Overview

• Paul Bristow, representing the Conservatives, has been elected as the new mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
• The announcement was made following vote counting at the Ross Peers Sports Centre in Soham, overseen by returning officer John Hill.
• Bristow replaces Labour’s Dr Nik Johnson, who stepped down earlier this year due to health concerns.
• Voter turnout for the mayoral election was 32.89%, with Bristow receiving 28.36% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK's Ryan Coogan and Labour's Anna Smith.
• Results for the Cambridgeshire County CouncilCambridge City Council by-elections are expected later this afternoon.