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As promised, here's the list of people in the running for the position of Bristol mayor.

It's going to be a late on with predictions we might not find out the result until beyond midnight.

• Incumbent mayor Marvin Rees (Lab) will be looking to defend his seat and seeks re-election.
• Caroline Gooch, (Lib Dem), is a biomedical scientist who wants to scrap the role of mayor. This is her first election.
• Sandy Hore-Ruthven (Green) is CEO of a charity for young people who is standing for the first time.
• Alastair Watson (Cons) is a business consultant and former Lord Mayor of Bristol.
• Tom Baldwin is a candidate from the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and is an active campaigner.
• Sean Donnelly (Independent) is a local business owner and runs a group of pubs in the city.
• John Langley (Independent), who stood as an independent candidate in 2016, says he will prioritise homelessness, housing and transport.
• Oska Shaw, a candidate from the Rights for Nature Campaign, is a student at UWE and advocates a referendum on the future of the mayoral system.
• Robert Clarke (Reform UK)

Here's the total number of votes following the second preference run-off:

• Dan Norris (Labour) -125,482
• Samuel Williams (Conservative) - 85,389

Here's some of what Labour's Dan Norris said on the podium following his win.

Quote Message: I'm very proud of our region. But it could be even better. I also want to thank Keir Starmer who unlocked this election in this region. I also want to thank my amazing campaign team. I'm very, very proud of what you've done. t's been a very tough set of debates, 15 in total. I feel like I know them [the other candidates] better than my family.

I'm very proud of our region. But it could be even better. I also want to thank Keir Starmer who unlocked this election in this region. I also want to thank my amazing campaign team. I'm very, very proud of what you've done. t's been a very tough set of debates, 15 in total. I feel like I know them [the other candidates] better than my family.

Jerome Thomas, the Green Party candidate for the West of England mayor, has thanked people who voted for him after he came third.

There's still no overall winner with Samuel Williams and Dan Norris in a second preference fight.

Mr Thomas said it showed how many people "in our region care about environmental and social justice".

Tory candidate Samuel Williams has arrived, he holds a 9,668 lead with Bristol’s first round results still to come.

“I’m not sure it’s enough” he says.

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