“It's a shame that the web address given, doesn't work.”

“About time! The KISS principle applies to democracy as well, even more local democracy. People should vote the whole council in or out, then give councillors enough time to actually do something in the constellation voted for, then either kick them out or vote them back in depending on how they did. Simples, no?

The current system resulted in ever-changing majorities, coalitions and leaders. Luckily that'll be gone to some extent once we have a proper elected mayor, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be fixed.”

“The link should be:
http://tinyurl.com/7bp77ot”

“A change for the better.

http://tinyurl.com/bpe22gw”

“This would be a change for the better. I hope it happens.”

“I've been banging on about this for years.

The sooner we go to four-year elections for the entire council the better.”

“WHY bother electing any councillors anyway ,despite everybody over the age of 18 having a democratic right to elect the councilor of their choice, standing in their ward.Once elected they are mandated by us to make decision on what to allow or not to allow in our City. So how is it that just one objector, who may or may not have even went to the trouble of voting, can over rule decision made democratically by said councillors, because that has happened when the council ruled on planing permission on a high profile case.So it does not matter how often or if all wards elect on the same day,when their decisions can be so easily overturned.”

“stockwoodpete

Thanks for the link. I've filled out the survey.”

“If we had had local elections at the time of the mayoral vote, the decision might have been different, as was the case with all the other cities.”

“Mayoral Election! Bring it on.

http://tinyurl.com/2chh7

Vote Derek Rees for Mayor.

http://tinyurl.com/2chh7”

“70 councillors for small Bristol when the whole of the UK has 650 MPs suggests to me that we should clear out at least half the council”