Peterborough council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 20 wards · 21 seats contested

Most seats
8
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
21
across 20 wards
Turnout
30.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 8 +1 15,883 35.6% -0.2
Labour and Co-operative Party 6 +0 14,278 32.0% -1.4
Liberal Democrats 4 +0 5,139 11.5% -3.6
Green Party 2 +1 6,282 14.1% +5.1
Peterborough First 1 +0 1,672 3.8% +0.4
Independent 0 +0 1,101 2.5% +0.4
Reform UK 0 +0 80 0.2% -0.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 73 0.2% +0.0
Christian Peoples Alliance 0 +0 54 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 21
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Labour Party 21
Green Party 19
Liberal Democrats 17
Independent 4
Christian Peoples Alliance 1
Peterborough First 1
Reform UK 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 21 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bretton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard James Strangward Elected 863 44.5% +8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Burbage 785 40.4% -3.7
Liberal Democrats Rohan Wilson 133 6.9% +0.0
Green Party Barry Warne 81 4.2% —
Independent John O'Connor 79 4.1% -8.8
Majority78
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,941

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Mohammed Jamil Elected 1,579 62.1% +4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Khan Umar 509 20.0% -11.4
Green Party Raymond Knight 203 8.0% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Whittaker 179 7.0% +2.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Steve Cawley 73 2.9% +1.1
Majority1,070
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,543

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Dogsthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Katy Jane Cole Elected 902 47.4% -10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Muhammad Ikram 654 34.3% +4.9
Liberal Democrats Sandra Ringler 152 8.0% +0.7
Green Party Kelsey Jack Brace 99 5.2% +1.7
Independent Rob Petch 97 5.1% —
Majority248
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,904

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Shabina Qayyum Elected 1,618 65.6% +18.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Ekta Patel 665 27.0% -13.8
Green Party Luke Chapman 120 4.9% -0.7
Independent Jo Johnson 62 2.5% —
Majority953
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,465

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Eye, Thorney & Newborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Allen Elected 1,122 54.3% -2.0
Labour Party John Francis Shearman 587 28.4% +4.0
Green Party Michael Alexander 244 11.8% -0.8
Liberal Democrats Annie Geraghty 115 5.6% -1.2
Majority535
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,068

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Fletton & Stanground

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jade Seager Elected 874 48.5% -9.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Davide Broccoli 434 24.1% -9.8
Labour Party Angus Alexander Ellis 348 19.3% -5.4
Green Party Danette Lisa O'Hara 145 8.1% —
Majority440
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,801

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Fletton & Woodston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Nick Thulbourn Elected 732 37.4% -5.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Stephen Willey 720 36.8% -3.1
Green Party Imtiaz Ali 406 20.8% +10.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Walton 98 5.0% -1.8
Majority12
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,956

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Glinton & Castor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Hiller Elected 1,088 59.8% -7.8
Labour Party Sue Farr 278 15.3% +4.9
Liberal Democrats Claire Bysshe 270 14.8% +2.0
Green Party Greg Guthrie 183 10.1% +0.8
Majority810
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,819

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Gunthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sandra Bond Elected 1,166 49.8% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party John Peach 853 36.4% -3.3
Labour Party Madison Challis 269 11.5% +1.5
Christian Peoples Alliance Tom Rogers 54 2.3% —
Majority313
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,342

Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Wiggin Elected 549 47.2% +20.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Rhys Evans 402 34.5% -2.6
Labour Party Abdul Mannan 213 18.3% -6.3
Majority147
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,164

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hargate & Hempsted

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Howard Elected 637 47.7% -2.3
Labour Party Timothy Kujiyat 511 38.2% +6.5
Liberal Democrats Rachel Ann Speed 113 8.5% -3.1
Green Party Michael Robert Whitaker 75 5.6% -1.1
Majority126
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,336

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Asim Mahmood Elected 1,078 42.9% -29.5
Independent Ansar Ali 863 34.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Akim Akim 393 15.6% -12.0
Green Party Tracey Foreman 178 7.1% —
Majority215
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,512

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Orton Longueville

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Heather Caroline Joy Skibsted Elected 868 44.0% +33.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Aqib Mohammed Farooq 561 28.4% -11.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Wendy Mary Smith 545 27.6% -10.9
Majority307
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,974

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Orton Waterville

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Nicola Day Elected 1,786 69.8% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Jon Bliszczak 496 19.4% -1.9
Labour Party Olu Akinyele 205 8.0% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Vince Carroll 73 2.9% +0.3
Majority1,290
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,560

Green Party hold

Park 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Arfan Khan Elected 1,660 55.5% +24.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Muhammad Asif Elected 1,148 38.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Junayd Hussain 1,024 34.2% -18.6
Labour Party Sabra Yasin 1,003 33.5% —
Green Party Fiona Radic 529 17.7% +13.2
Green Party Steve Wilson 341 11.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Hardman 197 6.6% -0.5
Reform UK Sue Morris 80 2.7% -1.4
Majority124
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,991

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party · Conservative and Unionist Party gain

Paston & Walton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Simon Frederick Barkham Elected 836 44.9% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Rafiq 597 32.0% +6.9
Labour Party David Powell 352 18.9% +0.3
Green Party Simon Mayhew 78 4.2% -0.4
Majority239
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,863

Liberal Democrats hold

Ravensthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Raja Sabeel Ahmed Elected 1,239 48.3% +4.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Jason McNally 872 34.0% +5.8
Green Party Ed Murphy 363 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats Richard John Thomas Cham 91 3.5% -2.1
Majority367
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,565

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Stanground South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Rush Elected 798 49.4% -7.0
Labour Party Harry Lewis 553 34.2% +1.2
Green Party Stuart Middleton 165 10.2% -0.4
Liberal Democrats Simon John Garner 101 6.2% —
Majority245
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,617

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Werrington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Peterborough First Judy Fox Elected 1,672 66.3% +13.2
Labour Party Rosalind Jones 332 13.2% -2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Hayley Jayne Shelton 280 11.1% -8.0
Green Party Georgia Wade 158 6.3% -0.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Kail 78 3.1% -2.2
Majority1,340
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,520

Peterborough First hold

West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Wayne Fitzgerald Elected 842 51.7% -5.9
Labour Party Lorraine Andison 414 25.4% +0.1
Green Party Collette Francis 260 16.0% +8.9
Liberal Democrats Polly Geraghty 114 7.0% +0.6
Majority428
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,630

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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