# Peterborough City Council elections

Peterborough City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with roughly a third of the council elected each time for a four-year term of office. Peterborough City Council is the local authority for Peterborough in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. Since 1998 the council has been a unitary authority, providing both district and county-level services. Prior to 1998 it was a lower-tier council with county-level services provided by Cambridgeshire County Council.

## Political control

Political control of the unitary authority has been held by the following groups:
| Election | Party | Seats | +/- |
| 1997 | Labour | 25 | |
| 1999 | No overall control Lab largest single party | (25) | 0 |
| 2000 | No overall control Con largest single party | (27) | +3 |
| 2001 | No overall control Con largest single party | (26) | −1 |
| 2002 | Conservative | 29 | +2 |
| 2004 | Conservative | 33 | +9 |
| 2006 | Conservative | 35 | +3 |
| 2007 | Conservative | 40 | +5 |
| 2008 | Conservative | 43 | +3 |
| 2010 | Conservative | 39 | −4 |
| 2011 | Conservative | 38 | −1 |
| 2012 | Conservative | 32 | −6 |
| 2014 | No overall control Con largest single party | (28) | +2 |
| 2015 | No overall control Con largest single party | (27) | −1 |
| 2016 | Conservative | 31 | +4 |
| 2017 | No overall control Con largest single party | (30) | −1 |
| 2018 | Conservative | 31 | +1 |
| 2019 | No overall control Con largest single party | (28) | −3 |
| 2020 | No overall control Con largest single party | (26) | −2 |
| 2021 | No overall control Con largest single party | (29) | +1 |
| 2022 | No overall control Con largest single party | (28) | -1 |
| 2023 | No overall control Con largest single party | (30) | +2 |
| 2024 | No overall control Lab largest single party | (19) | +5 |

## Council elections
### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Peterborough City Council election
* 1976 Peterborough City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1978 Peterborough City Council election
* 1979 Peterborough City Council election
* 1980 Peterborough City Council election
* 1982 Peterborough City Council election
* 1983 Peterborough City Council election
* 1984 Peterborough City Council election
* 1986 Peterborough City Council election
* 1987 Peterborough City Council election
* 1988 Peterborough City Council election
* 1990 Peterborough City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Peterborough City Council election
* 1992 Peterborough City Council election
* 1994 Peterborough City Council election
* 1995 Peterborough City Council election
* 1996 Peterborough City Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1997 Peterborough City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1999 Peterborough City Council election
* 2000 Peterborough City Council election
* 2001 Peterborough City Council election
* 2002 Peterborough City Council election
* 2004 Peterborough City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2006 Peterborough City Council election
* 2007 Peterborough City Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2008 Peterborough City Council election
* 2010 Peterborough City Council election
* 2011 Peterborough City Council election
* 2012 Peterborough City Council election
* 2014 Peterborough City Council election
* 2015 Peterborough City Council election
* 2016 Peterborough City Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2018 Peterborough City Council election
* 2019 Peterborough City Council election
* 2021 Peterborough City Council election
* 2022 Peterborough City Council election
* 2023 Peterborough City Council election
* 2024 Peterborough City Council election

## City result maps

* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1997-2002

North Bretton By-Election: 22 March 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angus Ellis | 805 | 53.7 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Scott | 591 | 39.5 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rohan Wilson | 102 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 26.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Walton By-Election: 13 February 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Spencer | 640 | 52.8 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Brian Hutchinson | 355 | 29.3 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Mary Rainey | 218 | 18.0 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 23.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | 30.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
West Ward By-Election: 18 September 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Dalton | 1,405 | 69.5 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jessica Story | 393 | 19.4 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Langford | 224 | 11.1 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,012 | 50.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,022 | 33.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Northborough By-Election: 13 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Hiller | 393 | 44.6 | −16.5 |
| | Independent | Simon Potter | 388 | 44.0 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Stead-Davis | 64 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Mark Duckworth | 36 | 4.0 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 881 | 41.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Ward By-Election: 10 December 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Arculus | 1,252 | 58.4 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | John Knowles | 341 | 15.9 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ginny McDermid | 224 | 10.4 | +7.4 |
| | UKIP | Frances Fox | 177 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| | English Democrat | Jane Cage | 93 | 4.3 | −20.1 |
| | Green | Fiona Radic | 58 | 2.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 911 | 42.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,145 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

West By-Election 29 October 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynne Ayres | 1,174 | 46.4 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Sabir | 742 | 29.4 | −2.3 |
| | UKIP | John Myles | 415 | 16.4 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Pollack | 103 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Alex Airey | 94 | 3.7 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,528 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East By-Election 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Mahabadi | 1900 | 51.3 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | Jay Beecher | 1111 | 30.0 | −10.0 |
| | UKIP | Graham Whitehead | 358 | 9.7 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jelana Stevic | 332 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 781 | 21.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3701 | 52.8 | +17.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.7 | |
Park By-Election 17 August 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shahzad Nawaz | 1713 | 49.6 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Arfan Khan | 1111 | 39.8 | +2.2 |
| | UKIP | Graham Whitehead | 176 | 5.1 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hardman | 109 | 3.2 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Carolyn English | 83 | 2.4 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3456 | 49.9 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Eye, Thorney and Newborough By-Election 7 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Simons | 1018 | 52.3 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | Christian DeFeo | 555 | 28.5 | +15.2 |
| | UKIP | Mary Herdman | 279 | 14.3 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Michael Alexander | 61 | 3.4 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Robertson | 35 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 23.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1949 | 27.3 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### 2018-2022

Orton Longueville By-Election 2 August 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gavin Elsey | 713 | 36.5 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Heather Skibsted | 657 | 33.7 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Gibbs | 237 | 12.1 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Alexander Airey | 201 | 10.3 | −2.7 |
| | UKIP | Graham Whitehead | 143 | 7.3 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1951 | 25.9 | −13.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |