# 2015 Peterborough City Council election

The 2015 Peterborough City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Election result

2015 Peterborough City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 11 | 2 | 55.0 | 18 | 29 | 50.9 | 27,229 | 38.0 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 25.0 | 7 | 12 | 21.1 | 21,413 | 29.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | 2 | | 10.0 | 4 | 6 | 10.5 | 3,948 | 5.5 | -2.0 |
| | UKIP | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 7.0 | 10,471 | 14.6 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.3 | 2,140 | 3.0 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal | 1 | | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.3 | 1,446 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,501 | 6.3 | +3.0 |
| | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 324 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 131 | 0.2 | -0.5 |

## Ward results
### Bretton North

Bretton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Martin | 1,422 | 37.4 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Scott Warren | 1,064 | 28.0 | +4.3 |
| | UKIP | Ann Chanter-Allen | 945 | 24.9 | −10.7 |
| | Green | Wendy Hirst | 194 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rohan Wilson | 177 | 4.7 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,802 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### Bretton South

Bretton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cole | 601 | 43.2 | −18.0 |
| | Labour | Angus Ellis | 413 | 29.7 | +8.6 |
| | Independent | Michael Flectcher | 240 | 17.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Pollack | 71 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Samuel Gibbons | 67 | 4.8 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,392 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.3 | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Nadeem | 2,294 | 50.6 | +25.7 |
| | Labour | Sabra Yasin | 1,856 | 40.9 | −24.0 |
| | Green | Alexander Airey | 383 | 8.4 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,533 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 24.9 | |

### Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christabel Saltmarsh | 1,303 | 38.4 | −20.4 |
| | Labour | Haggai Odep | 898 | 26.5 | −3.5 |
| | UKIP | Peter O'Dell | 649 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Emily Fisher | 460 | 13.6 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Nicholas Senior | 83 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,393 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### East

East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nabil Shabbir | 1,622 | 41.6 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Adam Collins | 1,135 | 29.1 | −6.9 |
| | UKIP | Mary Herdman | 762 | 19.5 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Michael Alexander | 236 | 6.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Sandra Ringler | 143 | 3.7 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,898 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Fletton and Woodston

Fletton and Woodston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rui Faustino | 1,798 | 39.5 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Dowson | 1,437 | 31.6 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Dusan Obradovic | 673 | 14.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Ian Tennant | 511 | 11.2 | +4.3 |
| | TUSC | Jonathan Lloyd | 131 | 2.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 7.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,550 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### North

North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Charles Swift | 1,047 | 50.3 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | Bonita Yonga | 590 | 28.4 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Harr Gartside | 303 | 14.6 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Stephanie Wilson | 141 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 21.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,081 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Northborough

Northborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Hiller | 1,140 | 67.6 | +7.2 |
| | UKIP | Terence Palmer | 368 | 21.8 | +14.4 |
| | Green | Sarah Wilkinson | 179 | 10.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 772 | 45.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,508 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Casey | 1,398 | 36.0 | +6.0 |
| | UKIP | Rupert Dexter | 1,128 | 29.1 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Evelina Sidlauskiene | 1,122 | 28.9 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Richard Horton | 234 | 6.0 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,882 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Orton Waterville

Orton Waterville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kim Aitken | 2,532 | 54.5 | +9.0 |
| | UKIP | Iain McLaughlan | 924 | 19.9 | −10.4 |
| | Labour | David Weaver | 874 | 18.8 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Colin Honeyman-Smith | 319 | 6.9 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,608 | 34.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,649 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Orton with Hampton

Orton with Hampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel North | 2,476 | 42.3 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Johnson | 1,328 | 22.7 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Matthew Bliszczak | 1,047 | 17.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Darren Bisby-Boyd | 498 | 8.5 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Wiggin | 498 | 8.5 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,148 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,847 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Shearman | 2,049 | 50.3 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Allen | 1,438 | 35.3 | −3.2 |
| | UKIP | Graham Whitehead | 326 | 8.0 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Fiona Radic | 172 | 4.2 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebeka Sellick | 90 | 2.2 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,075 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Paston

Paston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonas Hopogap Yonga | 1,116 | 33.6 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Tyler | 1,037 | 31.3 | +7.2 |
| | UKIP | Sharon Varkalis | 842 | 25.4 | −15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chivall | 171 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Roger Proudfoot | 151 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,317 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Murphy | 1,207 | 46.4 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Harry Newton | 813 | 31.2 | −25.0 |
| | UKIP | David Neville | 496 | 19.1 | +11.1 |
| | Green | Joanna Weedon | 87 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,603 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.8 | |

### Stanground Central

Stanground Central (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Bisby | 1,731 | 44.9 | |
| | UKIP | John Whitby | 1,560 | 40.4 | |
| | Conservative | Marco Cereste | 1,418 | 36.8 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Thulbourn | 1,273 | 33.0 | |
| | Labour | Christopher York | 1,031 | 26.7 | |
| | Green | Jonathan Phillipson Brown | 376 | 9.7 | |
| | English Democrat | Nicholas Capp | 324 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,857 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative |

### Stanground East

Stanground East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Harper | 775 | 59.0 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | John Thulbourn | 403 | 30.7 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Ruth Fiddy | 136 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 28.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,314 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Werrington North

Werrington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Judith Fox | 1,988 | 52.7 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Darren Morley | 942 | 25.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher Jones | 632 | 16.8 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Chery Beeby | 209 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,046 | 27.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,771 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 8.9 | |

### Werrington South

Werrington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paula Thacker | 1,562 | 39.1 | +18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bond | 1,133 | 28.4 | −20.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael Kennedy | 669 | 16.8 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Vincent Moon | 521 | 13.1 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Joseph Wells | 107 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,992 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 19.5 | |

### West

West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wane Fitzgerald | 2,312 | 45.3 | +4.3 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Sabir | 1,619 | 31.7 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | John Myles | 755 | 14.8 | −4.6 |
| | Green | Karen Lawrence | 418 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 693 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,104 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

## By-elections
### West

A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr Nick Arculus.
West: 29 October 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lynne Ayres | 1,174 | 46.4 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Sabir | 742 | 29.4 |
| | UKIP | John Myles | 415 | 16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Pollack | 103 | 4.1 |
| | Green | Alex Airey | 94 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,528 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |