2022_Peterborough_City_Council_election
2022 Peterborough City Council election
Local election in Peterborough, England
Elections to Peterborough City Council took place on 5 May 2022. 19 of the 60 seats were contested. The election will took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
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19 out of 60 seats to Peterborough City Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 2022 Peterborough City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Conservative: 7 defences (21 other seats)[1]
- Labour and Co-operative: 5 defences (11 other seats)[1]
- Liberal Democrat: 4 defences (4 other seats)[1]
- Werrington First: 1 defence (2 other seats)[1]
- Green: 1 defence (2 other seats)[1]
- Independent Labour:[2] 1 defence [3] (0 other seats)[1]
- Independent: 0 defences (1 other seat)[1]
Summary
| 2022 Peterborough City Council election[4] | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 7 |  |
36.84 | 21 | 28 | 46.67 | 14,101 | 35.81 |  0.31 | |
| Labour | 6 | 1 |
31.58 | 11 | 17 | 28.33 | 13,686 | 34.76 | 0.66 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | |
21.05 | 4 | 8 | 13.33 | 5,270 | 13.38 | 2.68 | |
| Green | 1 | |
5.26 | 2 | 3 | 5.00 | 3,671 | 9.32 | 1.62 | |
| Werrington First | 1 | |
5.26 | 2 | 3 | 5.00 | 1,373 | 3.49 | 0.09 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.67 | 248 | 0.63 |  1.57 | |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 1 |
0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 615 | 1.56 | New | |
| TUSC | 0 | |
0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 52 | 0.13 | New | |
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | |
0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 99 | 0.25 | New | |
| Reform UK | 0 | |
0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 258 | 0.66 | New | |
Bretton
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Scott Warren (Conservative).
UKIP (3.4%) and For Britain Movement (3.9%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Scott Warren | 850 | 44.2 | 4.3 | |
| Labour | Nick Thulbourn | 695 | 36.1 | 4.8 | |
| Independent | Dave Craig | 248 | 12.9 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rohan Wilson | 131 | 6.3 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 155 | 8.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,924 | 27.7 | 4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.25 |
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Central
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Mahboob Hussain, Labour) did not seek re-election.
Freedom Alliance (2.5%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Alison Margaret Jones | 1,720 | 57.7 | 2.1 | |
| Conservative | Aleem Miran | 937 | 31.4 | 5.4 | |
| Green | Raymond John Knight | 147 | 4.9 | 0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Whittaker | 127 | 4.3 | 2.1 | |
| TUSC | Steve Cawley | 52 | 1.7 | New | |
| Majority | 783 | 26.3 | 7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,983 | 34.97 | 6.09 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.75 |
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Dogsthorpe
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Dennis Jones (Labour).
Independent Colin Hargreaves (11.4%) and UKIP (4.0%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Dennis Jones | 1,107 | 57.4 | 22.2 | |
| Conservative | Marius Vainauskas | 568 | 29.5 | 9.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Ringler | 140 | 7.2 | 0.2 | |
| Green | Kelsey Jack Brace | 68 | 3.5 | ||
| Freedom Alliance | Robert Bede Petch | 45 | 2.3 | New | |
| Majority | 539 | 27.9 | 24.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,928 | 27.59 | 5.25 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 15.8 |
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East
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Sam Hemraj (Labour).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Sam Hemraj | 990 | 46.8 | 2.5 | |
| Conservative | Dominic Pereira | 862 | 40.8 | 4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Clark | 144 | 6.8 | 1.4 | |
| Green | Luke Chapman | 118 | 5.6 | 0.7 | |
| Majority | 128 | 6.0 | 4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,114 | 28.7 | 4.14 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.55 |
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Eye, Thorney & Newborough
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Richard Brown, Conservative) did not seek re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rylan Ray | 1,269 | 56.3 | 13.7 | |
| Labour | Kim Michelle Lewis | 549 | 24.3 | 6.2 | |
| Green | Michael Alexander | 285 | 12.6 | 4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Annie Geraghty | 152 | 6.7 | 3.1 | |
| Majority | 720 | 32.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,255 | 29.83 | 2.64 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.95 |
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Fletton & Stanground
One vacant seat was up for election ([Liberal Democrat), alongside the incumbent (Christian Hogg, Liberal Democrat).
This seat was last contested in 2018.
The Green Party (7.2%) and John Whitby (Independent) (10.6%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Christian Hogg | 1,030 | 49.6 | 23.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jade Seager | 928 | 44.7 | New | |
| Conservative | Irene Walsh | 605 | 29.1 | 6.3 | |
| Conservative | Vishal Vichare | 566 | 27.3 | New | |
| Labour | Asim Mahmood | 442 | 21.3 | 1.8 | |
| Majority | 425 | 20.5 | 11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,077 | 26.5 | 0.42 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.1 |
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| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.1 |
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Fletton & Woodston
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Alan Dowson (Labour).
Freedom Alliance (2.7%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Alan Grant Dowson | 880 | 43.3 | 4.8 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Stephen Willey | 812 | 39.9 | 1.2 | |
| Green | David Nicholas Stevenson | 202 | 9.9 | 1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Walton | 139 | 6.8 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 68 | 3.4 | 2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,033 | 26.12 | 6.23 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 |
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Gunthorpe
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Andrew Bond (Liberal Democrat).
