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Centre for Cities / 2017 Mayoral Research – West of England

Survey of adults in the West of England city-region on perceptions of the 2017 elections for a mayor in the city-region, on behalf of Centre for Cities

  • More than half of adults in the West of England city-region say they were familiar with the plans to introduce a new Mayor.
  • The provision of healthcare is identified as the most important priority for politicians by adults in the West of England city-region at the moment.
  • Adults in the West of England city-region identify developing plans to build or commission affordable housing, developing plans to invest in rail and road networks within the city-region and creating a city-region strategic plan as the most important priorities of the new Mayor in their first 100 days.
  • More than half of adults in the West of England city-region agree that their respective new Mayor should have greater powers than local council leaders.

Date Published: 15/09/2016

Categories: GB | Politics | Public and communities

Client: Centre for Cities

Methodology

ComRes interviewed 501 adults from the West of England city-region between 1st and 13th September 2016.  Respondents were sampled and weighted to be representative by age and gender of adults aged 18+ in the West of England. ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

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