCouncil on Twitter: ( 5:45 am, Fri 16 Nov 2012)

5:30 am, Thu 15 Nov 2012

City to choose first elected Mayor

Mayoral Election — Polls close at 10pm Credit: ITV West

Those living in Bristol will also have the option of voting for the person they want to become the city's first elected Mayor. There are fifteen candidates to choose from. Polls close at ten o'clock tonight except in Wiltshire where counting won't begin until tomorrow.

3:14 pm, Wed 14 Nov 2012

Bristol elected mayor: final day of campaigning

It's the final day of campaigning for the Bristol mayor canididates Credit: ITV West

It's been the final day of campaigning for candidates in two new jobs.

Tomorrow [Thursday] sees voting for Bristol's elected mayor, and for Police and Crime Commissioners in each of the region's police forces. Polling stations will be open from 7a.m. until 10p.m.

Counting takes place on Friday except for the PCC in Wiltshire, which happens overnight.

5:09 pm, Tue 13 Nov 2012

Final preparations for Bristol's mayoral elections

Final preparations are under way for what's been called Bristol's biggest vote, now just two days away.

That's when more than 300,000 people in the city get the chance to choose their first directly-elected mayor. At the same time there are nationwide elections for Police and Crime commissioners as well.

The contest to be Bristol's equivalent of Boris Johnson in London has attracted 15 candidates - but it's still unclear whether that will lead to a big turnout. Our political correspondent Bob Constantine reports.