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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayoral Election 2017: James Palmer

Come Friday, 5 May, we will know which candidate has succeeded in becoming Cambridgeshire's first elected mayor.

Seven men and women are in the running for the job, which comes with a multimillion-pound budget and powers over housing and transport.

The Conservative candidate, James Palmer, used to run a dairy business and says he wants to be a "mayor for everyone".

Mousumi Bakshi put him in the mayoral hot seat.

The full list of candidates:

Paul Bullen - UKIP
Rod Cantrill - Liberal Democrats
Peter Dawe - Independent
Stephen Goldspink - English Democrats
Julie Howell - Green Party
James Palmer - Conservative
Kevin Price - Labour

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