West of England

West of England
West of England
combined authority region
	Top left to bottom right: Bristol, Bath, Clifton, Kingswood and Filton
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South West England
Counties	Bristol; Gloucestershire; Somerset
Administrative HQ	Bristol; (3 Rivergate, Temple Quay)
Boroughs	Unitary authorities Bristol; South Gloucestershire; Bath and North East Somerset;
Government
• Type	Combined authority; Local enterprise partnership
• Body	West of England Combined Authority
• Mayor	Dan Norris (Labour)
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Website	www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk

West of England is a combined authority area in South West England, around the River Avon. It is made up of the Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset unitary authorities. The combined authority is led by the Mayor of the West of England Dan Norris.^[1]^[2]^[3] The city of Bristol is the region's largest population centre. Before the region, from 1974 until 1996, the area was under the County of Avon with North Somerset.

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^ Gavin Thompson (16 March 2016). "Metro mayor and £1 billion investment for Greater Bristol announced in Budget 2016". Bristol Post. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
^ "West of England Mayoral election results: Dan Norris named as metro mayor". ITV News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.