MAN YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF TO RETIRE FROM JOB YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW EXISTSTim Bowles has announced that he will be retiring from politics.
Tim who? Tim Bowles. The West of England?s first metro mayor, who it?s fair to say does not have quite the same profile as his contemporary in Manchester, Andy Burnham, or Bristol mayor Marvin Rees in the level of local government one rung below metro mayor.
Bowles was elected mayor of the West of England Combined Authority (
WECA» , comprising Bristol, South Glos and Bath & North East Somerset) in 2017, but will not be standing for a second term next year.
Bristol24/7 has asked the Conservatives if the reason why Bowles is not standing again is that he was not selected by the party to contest a second term.
Despite being in charge of a budget of hundreds of millions of pounds, with much government money funnelled through WECA, the former Winterbourne councillor remains little known outside political circles.
Bowles? anonymity is surprising as his official Conservative Party biography says that he enjoyed a successful career in sales and marketing management.
In a statement released on Monday afternoon, Bowles said that ?it has been an honour and a privilege to serve the West of England as a councillor and as the region?s first Metro Mayor?.
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