2025 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election

2025 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election
← 2021 1 May 2025
 
Lab
 Paul Bristow
Candidate Anna Smith Paul Bristow
Party Labour Co-op Conservative
 
Lib
Gre
Ref
Candidate Lorna Dupré Bob Ensch Ryan Coogan
Party Liberal Democrats Green Reform UK
Area covered by election

The 2025 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This will be on the same day as other local elections. Nik Johnson was first elected in 2021.[1]

Background

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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 Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner into the post.

In the 2021 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral election, the Labour candidate Nik Johnson was elected with 32.8% of the vote in the first round and 51.3% of the second round vote. In early 2025, Johnson announced he would not be running for a second term.

Electoral system

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In 2017 and 2021, the Mayor was elected using a supplementary vote system, in which voters may express a first and second preference for candidates. The 2019-24 Conservative government abolished this system, meaning the 2025 election will use first-past-the-post.[2]

Candidates

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Confirmed

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  • Anna Smith (Labour)[3]
  • Paul Bristow (Conservative)[4]
  • Lorna Dupré (Liberal Democrats)[5]
  • Bob Ensch (Green Party)[6]
  • Ryan Coogan ( Reform UK)[7]

Declined

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Opinion Polling

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Dates
conducted 		Pollster Client Sample
size 		Bristow Smith Dupré Reform Green Others Lead
6–10 Mar 2025 Labour Together[a] N/A 822 31% 27% 20% 13% 6% 3% 4
6 May 2021 2021 mayoral election (1st round) – 40.5% 32.8% 26.7% – – – 7.7
  1. ^ Labour Together is not a BPC pollster.

Results

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2025 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayoral Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bristow
Reform UK Ryan Coogan
Liberal Democrats Lorna Helen Dupré
Green Bob Ensch
Labour Co-op Anna Smith

References

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  1. ^ "Cambridgeshire and Peterborough's mayor in the hot seat". BBC News. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  2. ^ "First Past the Post to be introduced for all local mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections". Gov.uk. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  3. ^ "Anna Smith selected as Labour candidate for mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough". Cambridge Independent. 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  4. ^ "Ex-MP Paul Bristow to run for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough mayor". BBC News. 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  5. ^ "Liberal Democrat councillor to run for mayor". BBC News. 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  6. ^ "Green Party selects candidate to run for mayor". BBC News. 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  7. ^ "Nigel Farage visits Cambridgeshire and gets a temporary 'British bulldog' tattoo as Ryan Coogan is unveiled as Reform UK's mayoral candidate". Cambridge Independent. 2025-04-01. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  8. ^ "Statement of persons nominated: combined authority mayor" (PDF). Cambridge City Council. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

See also

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