Peterborough council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 18 wards · 19 seats contested

Most seats
6
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
19
across 18 wards
Turnout
35.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 +3 10,963 22.7% -6.9
Reform UK 5 +5 14,113 29.2% +29.0
Liberal Democrats 3 +1 4,544 9.4% -0.0
Green Party 2 +0 7,989 16.5% +3.0
Labour Party 2 -5 7,123 14.7% -11.3
Peterborough First 1 -7 1,898 3.9% -11.7
Independent 0 -1 1,550 3.2% -1.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 86 0.2% -0.3
Your Party 0 +0 78 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 19
Reform UK 20
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 18
Green Party 14
Liberal Democrats 13
Independent 6
Peterborough First 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Your Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 19 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 +/−
Reform UK John Robert Bolton Elected 687 33.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Warren 627 30.1% -10.0
Labour Party Susan Jane Glasgow 407 19.5% -24.7
Green Party David Kerry Narrainen 239 11.5% +2.2
Liberal Democrats Rohan Wilson 124 6.0% -0.5
Majority60
Turnout30.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,084

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Khurram Iqbal Elected 1,106 34.6% -13.5
Green Party Shaz Choudhary 1,069 33.5% +4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Shahzadi Khan 403 12.6% -1.8
Reform UK Jeff Pitt 399 12.5% —
Liberal Democrats Jason Kerridge 173 5.4% -0.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Steve Cawley 45 1.4% -1.9
Majority37
Turnout34.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,195

Labour Party hold

Dogsthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ishfaq Hussain Elected 692 31.0% -8.2
Reform UK Bryan Andrew Tyler 579 26.0% —
Labour Party Mohammad Haseeb 431 19.3% -20.2
Green Party Pip Gardner 390 17.5% +8.3
Liberal Democrats Sandra Ringler 103 4.6% -2.9
Independent Petr Torak 36 1.6% —
Majority113
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,231

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

East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sam Hemraj Elected 939 35.3% -9.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Aleem Miran 753 28.3% -7.7
Reform UK Dave West 562 21.1% —
Green Party Nassim Rhaiem 297 11.2% +3.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Hardman 111 4.2% -0.9
Majority186
Turnout34.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,662

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Eye, Thorney & Newborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Layton Mark Mills Elected 1,355 43.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Peach 1,064 34.2% -1.4
Green Party Adam Warr 331 10.6% +4.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Sue Farr 230 7.4% -15.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Church 133 4.3% —
Majority291
Turnout41.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,113

Reform UK gain from Peterborough First

Fletton & Stanground

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Christian Hogg Elected 919 38.9% -13.5
Reform UK Maria Pinotes 874 37.0% —
Labour Party Andrew Johnson 275 11.6% -8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Seekings 255 10.8% -6.9
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jon Lloyd 41 1.7% —
Majority45
Turnout32.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,364

Liberal Democrats hold

Fletton & Woodston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ed Murphy Elected 1,007 37.8% +10.3
Reform UK Yvonne Claire Scarrott 714 26.8% -2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Coles 428 16.1% -5.7
Independent Steve Harknett 258 9.7% —
Labour Party Harvey Woodhouse 254 9.5% -7.3
Majority293
Turnout34.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,661

Green Party gain from Reform UK

Gunthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bond Elected 1,230 45.5% +3.6
Reform UK Tom Rogers 912 33.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew MacFarlaine 401 14.8% -25.4
Labour Party Muhammad Ahmed 162 6.0% -8.1
Majority318
Turnout39.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,705

Liberal Democrats hold

Hampton Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Wiggin Elected 558 31.5% +9.7
Reform UK Steve Newson 463 26.1% —
Green Party Toqeer Ahmed Sethi 299 16.9% +12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Marco Cereste 281 15.9% -8.5
Labour Party Simon Turp 170 9.6% -9.5
Majority95
Turnout29.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,771

Liberal Democrats gain from Peterborough First

Hargate & Hempsted

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Vishal Vichare Elected 674 29.5% +6.4
Reform UK Simon Christopher Jones 652 28.5% —
Green Party Katherine Sharp 478 20.9% +14.1
Labour Party Hamza Jarral 318 13.9% -6.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Walton 164 7.2% +2.5
Majority22
Turnout29.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,286

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Peterborough First

North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Javed Akhtar Elected 812 29.5% +2.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Noreen Bi 738 26.8% -19.4
Reform UK Keith Fredrick Sharp 421 15.3% —
Reform UK Keith Sharp 421 15.3% —
Green Party Mohammed Munir 363 13.2% -4.8
Majority74
Turnout32.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,755

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Orton Longueville

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Philip Anthony Whitworth Elected 775 30.5% —
Green Party Jonathan Orchard 691 27.2% -3.6
Independent Nick Penniall 502 19.7% +8.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Ruwan Madugalla 322 12.7% -17.1
Labour Party Olu Akinyele 255 10.0% -14.0
Majority84
Turnout33.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,545

Reform UK gain from Green Party

Orton Waterville

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Alex Bowerbanks Elected 1,187 38.0% +11.0
Reform UK Stephen James Arnott 897 28.7% —
Independent Raymond Knight 559 17.9% -30.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Sanjaya Dodamgoda 310 9.9% -7.0
Labour Party Steve Bailey 174 5.6% -2.4
Majority290
Turnout42.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,127

Green Party gain from Independent

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Murtaza Ahmed-Munir Elected 1,009 35.2% +1.7
Labour Party Saif Ali Yasin 655 22.9% -10.8
Green Party Tassadaq Hussain 648 22.6% +1.9
Reform UK Reza Behravan 315 11.0% +6.5
Liberal Democrats Beki Sellick 124 4.3% +0.5
Independent Fiona Radic 115 4.0% +0.2
Majority354
Turnout39.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,866

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

Paston & Walton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Iva Banyalieva Elected 1,000 37.8% -2.0
Liberal Democrats Asif Shaheed 714 27.0% -12.6
Reform UK Ryan Michael Gallagher 666 25.2% —
Labour Party Mohammed Yasin 186 7.0% -9.4
Your Party Rob Petch 78 3.0% —
Majority286
Turnout35.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,644

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Ravensthorpe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gul Nawaz Elected 1,214 40.5% +5.1
Green Party Shokat Ali 699 23.3% -15.9
Reform UK Ashli Philip 638 21.3% —
Labour Party Matthew Clements 329 11.0% -11.5
Liberal Democrats Nick Sandford 114 3.8% +1.0
Majority515
Turnout39.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,994

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Green Party

Stanground South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Peter David Reeve Elected 902 55.4% —
Reform UK Peter David Reeve Elected 902 55.4% —
Peterborough First June Mary Bull 450 27.6% -28.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Janet Elizabeth Brown 325 20.0% +1.1
Green Party Charles Rhys Coster 291 17.9% +13.4
Labour Party Andrew Deacon 229 14.1% -6.4
Independent Julian Bray 80 4.9% —
Liberal Democrats Miriam Sellick 77 4.7% —
Majority452
Turnout30.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,628

Reform UK gain from Peterborough First · Reform UK gain

Werrington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Peterborough First Sarah Areatha Hillier Elected 1,448 46.9% -22.6
Reform UK Chris Watson 979 31.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ruta Dalton 393 12.7% -13.4
Labour Party Bradley Dilloway 265 8.6% -9.0
Majority469
Turnout40.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,085

Peterborough First hold

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