2026 Peterborough City Council election
7 May 2026
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The 2026 Peterborough City Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in Cambridgeshire, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 2026 Peterborough City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 8 | |||||||||
| Independent | 9 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 7 | |||||||||
| Peterborough First | 7 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | |||||||||
| Green | 4 | |||||||||
| Reform UK | 1 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretton | Scott Warren | Conservative | ||
| Central | Alison Jones | Labour Co-op | ||
| Dogsthorpe | Dennis Jones[b] | Independent | ||
| East | Samantha Hemraj | Labour Co-op | Yes | |
| Eye, Thorney & Newborough | Rylan Ray[c] | Independent | ||
| Fletton & Stanground | Christian Hogg | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Fletton & Woodston | Vacant | Labour Co-op[d] | N/A | |
| Gunthorpe | Andrew Bond | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Hampton Vale | Marco Cereste | Conservative | ||
| Hargate & Hempsted | Mohammed Farooq[e] | Peterborough First | ||
| North | Noreen Bi | Labour Co-op | Yes | |
| Orton Longueville | Michael Perkins | Conservative | ||
| Orton Waterville | Julie Stevenson[f] | Independent | ||
| Park | Mohammed Sabir | Labour Co-op | No | |
| Paston & Walton | Asif Shaheed | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Ravensthorpe | Mohammed Rangzeb[g] | Green | ||
| Stanground South | Ray Bisby[h] | Peterborough First | No | |
| Werrington | Sarah Hillier | Peterborough First | ||
Candidates
References
- ^ Labour minority.
- ^ Originally elected as Labour, but left the party to sit as an Independent.
- ^ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party to sit as an Independent.
- ^ Vacant seat last held by Labour Co-op.
- ^ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party and defected to the Peterborough First group.
- ^ Originally elected as a Green, but left the party to sit as an Independent.
- ^ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party and defected to the Green Party.
- ^ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party and defected to the Peterborough First group.
- ^ "Peterborough City Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Update on May 2026 local authority elections". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. 16 February 2026. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.