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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral elections: The candidates who say they will be standing

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Voters across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will go to the polls to elect their next mayor in May

Voters will head to the polls to elect Cambridgeshire and Peterborough's mayor on 6 May.

The election will see people choose a mayor who will act as Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority leader, a position created in 2017.

These are the candidates who have said they intend to stand for mayor this year (listed alphabetically):

Nik Johnson, Labour

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A children's doctor who has worked at Hinchingbrooke Hospital for 14 years and has been a district councillor for St Neots East on Huntingdonshire District Council since May 2018.

James Palmer, Conservatives

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A former leader of East Cambridgeshire District Council and the first person to be elected as mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Aidan Van de Weyer, Liberal Democrats

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The deputy leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council, responsible for transport and strategic planning.

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