West of England Combined Authority
Mayoral combined authority; mayoral strategic authority (established status announced on 31 July 2026, not confirmed in force). Created 9 February 2017.
Constituent councils: Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council.
Board, and overview and scrutiny committee meetings from June 2018 to October 2026, read from the authority's own record.
- Mayor: Helen Godwin (Labour)
- 105 meetings: 59 board, 46 overview and scrutiny
- 0 named votes recorded in the minutes
Mayors
- Tim Bowles (Conservative): from 4 May 2017 to 6 May 2021
- Dan Norris (Labour): from 6 May 2021 to 1 May 2025
- Helen Godwin (Labour): from 1 May 2025
Each with the party they were elected for. A mayor's party is shown in place of a party in control: a strategic authority isn't run by a party.
Members
Listed at the Joint meeting - West of England Combined Authority Committee and West of England Joint Committee meeting of 23 October 2026, with each member's role, and their party on the date from their home council's record where the site has it. Appointed members who aren't councillors aren't named.
- Helen Godwin: Mayor, Labour (as elected)
- Kevin Guy: Constituent member, Bath and North East Somerset Council, Liberal Democrats (home council's record)
- Heather Mack: Constituent member, Bristol City Council, Green (home council's record)
- Tony Dyer: Constituent member, Bristol City Council, Green (home council's record)
- Ian Boulton: Constituent member, South Gloucestershire Council, Labour (home council's record)
- Mike Bell: Non-constituent member, North Somerset Council, No party recorded (home council's record)
- Name not shown (not a councillor): Appointed member (not a councillor)
- Name not shown (not a councillor): Appointed member (not a councillor)
Named votes (0)
No named votes were found in this authority's minutes.
Latest meetings
- 23 October 2026: Joint meeting - West of England Combined Authority Committee and West of England Joint Committee (minutes not published yet)
- 19 October 2026: West of England Combined Authority Overview & Scrutiny Committee (minutes not published yet)
- 5 June 2026: Joint meeting - West of England Combined Authority Committee and West of England Joint Committee
- 5 June 2026: Joint meeting - West of England Combined Authority Committee and West of England Joint Committee
- 1 June 2026: West of England Combined Authority Overview & Scrutiny Committee
- 27 March 2026: Joint meeting - West of England Combined Authority Committee and West of England Joint Committee
- 23 March 2026: West of England Combined Authority Overview & Scrutiny Committee
- 30 January 2026: Joint meeting - West of England Combined Authority Committee and West of England Joint Committee
- 26 January 2026: West of England Combined Authority Overview & Scrutiny Committee
- 17 October 2025: Joint meeting - West of England Combined Authority Committee and West of England Joint Committee
- 13 October 2025: West of England Combined Authority Overview & Scrutiny Committee
- 18 July 2025: Joint meeting - West of England Combined Authority Committee and West of England Joint Committee