Ahead of the upcoming local election in South Gloucestershire each party has promised voters how they would make the area better if they win power. Pledges include taking action on the region’s struggling bus services, building new schools and helping with the rising cost of living.
Voters in South Gloucestershire will head to the polls on Thursday, May 4, to cast their ballot for who should run South Gloucestershire Council. The outcome of the election will affect how a wide range of public services in the district are run.
The Conservatives are defending a narrow overall majority of two seats from the Liberal Democrats and Labour. Each of the main political parties have now set out their plans for South Gloucestershire, in a bid to persuade voters to pick them on their ballot papers.