A POLL of more than 200 people in Bristol shows voters are split over the idea of an elected mayor.
It revealed that the majority are narrowly against a figurehead to run the city.
But the sample is not considered representative because nearly three-quarters who responded were male and more than three out of four were aged over 45.
When asked if Bristol should have an elected mayor, 47 per cent said no and 42 per cent said yes. The rest were don't knows.
But when asked if an elected mayor would act as a positive figurehead for the city, a total of 47 per cent were in agreement while a total of 33 per cent disagreed.
The survey was conducted on the thisisbristol website.
A total of 8,898 registered users were sent the survey and 235 responded.
When asked if they intended to vote, 67 per cent said yes and 21 replied no. Thirteen per cent were undecided.
Another question asked users if they thought an elected mayor would put too much power into the hands of one person.
A total of 54 per cent of respondents agreed while a total of 30 per cent disagreed.
More than half (55 per cent) said they had enough information to reach a considered view on the arguments while 45 per cent said no.
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