Milan Gregory Perera

💔💔💔 such dreadful, dreadful news. Salts was a wonderful man. Always generous with his time and his words. Gone at just 49. Brutally tough for his family, his friends and all of us lucky enough to have had him in our lives. RIP Big Man X 🥹

It was firing on all cylinders on College Green this morning as the official countdown for @bristolballoon began.

The moment of revelation..

Arron Banks, Reform UK candidate has just arrived at Oasis Academy.

Voter turnout is 6% down from 2021 WECA election (36.61%)

Tony Dyer, current leader of Bristol City Council, and Marvin Rees, former mayor having a quick chat amdist the bustle of the count floor.

Tony Dyer, leader of Bristol City Council shared the sentiment of pollsters of a "close election".

Mary Page, Green candidate for WECA election has just arrived at Oasis Academy.

The brooding anticipation...

Ballot boxes are arriving in steady streams.

If we're to believe the pollsters, it's going to be decided by the "barest of margins". Follow our @bristol247 coverage through the night and early hours of the morning as we bring latest from the WECA election.

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