Paul Bristow elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Paul Bristow elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Paul Bristow has been elected as the new Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The Conservative candidate secured 28.4 percent of the vote. Turnout across the region was 33.1 percent and the count took place at Ross Peers Sports Centre in Soham.

Paul was the MP for Peterborough between 2019 and 2024 and grew up in Whittlesey, attending Sir Harry Smith Community College.

Born in York, he moved to Peterborough aged five, when his parents started working in the NHS. He lives in Wansford, near Peterborough, with his family.

The Mayor leads the Combined Authority, working with local councils, partners and Government to grow the economy, create jobs, help businesses, improve skills, support new housing and make local transport better.

Mayor Paul Bristow said: “It’s a huge privilege to become the Mayor. People have placed their trust in me and I want to repay that trust by making the Mayor matter to them.

“We need to deliver change. That includes changing the way in which we do politics in our region. I look forward to working with all of our councils and council leaders, so we can put this right together.

“I have been given a big mandate by local people. Now it’s time to get Cambridgeshire and Peterborough moving.”

The Mayor chairs a Combined Authority Board which includes representatives of the region’s seven constituent councils: Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Peterborough City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council.

The Board also includes the chair of the region’s Business Board, the Police and Crime Commissioner, the chair of the Fire Authority, and the chair of the NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

The Combined Authority has £328m capital programme and £333m revenue budget over the Mayoral term period, 2025-2029, to deliver its priorities, including in transport, skills, business support and growth.

The Mayor is set to chair the first meeting, the Combined Authority Board AGM, on June 4.