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All you need to know about the mayor election

By Bristol24/7  Wednesday Mar 23, 2016

Bristol goes to the polls on May 5 to elect its mayor. You can follow every spit and cough from the campaign trail on our mayoral elections news page.

But if you want to find out more about the candidates so far, listed in alphabetical order below, then follow the links for interviews, videos and opinion articles from each of them.

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Tom Baldwin – Trade Union and Socialist Coalition

Interview: Who is Tom Baldwin?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Kay Barnard – Lib Dems

Interview: Who is Kay Barnard?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Tony Britt – Independent

Interview: Who is Tony Britt?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Tony Dyer – Greens

Interview: Who is Tony Dyer?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

George Ferguson – Bristol 1st

Interview: Who is George Ferguson?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Stoney Garnett

Interview: Who is Stoney Garnett?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Mayor Festus Kudehinbu

Interview: Who is Mayor Kudehinbu?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’ – coming soon…

John Langley – Independent

Interview: Who is John Langley?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Charles Lucas – Conservative

Interview: Who is Charles Lucas?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Marvin Rees – Labour

Interview: Who is Marvin Rees?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Paul Saville – Independent

Interview: Who is Paul Saville?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Christine Townsend – Independent

Interview: Who is Christine Townsend?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

Paul Turner – Ukip

Interview: Who is Paul Turner?

Video: My campaign in 60 seconds

Opinion: ‘Why I should be mayor’

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