He later tweeted: “While I am bitterly disappointed not to have got to the second round in the Cambs and Peterborough Mayoral election, I am pleased that Palmer will no longer be Mayor.
“He has let down our area. I look forward to working with Dr Johnson on behalf of all our residents.”
The triumphant doctor himself said after the win was secured that he was “over the moon and honoured”.
In his first interview after the result, he told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “I’m over the moon, and I feel hugely honoured to be the lad who came from the north east and ended up adopting Cambridgeshire as my home. And feeling the support across the county – I’m just delighted”.
Published:
9:54 AM May 7, 2021
Updated:
10:34 AM May 7, 2021
Inside Ross Peers sports centre where counting is under way for the county council divisions of East Cambridgeshire.
- Credit: Ben Jolley
The pandemic may be coming to an end but precautions remain in place as the count gets under way in East Cambridgeshire.
#Elections21 the scene at the Ross Peers Sports Centre in #Soham#eastcambs ahead of votes being counted pic.twitter.com/fv0OP0WeOH Ely Standard (@elystandard) May 7, 2021
Ballot papers were verified last night and now the counting begins inside the Ross Peers sports centre at Soham.
Inside Ross Peers sports centre where counting is under way for the county council divisions of East Cambridgeshire.