2026 Peterborough City Council election

2026 Peterborough City Council election

7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)

18 out of 60 seats to Peterborough City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Shabina Qayyum Wayne Fitzgerald
Party Labour Independent Conservative
Last election 19 seats, 31.7% 3 seats, 5.0% 11 seats, 29.5%
Current seats 13[1] 12 10

 
Leader Chris Harper Christian Hogg Heather Skibsted
Party Peterborough First Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 14 seats, 15.6% 9 seats, 9.4% 4 seats, 13.5%
Current seats 10 8 5

 
Party Reform UK
Last election 0 seats, 0.2%
Current seats 1

Incumbent Leader

Shabina Qayyum
Labour Co-op
No overall control[a]



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
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

  1. ^ Labour minority.
  2. ^ Originally elected as Labour, but left the party to sit as an Independent.
  3. ^ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party to sit as an Independent.
  4. ^ Vacant seat last held by Labour Co-op.
  5. ^ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party and defected to the Peterborough First group.
  6. ^ Originally elected as a Green, but left the party to sit as an Independent.
  7. ^ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party and defected to the Green Party.
  8. ^ Originally elected as a Conservative, but left the party and defected to the Peterborough First group.
  1. ^ "Peterborough City Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ^ "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.