Candidates for the upcoming metro mayoral election will be visiting Bristol24/7‘s Paintworks HQ to talk about the issues that really matter to Bristolians.

The new mayor will be elected on May 4. They will preside over new spending powers for transport, housing and education for the Greater Bristol area, which includes Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils.

All three councils voted to adopt a new mayor to establish the West of England Combined Authority.

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The five candidates are as follows:

Darren Hall, Green

Hall managed Bristol’s Green Capital partnership, and was the Green parliamentary candidate for Bristol West in 2015.

Aaron Warren Foot, UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Foot ran as a candidate in last year’s Police and Crime Commissioner election.

John Savage, Independent

The independent candidate is a former high sheriff of Bristol, and is Chairman of University Hospitals Bristol.

Lesley Mansell, Labour

The Radstock-based parish councillor works as an NHS equality and diversity manager.

Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrat

Williams was MP for Bristol West from 2005 to 2015.

Tim Bowles, Conservative

Bowles is a councillor in Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire.

Readers of Bristol24/7 have the chance to participate in our metro mayor hustings, which will be broadcast via on Facebook Live from 2-3pm on Thursday April 6.

Email your questions to jess@bristol247.com, or join the debate live by leaving a comment on our Facebook page.

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