Local Elections 2017
There are elections in the Anglia region on Thursday 4 May 2017 for county councillors in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk along with the newly created post of elected Mayor for Cambs and Peterborough.
Conservative James Palmer has been elected the first Mayor of Cambridgeshire
The Conservative James Palmer has beating six other candidates to become the first Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
He is a so-called metro Mayor with additional powers devolved from central government over local transport and housing along with social care and business investment.
Mr Palmer won 38% of the vote in the first round with the Liberal Democrat Rod Cantrill on 23%.
The victor needed more than 50% to win outright so that triggered a count of the second preference votes of the remaining eliminated five candidates.
Mr Palmer has been the leader of East Cambridgeshire Council since 2013 and a councillor since 2007.
He lives in Soham. He formerly ran a dairy business and has a family background in farming.
The post as Mayor last four years before he has to seek re-election.
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Tories ahead in county elections at the expense of UKIP
Only two of the six counties in the Anglia region have so far declared results but the Conservatives are making the early running.
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Colchester UKIP chairman: 'We still have a part to play'
The Chairman of Colchester's UKIP branch has defended the party after a poor showing in this year's local elections.
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24.7% turnout in Peterborough for new Mayor
Just under a quarter of residents in Peterborough have cast a vote for the newly-created post of Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.