Labour have won the East Midlands mayoral election with candidate Claire Ward beating Conservative candidate Ben Bradley.
Labour's Claire Ward has won the East Midlands mayoral election, becoming the region's first elected mayor.
It is the East Midlands' first ever mayoral election, and 2.2 million people across Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire have been encouraged to vote.An average of 27.6% of people across the 17 electoral areas in the East Midlands Combined County Authority Area voted.
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