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Polls open on 4 May when the public will vote for a new mayor for the combined authority of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

The new role comes with more freedom to make funding decisions about apprenticeships, affordable housing and transport schemes locally.

In total, seven candidates are hoping they will secure your vote, but who are they and why should you vote for them?

We've put them all under the microscope in a series of hot seat interviews this week.

Rod Cantrill is the Liberal Democrat candidate. He says he'll look to deliver "sustainable communities".

Our political reporter, 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