Christian Peoples Alliance (1.3%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bond | 1,259 | 50.3 | 17.6 | |
| Conservative | John Philip Peach | 996 | 39.8 | 13.7 | |
| Labour | Jack James Gower | 250 | 10.0 | 2.5 | |
| Majority | 263 | 10.5 | 10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,505 | 37.06 | 0.74 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 15.65 |
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Hampton Vale
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Marco Cereste (Conservative).
Dave King (Independent) (4.8%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marco Cereste | 398 | 37.1 | 6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Polly Geraghty | 291 | 27.2 | 1.9 | |
| Labour | Bill Thompson | 264 | 24.6 | 2.3 | |
| Green | Barry Anthony Warne | 65 | 6.1 | New | |
| Freedom Alliance | Arthurs Fedorovs | 54 | 5.0 | New | |
| Majority | 107 | 9.9 | 4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,072 | 20.65 | 1.47 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 |
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Hargate & Hempsted
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent was Mohammed Farooq (Conservative).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mohammed Farooq | 672 | 50.0 | 2.7 | |
| Labour | Timothy Akau Kujiyat | 427 | 31.8 | 9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Speed | 155 | 11.5 | 10.5 | |
| Green | Michael Robert Whitaker | 90 | 6.7 | 1.3 | |
| Majority | 245 | 18.2 | 6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,344 | 21.73 | 3.05 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.45 |
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North
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Shazia Bashir, Conservative) is not seeking re-election in this ward.
UKIP (4.8%), The Green Party (4.7%) and the Lib Dems (4.2%) are not contesting this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Noreen Bi | 1,708 | 72.4 | 30.7 | |
| Conservative | Akim Akim | 652 | 27.6 | 16.9 | |
| Majority | 1,056 | 44.8 | 42.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,360 | 32.86 | 6.73 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 23.8 |
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Orton Longueville
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Irene Walsh, Conservative) is not seeking re-election in this ward.
UKIP (14.4%) are not contesting this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Perkins | 823 | 39.4 | 1.5 | |
| Labour | Wendy Mary Smith | 804 | 38.5 | 5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Penniall | 241 | 11.5 | 3.9 | |
| Green | June Mary Bull | 221 | 10.6 | 3.0 | |
| Majority | 19 | 0.9 | 4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,089 | 26.99 | 2.82 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2 |
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Orton Waterville
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent is Julie Howell (Green).
A month after contesting the seat, Stevenson (née Howell) resigned from the Green Party to sit as an independent.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Green | Julie Lisa May Howell | 1,907 | 68.4 | 17.6 | |
| Conservative | Michael John Samways | 593 | 21.3 | 16.7 | |
| Labour | Henry James McKearney | 217 | 7.8 | 1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vince Carroll | 72 | 2.6 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,314 | 47.1 | 34.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,789 | 38.02 | 0.87 | ||
| Green hold | Swing | 17.2 |
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Park
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent (Aasiyah Joseph, Labour) is not seeking re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Mohammed Sabir | 1,504 | 52.9 | 0.9 | |
| Conservative | Shazia Bashir | 895 | 31.5 | 8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Hardman | 201 | 7.1 | 3.8 | |
| Green | Fiona Radic | 128 | 4.5 | 1.2 | |
| Reform UK | Sue Morris | 116 | 4.1 | New | |
| Majority | 609 | 21.4 | 7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,844 | 39.9 | 6.45 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 |
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Paston & Walton
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent is Asif Shaheed (Liberal Democrat).
UKIP (8.1%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Asif Shaheed | 895 | 44.6 | 6.6 | |
| Conservative | Angie Fenner | 505 | 25.2 | 6.6 | |
| Labour | Gregory Mickiewicz | 374 | 18.6 | 11.5 | |
| Reform UK | Tony Allen | 142 | 7.1 | New | |
| Green | Amanda Horne | 92 | 4.6 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 390 | 19.4 | 11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,008 | 26.65 | 4.44 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.1 |
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Ravensthorpe
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent, Ed Murphy, was suspended by the Labour Party in 2021.[6] He contested this election as an independent candidate.
UKIP (6.5%) and The Green Party (3%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mohammed Rangzeb | 1,202 | 43.7 | 1.1 | |
| Labour Co-op | Mohammed Tokir | 775 | 28.2 | 17.6 | |
| Independent Labour | Ed Murphy | 615 | 22.4 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Cham | 156 | 5.7 | New | |
| Majority | 427 | 15.5 | 14.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,748 | 35.97 | 1.8 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.3 |
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Stanground South
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent is Ray Bisby (Conservative).
UKIP (5%), Julian Bray (Independent) (4.5%), and The Liberal Democrats (4.3%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Ray Bisby | 967 | 56.4 | 2.7 | |
| Labour | Timothy William Fish | 566 | 33.0 | 6.7 | |
| Green | Stuart Middleton | 182 | 10.6 | 7.8 | |
| Majority | 401 | 23.4 | 8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,715 | 22.48 | 5.32 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 |
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Werrington
This seat was last contested in 2018. The incumbent is Steve Lane (Werrington First).
UKIP (2.9%) did not contest this time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Werrington First | Steve Lane | 1,373 | 53.1 | 0.1 | |
| Conservative | Hayley Jayne Shelton | 495 | 19.2 | 1.7 | |
| Labour | Jason McNally | 414 | 16.0 | 5.1 | |
| Green | Georgia Wade | 166 | 6.4 | 2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Kail | 137 | 5.3 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | 878 | 33.9 | 1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,585 | 32.4 | 1.4 | ||
| Werrington First hold | Swing | 0.9 |
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