2021 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election

The 2021 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election will be held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

2021 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election
6 May 2020
 
Candidate TBD Aidan Van der Weyer TBD
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
 
Candidate TBD
Party Green
Incumbent Mayor

James Palmer
Conservative

The supplementary vote system will be used to elect the mayor for a four-year term of office. Subsequent elections will be held in May 2025 and every four years thereafter. The election will be held alongside a full election for Cambridge City Council, the Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Cambridgeshire County Council and one-third of Peterborough City Council.[1][2][3]

Background

The mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough serves as the directly elected leader of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. The mayor has power over investment directly to the combined authority from the government of £20 million a year for 30 years from 2017. The mayor does not incorporate the police and crime commissioner into the post, unlike other combined authorities that are synonymous with a constabulary area.

In the 2017 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election, the Conservative candidate James Palmer was elected with 38.0% of the vote in the first round and 56.9% of the second round vote. The Liberal Democrat candidate Rod Cantrill came in second place.

Candidates

Conservative Party

The Conservative Party candidate has not been announced yet.

Green Party

The Green Party candidate has not been announced yet.

Labour Party

The Labour Party candidate has not been announced yet.

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats selected the deputy leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council, Aidan Van de Weyer.[4]

References
  1. https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/council/elections/election-details
  2. https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/elections-in-2020
  3. https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/police-and-crime-commissioner-elections
  4. "Cambridgeshire Lib Dems announce candidate to take on 'aggressive' mayor". Cambridge Independent. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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