The people of Bristol have been voicing their opinions after it was revealed that the mayoral system in the city is to be scrapped.
Yesterday, more than 90,000 people ventured to their local polling station to vote on whether they wished to keep the current system of an elected mayor in place, or introduce a committee system instead. The results were announced just before 3:30am (May 6) and revealed that 56,113 people voted for the committee and 38,439 people voted for the mayor.
In light of these figures, it may be safe to say that the majority of Bristolians are quite pleased with the results, however, there is still much debate on social media platforms and message boards offering up a whole range of points and ideas - from the idea that Bristol 'always votes against things' to another which suggests that the mayoral system was 'not as fair or as democratic' as a committee and many are wondering what happens now.
