It was an historic moment as Labour's Marvin Rees was sworn in as Bristol's new elected Afro-Caribbean mayor.
He promptly made the first promise of his new job: "Under my leadership, I want to set up a city office in which I hope you will all play a full part. It's here that your expertise and priorities can come together to deliver the city we all want and need."
Mr Rees' victory, over two rounds, overturned the result of the only previous contest in 2012.
The man who won then, the independent George Ferguson, said he was now quitting politics after a turbulent time in office: "As an architect I would say we built some good foundations. I look forward to seeing how you build on those foundations, but it's your job now. This is the end of politics for me."
Labour was able to use all-out council elections to underpin Mr Rees's campaign, and leader Jeremy Corbyn came to congratulate him in person,
Mr Corbyn told ITV News: "Marvin has an ability to unite the city, he has good vision about the city but above all he has this human spirit which brings people together."
Mr Rees grew up in a deprived part of Bristol. His election was a proud moment for his mum, Janet: "Lawrence Weston, it wasn't the ideal place to live when he was small. There weren't many people of colour out there for one. Two, I was on social security at the time, and on my own with him, and we didn't have things like phones or a car, and so I felt quite isolated."
Marvin Rees was educated in Bristol before attending the University of Wales in Swansea. He completed the World Fellows Program at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Rees has worked in diverse areas throughout his career.
He was a freelance journalist and radio presenter at BBC Radio Bristol. He was the Communications and Events Manager at Black Development Agency (now Phoenix Social Enterprise), an agency devoted to empowering individuals and communities through opportunities to work abroad.
Marvin Rees was employed in the city of Bristol as the Programme Manager for race equality in mental health issues at NHS Bristol.
His experiences in the United States included work as an outreach assistant at the Sojourners Community and as a Youth Co-ordinator at Tearfund.
Marvin Rees, who describes himself as the mixed-race son of a white single mother, is married with three children and lives in Easton in Bristol.
