South Cambs councillors critical of East West Rail over lack of detail in consultation
The Conservatives have called for the council to toughen up its position
What East West Rail could look like in South Cambridgeshire, according to artist impressions by campaign group Cambridge Approaches who have been strongly critical of the proposed route (Image: Cambridge Approaches)
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Labour s Nik Johnson has been elected as Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayor with 51.3% of the vote.
After no candidate received 50% of the vote initially, Mr Johnson beat the incumbent Conservative mayor James Palmer in the second round.
He admitted the win was a bit of a surprise as he pledged to deliver a great vision for a Cambridgeshire.
Mr Johnson received 113,994 votes (51.3%) after the second count, with Mr Palmer on 108,195 votes (48.7%).
The turnout was 36.4%.
image captionFormer mayor Conservative James Palmer congratulated Dr Johnson on his magnificent win
Mr Johnson, who lives in St Neots and also serves on Huntingdonshire District Council, said: I m at heart, and always will be, an NHS doctor.