If the distinct lack of posters and assorted other election paraphernalia in Bristol city centre is anything to go by, he is right.

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The most watched live webcast - with 14, 071 views - was the declaration of the election results for Bristol's first elected mayor in November.

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The result, according to the CWU, is packets that have remained in the depot for days and undelivered "literature about candidates standing in the Bristol Mayoral election" on 15 November.

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