At Tuesday's meeting all parties backed Conservative councillor Peter Abraham's call for a delay in making the decision.

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Councillor Peter Abraham will present the proposal to councillors next Tuesday.

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Lord Mayor Peter Abraham suggested the honour as Aardman won its fourth Academy Award for the film Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

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The proposal was presented by councillor Peter Abraham, who argued the current system of electing a third of Bristol's council every year was expensive and a distraction from governing the city.

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